Governance Matters Clause Samples
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Governance Matters. (a) The Company shall cause the Investor Designated Director to be elected or appointed on the Closing Date to the Board of Directors as well as the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”), subject to satisfaction of all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a member of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board. The Company shall recommend to its shareholders the election of the Investor Designated Director to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting, subject to satisfaction of all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a director of the Company. If the Investor no longer has the Qualifying Ownership Interest, it shall have no further rights under Sections 3.4(a), 3.4(b), 3.4(c) and 3.4(d) and, in each case, at the written request of the Board of Directors, the Investor shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Investor Designated Director to resign from the Board of Directors and the Bank Board as promptly as possible thereafter. The Board of Directors and the Bank Board shall cause the Investor Designated Director to be appointed to the committees of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board, as applicable, identified by the Investor, so long as the Investor Designated Director qualifies to serve on such committees subject to satisfaction of all legal and governance requirements regarding service as a committee member.
(b) For so long as the Investor owns, in the aggregate with its Affiliates, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (as adjusted from time to time for any reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or other like changes in the Company’s capitalization) (the “Qualifying Ownership Interest”), the Investor Designated Director shall, subject to applicable Law, be the nominee of the Company and the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Nominating Committee”) to serve on the Board of Directors and on the Bank Board. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Investor Designated Director elected as director of the Company by the shareholders of the Company and the Company shall solicit proxies for the Investor Designated Director to the same extent as it does for any of its other nominees to the Board of Directors.
(c) For so long as the Investor owns, in the aggregate with its Affiliates, the Qualifying Ownership Interest, the Investor Designated Director shall, subject to applic...
Governance Matters. (a) The ILG Board shall take all action necessary such that, effective as of the Effective Time, the ILG Board shall consist of thirteen members, including four individuals selected by Starwood (the “Starwood Designated Directors”) reasonably satisfactory to the Nominating Committee of the ILG Board (the “Nominating Committee”) who shall be appointed to the ILG Board; provided that if, at any time prior to the second annual meeting of the ILG shareholders that occurs after the Effective Time, any of the Starwood Designated Directors is unable or unwilling to serve or is otherwise no longer serving as a member of the ILG Board, then Starwood shall select a replacement individual reasonably satisfactory to the Nominating Committee (a “Replacement Starwood Designee”) to fill the vacancy created thereby. Each of the Starwood Designated Directors shall qualify as an “independent director”, as such term is defined in NASDAQ Equity Rule 5605(a)(2) and at least one of the Starwood Designated Directors shall meet the minimum requirements to serve on the audit committee of the ILG Board under the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. In addition, ILG shall cause each such Starwood Designated Director or Replacement Starwood Designee, as applicable, to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the ILG Board to ILG’s shareholders for election as directors at the next two annual meetings of ILG shareholders to occur following the Effective Time and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of each such Starwood Designated Director or Replacement Starwood Designee, as applicable, including soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such Persons, at such annual meetings.
(b) The ILG Board shall take all action necessary such that, effective as of the Effective Time, during such time as the Starwood Designated Directors or Replacement Starwood Designees are required to be appointed as members of the ILG Board in accordance with Section 2.05(a), at least one Starwood Designated Director or Replacement Starwood Designee, as applicable, is appointed to each of the Nominating Committee, the audit committee and the compensation committee (subject, to the extent required by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, qualification to serve on such Committee).
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the officers of ILG and Vistana as set forth on Schedule 2.05(c) shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation. Such officers shall hold office until their succ...
Governance Matters. (a) The Company hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date, for so long as the Investor and its Affiliates in the aggregate have a Qualifying Ownership Interest, the Company shall invite a person designated by the Investor and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Observer”) to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and the board of directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) in a nonvoting observer capacity. The Observer shall not have any right to vote on any matter presented to the Board of Directors or the Bank Board or any committee thereof. The Company shall give the Observer written notice of each meeting of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board at the same time and in the same manner as the members of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board (as the case may be), shall provide the Observer with all written materials and other information given to members of the Board of Directors or the Bank Board (as the case may be) at the same time such materials and information are given to such members (provided, however, that the Observer shall not be provided any confidential supervisory information) and shall permit the Observer to attend as an observer at all meetings thereof, and in the event the Company proposes to take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Observer prior to the effective date of such consent describing the nature and substance of such action and including the proposed text of such written consents; provided, however, that (1) the Observer may be excluded from executive sessions comprised solely of independent directors by the Chairman of the Board (or, if applicable, the lead or presiding independent director) if, in the written advice of counsel, such exclusion is necessary in order for the Company to comply with applicable law, regulation or stock exchange listing standards (it being understood that it is not expected that the Observer would be excluded from routine executive sessions), (2) the Company, the Board of Directors, the Bank and the Bank Board shall have the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof if doing so is, in the written advice of counsel, (A) necessary to protect the attorney-client privilege between such party and counsel or (B) necessary to avoid a violation of fiduciary requirements under applicable law and (3) the Investor shall cause its Observer to agree to hold in conf...
Governance Matters. Subject to the satisfaction of all legal, regulatory and governance requirements, immediately or as promptly as practicable following the Closing, the Company shall cause the Board of Directors to be reconstituted to consist of eight (8) members as follows: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, one representative designated by an investor in the Other Private Placements, one representative designated by another investor in the Other Private Placements, one representative designated by a third investor in the Other Private Placements, and four (4) independent directors reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Governance Matters. The Company shall take all reasonable action to cause, effective at the Effective Time, if requested by Parent, the resignations of such directors of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as Parent may request.
Governance Matters. (i) From and after the Closing, in the event the NARCO Asbestos Trust is entitled to nominate a director to the HWI Board, the trustees of the NARCO Asbestos Trust (“Trustees”) agree to select the NARCO Asbestos Trust’s nominee from a panel provided by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and will consult with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on the selection of such successor director. Honeywell will provide the Trustees with biographical information reasonably requested by the Trustees regarding the persons included in the panel provided by Honeywell or any person that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ proposes for the NARCO Asbestos Trust to nominate as a successor director. Upon the written request of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Trustees shall, and shall cause the NARCO Asbestos Trust to, take all actions necessary to promptly remove any or all directors appointed by the NARCO Asbestos Trust designated in such request from the HWI Board and nominate one or more successors in accordance with the foregoing procedures.
(ii) From and after the Closing, whenever the consent, approval, waiver or vote of (A) the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust is requested by HWI or proposed by the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust or (B) the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust, on the one hand, and Honeywell, on the other hand, are requested by HWI pursuant to the HWI Charter, the HWI Shareholders Agreement or applicable Law, the procedures set forth below shall apply to the Trustees, the NARCO Asbestos Trust and Honeywell, as applicable:
(1) The NARCO Asbestos Trust shall, and shall cause the Trustees to, promptly provide Honeywell with: (i) written notice stating that either or both the Trustees’ and the NARCO Asbestos Trust’s consent, approval, waiver or vote is being sought by HWI or proposed by the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust and (ii) copies of all written documentation and other materials provided by or on behalf of HWI, the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust in connection with such request or proposal for consent, approval, waiver or vote.
(2) The Trustees and representatives of Honeywell shall promptly enter into good faith discussions regarding the Trustees’ and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust’s and, if applicable, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s response or proposal for consent, approval, waiver or vote and seek to reach agreement among the parties hereto on such response or proposal.
(3) If, after following the procedures specified in this Section 3(c)(ii), the Trustees and/or the NARCO Asbestos Trust and Honeywell are unable to reac...
Governance Matters. (a) Spartan Stores shall take all requisite action, effective as of the Effective Time, (i) to cause the size of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors to be 12 directors, and (ii) to cause the directors on the Spartan Stores Board of Directors to be comprised of (A) all five members of the Nash-Finch Board of Directors as of the date hereof who are independent for purposes of the rules of NASDAQ (the “Nash-Finch Designees”); provided, if any such member of the Nash-Finch Board of Directors shall be unwilling, ineligible or otherwise not capable or qualified to act in such capacity, the current Nash-Finch Board of Directors shall prior to the Effective Time, subject to the prior written consent of Spartan Stores (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), designate another qualified person or persons (who is or are independent for purposes of the rules of NASDAQ) to serve as a Nash-Finch Designee, and (B) seven directors chosen by the current Spartan Stores Directors (five of whom shall be independent for purposes of the rules of NASDAQ), each to serve for a term expiring on the earlier of his or her death, resignation or removal or the next annual meeting of Spartan Stores Shareholders and, despite the expiration of his or her term, until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or there is a decrease in the size of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors. The Spartan Stores Board of Directors will not increase or decrease the size of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors during the three-year period following the Effective Time. The Spartan Stores Board of Directors will cause the Nash-Finch Designees to be nominated for re-election at each of the three annual Spartan Stores Shareholder meetings occurring after the Effective Time, provided that each Nash-Finch Designee remains willing and able, and is qualified, to serve on the Spartan Stores Board of Directors at the time of nomination.
(b) A member of the Nash-Finch Board of Directors as of the date hereof who is independent for purposes of the rules of NASDAQ shall serve as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors after the Effective Time. A member of the Nash-Finch Board of Directors as of the date hereof who is independent for purposes of the rules of NASDAQ shall serve as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors after the Effective Time. A member of the Spartan Stores Board of Directors as of the date hereof who i...
Governance Matters. SJW and CTWS agree to take the actions set forth on Exhibit A, and shall take all actions necessary so that the matters set forth on Exhibit A occur effective upon the Closing.
Governance Matters. (a) Prior to the Distribution, the existing directors of Horizon will duly elect the individuals listed as members of the Horizon board of directors in the Prospectus, and such individuals will become the members of the Horizon board of directors effective as of no later than immediately prior to the Distribution; provided, however, that to the extent required by any Law or requirement of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as applicable, one independent director will be appointed by the existing board of directors of Horizon and begin his or her term prior to the Distribution in accordance with such Law or requirement.
(b) Prior to the Distribution, each individual who will be an employee of any TriMas Entity after the Distribution and who is a director or officer of any Horizon Entity shall have resigned or been removed from each such directorship and office held by such person, effective no later than immediately prior to the Distribution.
(c) Immediately prior to the Distribution, Horizon’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated By-Laws each in substantially the form filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, will be in effect.
Governance Matters. Parent shall have taken the actions necessary to cause the matters set forth in Section 4.1(d) Section 4.1(e), Section 4.1(h) and the first sentence of Section 4.1(k) to be completed and effective as of the Effective Time.