Common use of Voting Alignment Clause in Contracts

Voting Alignment. For a period of 12 months following the Subscription Closing Date, the Investor shall: (a) agree to vote any Common Shares held by it in favor of each Director nominated and recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of shareholders of the Corporation; (b) abstain from voting or withhold the votes attached to any Common Shares held by it if any person is proposing to elect one or more individuals to the Board who are not nominees proposed by the Corporation’s management; and (c) agree to vote any Common Shares held by it in favor of the appointment of the Corporation’s independent auditor; provided, however, that the Investor shall not be under any obligation to vote in the same manner as recommended by the Board or in any other manner, other than in the Investor’s sole discretion, with respect to any other matter, including without limitation the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any merger or other business combination transaction involving the Corporation, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any other change of control transaction involving the Corporation.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Investor Rights Agreement (Rio Tinto PLC), Subscription Agreement (Rio Tinto PLC)

Voting Alignment. For a period of 12 18 months following the Subscription Closing Date, the Investor shall: (a) agree to vote any Common Shares held by it in favor of each Director nominated and recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of shareholders of the Corporation; (b) abstain from voting or withhold the votes attached to any Common Shares held by it if any person is proposing to elect one or more individuals to the Board who are not nominees proposed by the Corporation’s management; and (c) agree to vote any Common Shares held by it in favor of the appointment of the Corporation’s independent auditor; provided, however, that the Investor shall not be under any obligation to vote in the same manner as recommended by the Board or in any other manner, other than in the Investor’s sole discretion, with respect to any other matter, including without limitation the approval (or non-approval) or adoption (or non-adoption) of, or other proposal directly related to, any merger or other business combination transaction involving the Corporation, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any other change of control transaction involving the Corporation.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Investor Rights Agreement (Rio Tinto PLC)