Annual Meetings of Shareholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election as a Trustee and the proposal of other business to be considered by the Shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of Shareholders (i) pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Trustees or any committee thereof or (iii) by any Shareholder of the Trust who was a Shareholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 3.8(a) is delivered to the Secretary and at the time of the annual meeting, who held Shares continuously for such period (the “Holding Period”), who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.8(a) and, with respect to the proposal of business (other than nominations of persons for election as a Trustee), who held, together with any other Shareholders proposing such business, Qualifying Shares continuously for the Holding Period. For purposes of this Section 3.8(a)(1), “Qualifying Shares” shall mean 5% of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust or 5% of the Outstanding Shares of the Series or Class to which the proposal relates. For nominations for election to the Trustees or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Shareholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 3.8, the Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Trust and any such proposed business (other than nominations of persons for election as a Trustee) must otherwise be a proper matter for action by Shareholders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no proposal may be made with respect to any matter that the Shareholders do not have the right to vote on under Section 1 of Article VII of the Declaration of Trust. To be timely, a Shareholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Trust by not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the mailing of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the mailing of the notice for the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than thirty days from the anniversary date of the mailing of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting, notic...
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the Shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of Shareholders (i) pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any Shareholder of the Company who was a Shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 9.7 and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and present in person or by proxy at the meeting to answer questions concerning the nomination or business, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 9.7.
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Shareholder pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 9.7(a)(1), the Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Company and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for Shareholder action. To be timely, a Shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day nor earlier than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the one hundred fiftieth (150th) day prior to the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is more than thirty (30) days earlier or later than the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the Shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the tenth (10th) day following the earlier of the day on which (A) notice of the date of the annual meeting is mailed or otherwise made available or (B) public announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made by the Company. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement of the mailing of notice for such annual meeting or of an adjournment of an annual meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of Shareholder’s notice as described above. No Shareholder may give a notice to the Secretary described in this Section 9.7(a)(2) unless such Shareholder holds a Certificate for all Shares owned by such Shareholder, and a copy of each Certificate shall accompany such Shareholder’s notice to the Secretary in order for such ...
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. The annual meeting of Shareholders to direct the voting of the Trust, as a member of the Sponsor, shall be called by the Sponsor, pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement, and held at such date, at such time and at such place (if any) within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors. Any other business may be transacted at the annual meeting; provided, that it is properly brought before the meeting.
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. Nominations of persons for election as a Trustee and the proposal of other business to be considered by the Shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of Shareholders (i) pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Trustees or any committee thereof or (iii) by any Shareholder of the Trust who was a Shareholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 3.8(a) is delivered to the Secretary and at the time of the annual meeting, who held Shares continuously for such period (the “Holding Period”), who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.8(a) and, with respect to the proposal of business (other than nominations of persons for election as a Trustee), who held, together with any other Shareholders proposing such business, Qualifying Shares continuously for the Holding Period. For purposes of this Section 3.8(a)(1), “
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. At each annual meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. The Trust does not intend to hold annual meetings of its shareholders.
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. As a means for SSP and the stockholders of the Company to enforce the commitments of the Company set forth in the Press Release, the Company agrees that:
(i) The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and the Company shall take all steps necessary or desirable to hold the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company by not later than May 30, 2001 (the "2001 Meeting") and the 2002 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company not later than May 29, 2002 (the "2002 Meeting"), and shall not seek to postpone or adjourn, or permit the postponement or adjournment, of either the 2001 Meeting or the 2002 Meeting.
(ii) The Board and the Company shall by not later than the 2002 Meeting, in accordance with applicable law, cause the size of the Board to be reduced to, and fixed at nine directors, divided into three classes of three directors. Such reduction shall be accomplished by reducing to three the number of directors to be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (together with a concomitant reduction in the size of the entire Board) beginning, seriatim, with the 2000 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "2000 Meeting").
(iii) The Board and the Company shall take all steps necessary or desirable to procure that at each of the 2000 Meeting, the 2001 Meeting and the 2002 Meeting, the stockholders are entitled to elect exactly three directors and that the number of directors to be elected at the 2002 Meeting, when taken together with the number of directors elected at the 2001 Meeting, shall in no event constitute less than two-thirds of the entire Board at the date of the 2002 Meeting.
(iv) The Company shall not (and shall cause its officers, directors, agents and advisors not to) take any action (including increasing the size of the Board or proposing any amendments to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws) that would impede or prevent (A) the Company from complying fully with the terms of this Letter Agreement or (B) any person who has complied with the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and any other applicable law from making any shareholder proposals or nominations at, or from soliciting proxies in respect of, the 2001 Meeting or the 2002 Meeting.
(v) The Board shall, as soon as possible but by not later than October 24, 2000, duly adopt, in accordance with the charter documents of the Company and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation law, an amendment to the Company's...
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. Section 1. All meetings of shareholders for the election of directors shall be held in the City of New York, State of New York, at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the board of directors.
Section 2. Annual meetings of shareholders, commencing with the year 1997, shall be held on the 1st day of May if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next secular day following, at 9:00 A.M., at which they shall elect by a plurality vote, a board of directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. Section 1. All meetings of shareholders for the election of directors shall be held in the City of New York, State of New York, at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the board of directors.
Section 2. Annual meetings of shareholders, commencing with the year 1997, shall be held on the 1st day of May if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next secular day following, at 9:00 A.M., at which they shall elect by a plurality vote, a board of directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 3. Written or printed notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be delivered not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
Annual Meetings of Shareholders. The Fund's initial annual meeting of Shareholders, if any, may occur up to one year after the completion of its initial fiscal year.
