Common use of Board Observer Rights Clause in Contracts

Board Observer Rights. So long as the Holders continue to Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Stock, GE shall be entitled to have one representative of Investor, GE or any GE Subsidiary that is mutually agreed upon in advance by Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) attend all meetings of the Board of Directors (and any committees upon which the Investor Designee sits that are held incident with such Board Meeting), in a non-voting observer capacity (the “Board Observer”) and, in this respect, shall give such representative copies of all notices (in the same manner as provided to the members of Board of Directors), minutes, consents and other materials that it has provided to its directors in connection with such meeting; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to exclude such representative from access to any of such materials or meetings or portions thereof if the Company believes that (a) any such material or portion thereof to be a trade secret or similar confidential information, or (b) such exclusion is necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege. GE shall be entitled to select a substitute person to serve as Board Observer that is mutually agreed in advance by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that GE may not appoint a new Board Observer more than once in any twelve (12) month period.