Certain Corporate Governance and Other Matters. (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all action necessary to cause (i) the Parent Charter to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and (ii) the Parent Bylaws to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E. (b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time (i) the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be nine (9) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate one (1) director of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) or ten (10) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate two (2) directors of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) and (ii) the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed as follows: (A) four (4) directors designated by Parent prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time and three (3) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (B) three (3) directors designated by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time and two (2) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (C) such number of directors designated by Manchester in accordance with the Relationship Agreement; and (D) one (1) director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent designated in accordance with Exhibit F (the “Independent Director”). (c) Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed of a majority of Parent-designated directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Manchester-designated director shall not constitute a Parent-designated director) and at least one (1) Company-designated director. (d) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all corporate actions as may be necessary to cause, effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of immediately prior the Effective Time to (A) serve as the Chairman of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis), (B) operate as a member of the senior management team of the Combined Company during the term of the Chairman Agreement, and (C) have such duties and responsibilities as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Combined Company in accordance with the Bylaws of the Combined Company and the Chairman Agreement; and (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time to (A) remain as the Chief Executive Officer of Parent; and (B) serve as a director of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director of Parent by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis). Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time to be elected as a director of Parent at each of the next three annual meetings of the stockholders of Parent occurring after the Effective Time. (e) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall discuss in good faith and agree upon an appropriate rebranding strategy for the Combined Company.
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Samples: Framework Agreement (Misys PLC), Merger Agreement (Eclipsys Corp)
Certain Corporate Governance and Other Matters. (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, the bylaws of Parent shall take all action necessary to cause (i) the Parent Charter to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and (ii) the Parent Bylaws to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.A.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time (i) the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be nine (9) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate one (1) director of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) or ten (10) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate two (2) directors of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) and (ii) the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed as follows: of (A) four (4) directors designated by Parent prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time and at least three (3) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq the NYSE with respect to Parent); , (B) three four (34) directors designated by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (one at least three (3) of whom shall be meet the independence standards of the NYSE with respect to Parent), (C) the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time and two (2) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (C) such number of directors designated by Manchester in accordance with the Relationship Agreement; and (D) one (1) director who meets the independence standards Chief Executive Officer and President of Nasdaq with respect Parent immediately prior to Parent designated in accordance with Exhibit F (the “Independent Director”)Effective Time.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees Governance, and Risk and Finance Oversight committees of the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed of a majority of Parent-two (2) directors designated by Parent and two (2) directors (and, for designated by the avoidance of doubt, a Manchester-designated director shall not constitute a Parent-designated director) and at least one (1) Company-designated director.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all corporate actions as may be necessary to cause, effective as of the Effective Time: cause (i) the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of immediately prior the Effective Time to (A) be elected to serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis)Parent, (B) operate as a member of the senior management team of the Combined Company during the term of the Chairman Agreement, and (C) have such duties and responsibilities as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Combined Company in accordance with the Bylaws of the Combined Company and the Chairman Agreement; and (ii) the Chief Executive Officer and President of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time be elected to (A) remain as the Chief Executive Officer of Parent; and (B) serve as a director of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director of Parent by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis). Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Executive Operating Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (iii) such other action to be elected taken as a director of Parent at each is identified in Section 5.20(d) of the next three annual meetings of the stockholders of Parent occurring after the Effective TimeDisclosure Schedule.
(e) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall discuss in good faith and agree upon an appropriate rebranding strategy for the Combined Company.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Rri Energy Inc), Merger Agreement (Mirant Corp)
Certain Corporate Governance and Other Matters. (aab) On or prior Prior to the Closing, Parent’s board of directors shall take all necessary actions so that immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall take all action necessary to cause (i) the Parent Charter to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and (ii) the Parent Bylaws to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time (i) the number Parent’s board of directors constituting shall consist of ten (10) members and shall be composed of five (5) current members of Parent’s board of directors (the Board of Directors of “Designated Parent as Directors”) designated by Parent, before the mailing of the Effective Time to be nine Joint Proxy Statement, three (93) current members of the Company’s board of directors (ifthe “Designated Company Directors”) designated by the Company, at before the Effective Timemailing of the Joint Proxy Statement, Manchester has the right to nominate one (1) director of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of mutually agreed upon by the Relationship Agreement) or ten (10) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate two (2) directors of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) Parties acting reasonably and (ii) the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed as follows: (A) four (4) directors designated by Parent prior to the Effective Time (one of whom in good faith who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time and three (3) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (B) three (3) directors designated by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time and two (2) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (C) such number of directors designated by Manchester “independent” in accordance with the Relationship Agreement; Applicable Laws of Nasdaq, and (D) one (1) director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent designated in accordance with Exhibit F (the “Independent Director”).
(c) Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed of a majority of Parent-designated directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Manchester-designated director shall not constitute a Parent-designated director) and at least one (1) Company-designated director.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all corporate actions as may be necessary to cause, effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of immediately prior the Effective Time to (A) serve as the Chairman of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis), (B) operate as a member of the senior management team of the Combined Company during the term of the Chairman Agreement, and (C) have such duties and responsibilities as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Combined Company in accordance with the Bylaws of the Combined Company and the Chairman Agreement; and (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior the Effective Time. (ac) Parent, through Parent’s board of directors and subject to the fiduciary duties of the board of directors of Parent to the stockholders of Parent and any earlier death, resignation or removal of any Designated Company Director, shall take all necessary action to nominate each Designated Company Director for election to Parent’s board of directors in the proxy statement relating to the first annual meeting of the stockholders of Parent following the Closing at which the term of the class of directors to which such Designated Company Director is allocated expires. From and after the Effective Time to (A) remain as the Chief Executive Officer of Parent; and (B) serve Time, each person designated as a director of Parent for shall serve as a period director until such person’s successor shall be elected and qualified or such person’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of three (3) years following incorporation of Parent. If, prior to the Effective Time Time, any Designated Parent Director is unwilling or unable to serve (subject or to being elected continue to serve) as a director of Parent as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for such person shall be selected by the stockholders board of directors of Parent, after consultation with the Company, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Parent on an annual basis)Director. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately If prior to the Effective Time to be elected as a director of Parent at each of the next three annual meetings of the stockholders of Parent occurring after the Effective Time.
(e) Prior to the Effective Time, any Designated Company Director is unwilling or unable to serve (or to continue to serve) as a director of the Company or Parent as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for US-LEGAL-11446530/6 174293-0017 3089529.v7 such person shall be selected by the board of directors of the Company, after consultation with Parent, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Company Director. (ad) The Designated Parent Directors and the Designated Company shall discuss in good faith and agree upon an appropriate rebranding strategy for the Combined CompanyDirectors are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.13.
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Certain Corporate Governance and Other Matters. (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all action necessary to cause (i) the Parent Charter to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and (ii) the Parent Bylaws to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(b) Prior to the Effective TimeClosing, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time (i) the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be nine (9) (if, at shall take all necessary actions so that immediately following the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate one :
(1i) director of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) or ten (10) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate two (2) directors of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) and (ii) the The Board of Directors of Parent as shall consist of the Effective Time to nine members and shall be composed as follows: of five (A5) four (4) directors designated by Parent prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time and three (3) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (B) three (3) directors designated by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time and two (2) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (C) such number of directors designated by Manchester in accordance with the Relationship Agreement; and (D) one (1) director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent designated in accordance with Exhibit F (the “Independent Director”).
(c) Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees current members of the Board of Directors of Parent as (the “Designated Parent Directors”) designated by Parent, after consultation with the Company, before the mailing of the Effective Time to be composed Joint Proxy Statement, and four (4) current members of a majority the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Designated Company Directors”) designated by the Company, after consultation with Parent-designated directors , before the mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement, with such persons being allocated by Parent or the Company, as applicable, as follows: (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Manchester-designated director shall not constitute a Parent-designated directorx) two (2) Designated Company Directors and at least one (1) Company-Designated Parent Director shall be allocated to the class of directors whose term expires at the annual meeting of Parent to be held in 2021, (y) one (1) Designated Company Director and two (2) Designated Parent Directors shall be allocated to the class of directors whose term expires at the annual meeting of Parent to be held in 2022 and (z) two (2) Designated Parent Directors and one (1) Designated Company Director shall be allocated to the class of directors whose term expires at the annual meeting of Parent to be held in 2023. Parent, through the Board of Directors of Parent and subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of Parent to the stockholders of Parent, shall take all necessary action to nominate each Designated Company Director for election to the Board of Parent in the proxy statement relating to the first annual meeting of the stockholders of Parent following the Closing at which the term of the class of directors to which such Designated Company Director is allocated expires. From and after the Effective Time, each person designated director.
(d) Prior as a director of Parent shall serve as a director until such person’s successor shall be elected and qualified or such person’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of Parent. If prior to the Effective Time, any Designated Parent Director is unwilling or unable to serve (or to continue to serve) as a director of Parent as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for such person shall take all corporate actions as may be necessary selected by the Board of Directors of Parent, after consultation with the Company, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Parent Director. If prior to cause, effective as of the Effective Time: , any Designated Company Director is unwilling or unable to serve (ior to continue to serve) the President and Chief Executive Officer as a director of the Company as of immediately prior the Effective Time to (A) serve as the Chairman of or Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director by the stockholders result of Parent on an annual basis)illness, (B) operate as a member of the senior management team of the Combined Company during the term of the Chairman Agreementdeath, and (C) have resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for such duties and responsibilities as person shall be determined selected by the Board of Directors of the Combined Company, after consultation with Parent, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Company in accordance with the Bylaws of the Combined Company and the Chairman Agreement; and Director;
(ii) At the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time to (A) remain as the Chief Executive Officer of Parent; and (B) serve as a director of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director of Parent by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis). Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the President and Chief Executive Officer Closing, each of the Company and Parent shall deliver to the Chief Executive Officer of Parent other party written resignation and release letters, effective as of immediately the Closing Date, of each of the officers and directors of the Company and Parent, respectively, requested by the other party (in accordance with this Agreement) in writing at least five (5) business days prior to the Effective Time to be elected Closing, effectuating his or her resignation from such position as a director of Parent at each member of the next three annual meetings board of directors (or equivalent governing body), a member of any committee of the stockholders board of Parent occurring after the Effective Time.
directors (eor equivalent governing body) Prior or as an officer (although not as an employee unless otherwise so required pursuant to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall discuss in good faith and agree upon an appropriate rebranding strategy for the Combined Company.this Agreement);
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Samples: Merger Agreement (KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.)
Certain Corporate Governance and Other Matters. (a) On or prior Prior to the Closing, Parent’s board of directors shall take all necessary actions so that immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall take all action necessary to cause (i) the Parent Charter to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and (ii) the Parent Bylaws to be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time (i) the number Parent’s board of directors constituting shall consist of ten (10) members and shall be composed of five (5) current members of Parent’s board of directors (the Board of Directors of “Designated Parent as Directors”) designated by Parent, before the mailing of the Effective Time to be nine Joint Proxy Statement, three (93) current members of the Company’s board of directors (ifthe “Designated Company Directors”) designated by the Company, at before the Effective Timemailing of the Joint Proxy Statement, Manchester has the right to nominate one (1) director of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of mutually agreed upon by the Relationship Agreement) or ten (10) (if, at the Effective Time, Manchester has the right to nominate two (2) directors of Parent pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Relationship Agreement) Parties acting reasonably and (ii) the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed as follows: (A) four (4) directors designated by Parent prior to the Effective Time (one of whom in good faith who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time and three (3) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (B) three (3) directors designated by the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (one of whom shall be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time and two (2) of whom shall meet the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent); (C) such number of directors designated by Manchester “independent” in accordance with the Relationship Agreement; Applicable Laws of Nasdaq, and (D) one (1) director who meets the independence standards of Nasdaq with respect to Parent designated in accordance with Exhibit F (the “Independent Director”).
(c) Parent shall take all actions as may be necessary to cause at the Effective Time each of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board of Directors of Parent as of the Effective Time to be composed of a majority of Parent-designated directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Manchester-designated director shall not constitute a Parent-designated director) and at least one (1) Company-designated director.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all corporate actions as may be necessary to cause, effective as of the Effective Time: (i) the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of immediately prior the Effective Time to (A) serve as the Chairman of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis), (B) operate as a member of the senior management team of the Combined Company during the term of the Chairman Agreement, and (C) have such duties and responsibilities as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Combined Company in accordance with the Bylaws of the Combined Company and the Chairman Agreement; and (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time to (A) remain as the Chief Executive Officer of Parent; and (B) serve as a director of Parent for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Time (subject to being elected as a director of Parent by the stockholders of Parent on an annual basis). Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of Parent as of immediately prior to the Effective Time to be elected as a director of Parent at each of the next three annual meetings of the stockholders of Parent occurring after the Effective Time.
(eb) Prior Parent, through Parent’s board of directors and subject to the fiduciary duties of the board of directors of Parent to the stockholders of Parent and any earlier death, resignation or removal of any Designated Company Director, shall take all necessary action to nominate each Designated Company Director for election to Parent’s board of directors in the proxy statement relating to the first annual meeting of the stockholders of Parent following the Closing at which the term of the class of directors to which such Designated Company Director is allocated expires. From and after the Effective Time, each person designated as a director of Parent shall serve as a director until such person’s successor shall be elected and qualified or such person’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of Parent. If, prior to the Effective Time, any Designated Parent Director is unwilling or unable to serve (or to continue to serve) as a director of Parent as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for such person shall be selected by the board of directors of Parent, after consultation with the Company, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Parent Director. If prior to the Effective Time, any Designated Company Director is unwilling or unable to serve (or to continue to serve) as a director of the Company or Parent as a result of illness, death, resignation or any other reason, then, any replacement for such person shall be selected by the board of directors of the Company, after consultation with Parent, and such replacement shall constitute a Designated Company Director.
(c) The Designated Parent Directors and the Designated Company shall discuss in good faith and agree upon an appropriate rebranding strategy for the Combined CompanyDirectors are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5.13.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (CarLotz, Inc.)