Common use of COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN BOARD COMMITTEES Clause in Contracts

COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN BOARD COMMITTEES. (a) Governance/Nominating Committee. Until the time specified in Section 3.4(f), (i) the nominating committee of the Board (the “Governance/Nominating Committee”) shall have three (3) members, which shall consist of (A) one (1) director who was chosen as a Board nominee by Kinder (which nominee may not serve as the chair of the Governance/Nominating Committee), (B) one (1) director who was chosen as a Board nominee by the Investor Shareholders and (C) an independent director who was not chosen as a Board nominee by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder, all three (3) of which shall meet the Independence Requirements from which the Company is not then exempt, by reason of operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or otherwise, and (ii) all determinations by the Governance/Nominating Committee with respect to nominations, designations and appointments to the Board and committees of the Board shall require unanimous approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (x) Kinder is no longer entitled to choose any Board nominees or none of Kinder’s nominees meets the Independence Requirements when the Company is not operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or is not otherwise exempt from such requirements, the member contemplated by Section 3.4(a)(i)(A) shall be an independent director meeting the Independence Requirements who was not chosen for nomination by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder or (y) none of the Investor Shareholders’ nominees meets the Independence Requirements when the Company is not operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or is not otherwise exempt from such requirements, the member contemplated by Section 3.4(a)(i)(B) shall be an independent director meeting the Independence Requirements who was not chosen for nomination by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Shareholders Agreement, Shareholders Agreement (Kinder Morgan, Inc.), Shareholders Agreement (Kinder Morgan, Inc.)

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COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN BOARD COMMITTEES. (a) Governance/Nominating Committee. Until the time specified in Section 3.4(f), (i) the nominating committee of the Board (the “Governance/Nominating Committee”) shall have three (3) members, which shall consist of (A) one (1) director who was chosen as a Board nominee by Kinder (which nominee may not serve as the chair of the Governance/Nominating Committee)Kinder, (B) one (1) director who was chosen as a Board nominee by the Investor Shareholders and (C) an independent director who was not chosen as a Board nominee by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder, all three (3) of which shall meet the Independence Requirements from which the Company is not then exempt, by reason of operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or otherwise, and (ii) all determinations by the Governance/Nominating Committee with respect to nominations, designations and appointments to the Board and committees of the Board shall require unanimous approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (x) Kinder is no longer entitled to choose any Board nominees or none of Kinder’s nominees meets the Independence Requirements when the Company is not operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or is not otherwise exempt from such requirements, the member contemplated by Section 3.4(a)(i)(A) shall be an independent director meeting the Independence Requirements who was not chosen for nomination by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder or (y) none of the Investor Shareholders’ nominees meets the Independence Requirements when the Company is not operating under an applicable controlled company exemption pursuant to Section 3.3 or is not otherwise exempt from such requirements, the member contemplated by Section 3.4(a)(i)(B) shall be an independent director meeting the Independence Requirements who was not chosen for nomination by the Investor Shareholders or Kinder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Shareholders Agreement (Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC)

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