Composition of Board of Directors (a) Upon the acceptance for payment of, and payment by Merger Sub in accordance with the Offer for, at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis pursuant to the Offer, Purchaser shall be entitled to designate such number of directors on the Board of Directors, rounded up to the next whole number, as will give Purchaser representation on the Board of Directors equal to the product of (i) the number of authorized directors on the Board of Directors (giving effect to the directors elected pursuant to this Section 1.4) and (ii) the percentage that the ----------- number of shares of Common Stock purchased by Merger Sub or Purchaser or any affiliate thereof bears to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (the "Percentage"), and the Company shall, upon the election and ---------- request by Purchaser, promptly increase the size of the Board of Directors and/or secure the resignations of such number of directors as is necessary to enable Purchaser's designees to be elected to the Board of Directors and shall cause Purchaser's designees to be so elected. At the request of Purchaser, the Company will cause such individuals designated by Purchaser to constitute the same Percentage of (i) each committee of the Board, (ii) the board of directors of each Subsidiary (as defined in Section 11.8) of the Company and (iii) the ------------ committees of each such board of directors. The Company's obligations to appoint designees to the Board of Directors and committees thereof shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly take all appropriate action required pursuant to such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 to effect any such election and shall, subject to the next succeeding sentence, include in the Schedule 14D-9 the information required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1. Purchaser will supply to the Company in writing and be solely responsible for any information with respect to itself and its nominees, directors and affiliates required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto shall use their respective reasonable efforts to ensure that at least three of the members of the Board of Directors shall at all times prior to the Effective Time be Continuing Directors (as defined in Section 1.4(b)). --------------
Board Committees The Director hereby agrees to sit in the relevant committees of the Board and to perform all of the duties, services and responsibilities necessary thereunder.
Composition of the Board of Directors Promptly upon the Share Purchase, Sub shall be entitled to designate such number of directors on the Board of Directors of the Corporation, rounded up to the next whole number, as will give Sub, subject to compliance with Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act, representation on such Board of Directors equal to at least that number of directors which equals the product of the total number of directors on the Board of Directors (giving effect to the directors elected pursuant to this sentence) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so accepted for payment and paid for or otherwise acquired or owned by Sub or Parent and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, and the Corporation and its Board of Directors shall, at such time, take any and all such action needed to cause Sub's designees to be appointed to the Corporation's Board of Directors (including to cause directors to resign). Promptly upon the Share Purchase, Corporation and its Board of Directors shall take such further action as may be requested by Sub to cause Sub's designees to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Corporation (other than Allied Bond & Collection Agency, Inc.). Subject to applicable law, the Corporation shall take all action requested by Parent which is reasonably necessary to effect any such election, including mailing to its shareholders an Information Statement containing the information required by Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder, and the Corporation agrees to make such mailing with the mailing of the Schedule 14D-9 so long as Sub shall have provided to the Corporation on a timely basis all information required to be included in such Information Statement with respect to Sub's designees. In furtherance thereof, the Corporation will increase the size of the Corporation's Board of Directors, or use its reasonable efforts to secure the resignation of directors, or both, as is necessary to permit Sub's designees to be elected to the Corporation's Board of Directors. Upon the Share Purchase (as defined in Section 1.1 hereof) all directors of the Corporation, other than Sub's designees and two directors of Corporation, and, unless otherwise agreed, all officers of the Corporation shall resign.
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Board Composition and Board Designations The Company shall ensure that: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as members of the Board of Directors and the overall composition of the Board comply with the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, with the Exchange Act and with the listing rules of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as the case may be, in the event the Company seeks to have its Public Securities listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange.
Composition of the Board At and following the Closing, each of the Partners and the Sponsor, severally and not jointly, agrees to take, for so long as such Party holds of record or beneficially owns any Registrable Securities, all Necessary Action to cause the Board to be comprised of eleven (11) directors nominated in accordance with this Article II, initially consisting of (i) seven (7) of whom have been nominated by the Partners, and thereafter designated pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or Section 2.1(d) of this Investor Rights Agreement (each, a “Partner Director”), at least four (4) of whom shall satisfy all applicable independence requirements (including at least two (2) of whom shall be sufficiently independent to serve on the audit and compensation committees of the Board), (ii) three (3) of whom have been nominated by the Sponsor, and thereafter designated pursuant to Section 2.1(c) or Section 2.1(d) of this Investor Rights Agreement (each, a “Sponsor Director”), at least one (1) of whom shall satisfy all applicable independence requirements (including being sufficiently independent to serve on the audit committee of the Board as a chair and the compensation committee as a member), and (iii) one (1) of whom has been jointly nominated by the mutual agreement of Sponsor and the Partners (the “Joint Director”), which Joint Director shall satisfy all applicable independence requirements. At and following the Closing, each of the Sponsor and the Partners, severally and not jointly, agrees to take, for so long as such Party holds of record or beneficially owns any Registrable Securities, all Necessary Action to cause the foregoing directors to be divided into three (3) classes of directors, with each class serving for staggered three (3) year terms. The initial term of the Class I directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the Class II directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders at which directors are elected. The initial term of the Class III directors shall expire immediately following PubCo’s 2024 annual meeting at which directors are elected.
Parent Board of Directors The Board of Directors of Parent will take all actions necessary such that two members of Company's Board of Directors reasonably acceptable to Parent, at least one of whom is an independent director of the Company's Board of Directors, shall be appointed to Parent's Board of Directors as of the Effective Time with a term expiring at the next annual meeting of Parent's stockholders.
Nominating Committee Subject to the provisions of Article X, the Nominating Committee shall consist of such number of Directors (none of whom shall be an employee of the Corporation) as may be determined from time to time by the Board. Subject to the provisions of Article X, the Committee shall review the qualifications of potential candidates for the Equity Directors and shall propose nominees for the Equity Directors who are nominated by the Board. Subject to the provisions of Article X, in making their nominations, the Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors shall take into consideration that (i) the Board of Directors shall have meaningful representation of a diversity of interests, including floor brokers, floor traders, futures commission merchants, producers, consumers, processors, distributors and merchandisers of commodities traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (the “Exchange”) or Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (the “CBOT”), participants in a variety of pits or principal groups of commodities traded on the Exchange or the CBOT and other market users or participants; (ii) at least 10% of the members of Board of Directors shall be composed of persons representing farmers, producers, merchants or exporters of principal commodities traded on the Exchange or the CBOT; and (iii) at least 20% of the members of the Board of Directors shall be composed of persons who do not possess trading privileges on either the Exchange or the CBOT, are not salaried employees of the Corporation and are not officers, principals or employees who are involved in operating the futures exchange related business of a firm entitled to members’ rates on either the Exchange or the CBOT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Nominating Committee shall include the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation as a nominee for an Equity Director at any annual meeting of shareholders at which his or her term is scheduled to expire; provided, that if such term expiration occurs during the Transition Period, the Chief Executive Officer shall be nominated as a CME Director. Subject to the provisions of Article X, a majority of the Nominating Committee shall constitute a quorum necessary to transact business.
Audit Committee (A) The Audit Committee shall be composed of five members who shall be selected by the Board of Directors from its own members, none of whom shall be an officer of the Company, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
Company Board Approval The Company Board has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”), which Company Board Recommendation has not been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any way as of the date hereof.
