Formation and Composition Within [ * ] after the Signing Date, the Parties shall establish a Joint Development Committee that shall oversee the Development and Manufacture (for Development) of Collaboration Products in Field in the Territory in accordance with the Development Plans for such Collaboration Products and to coordinate the Development and related Manufacturing activities of the Parties with respect to such Collaboration Products. Each Party shall initially appoint three (3) representatives to the JDC, each of whom will be an officer or employee of such Party and will have knowledge and expertise in the Development or Manufacture of products similar to the Collaboration Products and sufficient seniority within the applicable Party to make decisions arising within the scope of the JDC’s responsibilities. The JDC may change its size from time to time by mutual consent of its members. Each Party may replace its JDC representatives at any time upon written notice to the other Party. The JDC may invite non-members (including consultants and advisors of a Party who are under an obligation of confidentiality consistent with this Agreement) to participate in the discussions and meetings of the JDC, provided that such participants shall have no voting authority at the JDC. The JDC shall have a chairperson. Each Party shall have the right, on an alternating Calendar Year basis, to select from among its JDC representatives a representative to serve as the chairperson of the JDC during such Calendar Year. Such Party shall have the right during such Calendar Year to replace the chairperson of the JDC with one of its other JDC representatives. The initial chairperson shall be designated by [ * ]. The role of the chairperson shall be to convene and preside at meetings of the JDC, to prepare agendas (with due input from the other Party’s representatives), circulate agendas and to ensure the preparation of meeting minutes, but the chairperson shall have no additional powers or rights beyond those held by the other JDC representatives.
Committee Composition The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by the Board, or by the Board acting as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Company. In addition, to the extent required by the Board, the composition of the Committee shall satisfy (i) such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act; and (ii) such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish for outside directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.
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.
Compositions any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedures or steps are taken, or negotiations commenced, by any Security Party or by any of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or part of its indebtedness or to proposing any kind of composition, compromise or arrangement involving such company and any of its creditors; or
Board Composition Each Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that at each annual or special meeting of stockholders at which an election of directors is held or pursuant to any written consent of the stockholders, the following persons shall be elected to the Board:
Formation; Composition Each Party will initially appoint [***] representatives to the JCC, with each representative having knowledge and expertise in the commercialization of products similar to the Regional Licensed Products and having sufficient seniority within the applicable Party to make decisions arising within the scope of the JCC’s responsibilities. The JCC may change its size from time to time by mutual consent of its members, provided that the JCC will consist at all times of an equal number of representatives of each of Surface and Novartis. Each Party may replace its JCC representatives at any time upon written notice to the other Party. The JCC may invite non-members to participate in the discussions and meetings of the JCC, provided that such participants have no voting authority at the JCC and are bound under written obligation of confidentiality no less protective of the Parties’ Confidential Information than those set forth in this Agreement. The JCC will be co-chaired, with one chairperson designated by Surface and [***] designated by Novartis, whose responsibilities will include conducting meetings, including, when feasible, ensuring that objectives for each meeting are set and achieved. Responsibility for running each meeting of the JCC will alternate between the chairpersons from meeting-to-meeting, with Novartis’s chairperson running the first meeting. CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH “[***]”. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION REQUESTING CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
Composition Each Party shall initially appoint [*****] representatives to the JSC, each of whom will have sufficient seniority within the applicable Party to make decisions arising within the scope of the JSC’s responsibilities. The JSC may change its size from time to time by mutual consent of its members, provided that the JSC shall at all times consist of an equal number of representatives of each Party. Each Party may replace its JSC representatives at any time upon written notice to the other Party; provided, however, that replacement of any JSC representative with an individual with lower seniority (as determined by such individual’s role within a Party’s organization and not by his/her title) shall require approval of the other Party which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The JSC may invite non-members (including consultants and advisors of a Party who are under an obligation of confidentiality consistent with this Agreement) to participate in the discussions and meetings of the JSC, provided that such participants shall have no voting authority at the JSC. The JSC shall have a chairperson, who shall serve for a term of one year, and who shall be selected alternately, on an annual basis, by either Party. The initial chairperson shall be designated by Piramal. The role of the chairperson shall be to convene and preside at meetings of the JSC, to prepare and circulate agendas and to ensure the preparation of minutes, but the chairperson shall have no additional powers or rights beyond those held by the other JSC representatives. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED UNDER RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. [*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION. CONFIDENTIAL –
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 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)). --------------
Implementation of CAM (a) On the CAM Exchange Date, (i) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Section 11, (ii) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act (and without regard to the provisions of Section 14.6) be deemed to have exchanged interests in the Credit Facilities such that in lieu of the interest of each Lender in each Credit Facility in which it shall participate as of such date (including such Lender’s interest in the Specified Obligations of each Credit Party in respect of each such Credit Facility), such Lender shall hold an interest in every one of the Credit Facilities (including the Specified Obligations of each Credit Party in respect of each such Credit Facility and each L/C Reserve Account established pursuant to Section 13.2 below), whether or not such Lender shall previously have participated therein, equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage thereof and (iii) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of interests pursuant to clause (ii) above, in the case of (A) any Canadian Lender that has prior to the date thereof notified the Canadian Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that it has elected to have this clause (iii) apply to it, and (B) any other Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it desires to have its deemed participation following the CAM Exchange Date converted to Dollars, the interests in the Canadian Obligations to be received by such Lender in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, determined using the Exchange Rate calculated as of such date, of such amount and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to such Lender in respect of such Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise applicable hereunder, provided that such CAM Exchange will not affect the aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower to the Lenders under the Credit Documents. Each Lender and each Credit Party hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees that the CAM Exchange shall be binding upon its successors and assigns and any person that acquires a participation in its interests in any Credit Facility. Each Credit Party agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of new promissory notes evidencing its interests in the Credit Facilities; provided, however, that the failure of any Credit Party to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
