Common use of Conduct of Shareholders' Meetings Clause in Contracts

Conduct of Shareholders' Meetings. At every meeting of the shareholders, the Chairman of the Board or, in the Chairman's absence, the President or, in the President's absence, a chairman (who shall be one of the officers, if any is present) chosen by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall act as chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall have any and all powers and authority necessary in the chairman's sole discretion to conduct an orderly meeting and preserve order and to determine any and all procedural matters, including imposing reasonable limits on the amount of time at the meeting taken up in remarks by any one shareholder or group of shareholders. In addition, until the business to be completed at a meeting of the shareholders is completed, the chairman of a meeting of the shareholders is expressly authorized to temporarily adjourn and postpone the meeting from time to time. The Secretary of the Corporation or in the Secretary's absence, an assistant secretary, shall act as secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence at such meeting of the Secretary or assistant secretary, the chairman of the meeting may appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (First Jermyn Corp), Agreement and Plan of Consolidation (Patriot Bank Corp), Consolidation Agreement (BCB Financial Services Corp /Pa/)

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Conduct of Shareholders' Meetings. At every meeting of the ----------- --------------------------------- shareholders, the Chairman of the Board or, in the Chairman's absence, the President or, in the President's absence, a chairman (who shall be one of the officers, if any is present) chosen by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall act as chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall have any and all powers and authority necessary in the chairman's sole discretion to conduct an orderly meeting and preserve order and to determine any and all procedural matters, including imposing reasonable limits on the amount of time at the meeting taken up in remarks by any one shareholder or group of shareholders. In addition, until the business to be completed at a meeting of the shareholders is completed, the chairman of a meeting of the shareholders is expressly authorized to temporarily adjourn and postpone the meeting from time to time. The Secretary of the Corporation or in the Secretary's absence, an assistant secretary, shall act as secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence at such meeting of the Secretary or assistant secretary, the chairman of the meeting may appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Consolidation Agreement (Heritage Bancorp Inc /Pa/)

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