Common use of Director Nomination Rights Clause in Contracts

Director Nomination Rights. (a) Until the Trigger Date, in connection with any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which directors shall be elected, GE shall have the right to designate six (6) persons for nomination by the Company Board for election to the Company Board (each person so designated, a “GE Designee”). Until the Trigger Date, GE shall have full authority and ability to nominate, elect and remove the GE Designees in accordance with Section 3.2(c) in the case of the nomination or election of the GE Designees. GE shall not designate any person to be a GE Designee who it believes does not meet the requirements for director nominees as set forth in the applicable policies of the Company relating to director qualification from time to time. The Company Board shall promptly and in good faith consider each GE Designee designated pursuant to this Section 3.2(a), applying the same standards as shall be applied for the consideration of other proposed nominees of the Company Board. In the event that the Company Board fails to approve the nomination of any GE Designee, GE shall have the right to designate an alternative GE Designee for consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, current or former employment of any GE Designee by GE or any of its Subsidiaries or service by any such GE Designee on the board of directors of GE or any of its Subsidiaries shall not disqualify such individual from serving on the Company Board as a GE Designee.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Stockholders Agreement, Stockholders Agreement (Baker Hughes a GE Co), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Baker Hughes Inc)

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Director Nomination Rights. (a) Until the Trigger Date, in connection with any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which directors shall be elected, GE shall have the right to designate six five (65) persons for nomination by the Company Board for election to the Company Board (each person so designated, a “GE Designee”). Until the Trigger Date, GE shall have full authority and ability to nominate, elect and remove the GE Designees in accordance with Section 3.2(c) in the case of the nomination or election of the GE Designees. GE shall not designate any person to be a GE Designee who it believes does not meet the requirements for director nominees as set forth in the applicable policies of the Company relating to director qualification from time to time. The Company Board shall promptly and in good faith consider each GE Designee designated pursuant to this Section 3.2(a), applying the same standards as shall be applied for the consideration of other proposed nominees of the Company Board. In the event that the Company Board fails to approve the nomination of any GE Designee, GE shall have the right to designate an alternative GE Designee for consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, current or former employment of any GE Designee by GE or any of its Subsidiaries or service by any such GE Designee on the board of directors of GE or any of its Subsidiaries shall not disqualify such individual from serving on the Company Board as a GE Designee.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Limited Liability Company Agreement (General Electric Co), Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Baker Hughes Inc)

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