Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, vacancies occurring in any directorship (whether by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause) and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Sponsor Stockholders Agreements. Any director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors to which the new directorship was added or in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Directorship The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Executive to be elected as a member of its Board of Directors throughout the Term and shall include him in the management slate for election as a director at every stockholders meeting during the Term at which his term as a director would otherwise expire. The Executive agrees to accept election, and to serve during the Term, as director of the Company, without any compensation therefor other than as specified in this Agreement.
Directorships a. Perceptron agrees that subject to the full execution of this Agreement, (i) upon Perceptron’s receipt of a written reaffirmation from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx (each a “Holders Director” and collectively the “Holders Directors”) to serve as a Director, each of the Holders Directors will be immediately appointed to the Board to fill vacancies left by the resignations of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, and the Board will be expanded to seven members; (ii) Xxxx Xxxxxx will immediately be added as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; (iii) Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will be immediately added as a member of the Management Development Committee; (iv) Xxxxx Xxxxxxx will be immediately added as a member of the Audit Committee; (v) Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx may also serve on additional existing or newly created Committees of the Board; (vi) the Board size will be set at seven members and maintained at that Board size; and (vii) upon the appointment of a new President and Chief Executive Officer, the new President and Chief Executive Officer will be appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of either Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, who will resign at that time to facilitate such appointment.
b. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and the Board will nominate, recommend and support each of the Holders Directors for election at each Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Perceptron during the Covered Period. Perceptron agrees to solicit proxies for the Holders Directors during the Covered Period pursuant to this Section 5(b) and include the Holders Directors in its slate of nominees (the “Company Slate”) for election as directors of Perceptron during the Covered Period in the same manner as it does for all the other incumbent members of the Company Slate.
c. As a condition to the Holders Directors’ nomination for election to the Board during the Covered Period, Holders and the Holders Directors agree to provide to Perceptron the information required to be disclosed for directors, candidates for directors and their affiliates and representatives in a proxy statement or other filings under applicable law or stock exchange rules or listing standards, information in connection with assessing eligibility, independence and other criteria applicable to directors, and satisfying other compliance requirements and legal obligations in the same manner as any other director, a fully completed copy of Perceptron’s standard director questionnaire and such other information as reasonably requested by Perceptron from time to time with respect to Holders and the Holders Directors.
d. Each of the Holders Directors agrees that, at all times while serving as a member of the Board, he will (i) meet all director independence standards of Perceptron, The NASDAQ Stock Market and the SEC and applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) be qualified to serve as a director under the Michigan Business Corporation Act.
e. At all times while serving as a Director, each of the Holders Directors will receive the same benefits of directors’ and officers’ insurance and any indemnity and exculpation arrangements available generally to the other non-executive Board members and the same compensation and other benefits for his service as a director as the compensation and other benefits received by the other non-executive Board members for service as a director.
f. Holders shall cause the Holders Directors to comply with all corporate and Board policies and principles of Perceptron in force from time to time and applicable to Directors of Perceptron generally, and to provide Perceptron with signed agreements from the Holders Directors to that effect.
g. Other than any incentive, compensation or other payment Xxxx Xxxxxx may receive in his employment roles with the Holders, which arrangements will not be materially increased in connection with or as a result of Xxxx Xxxxxx becoming or serving as a Holders Director, the Holders Directors will not accept any incentive, compensation or other payment that would influence any of them to recommend that Perceptron enter into a transaction for the sale of Perceptron or to recommend any other significant initiative affecting Perceptron and its shareholders, but nothing herein will prevent Holders Directors from recommending such transactions or initiatives as specifically permitted in this Agreement.
h. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 5(h), each Holders Director shall comply with all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines applicable to Directors (as each may be amended from time to time for all Directors) and will execute the Non-Disclosure Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Confidentiality Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxx Xxxxxx may discuss confidential information with officers and managers of the Holders in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement after the Confidentiality Agreement has been mutually executed and delivered to Perceptron by Xxxx Xxxxxx, and, if applicable, officers and managers of the Holders who will receive confidential information, and subject to full compliance with Perceptron’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policies.
i. Perceptron agrees that if any of the Holders Directors are unable to serve as a director, resign as a director or are removed as a director, Holders shall have the ability to recommend a substitute person who satisfies all of the requirements for board candidates set forth in Section 1(f) and 5, and, except for a substitute for Xxxx Xxxxxx, is not an affiliate or associate of any shareholder who owns more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Perceptron, (“Replacement Director”) for approval by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, in good faith after exercising its fiduciary duties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon the recommendation of a Replacement Director nominee by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board shall vote on the appointment of such Replacement Director to the Board no later than ten (10) business days after the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommendation of such Replacement Director; provided, however, that if the Board does not elect such Replacement Director to the Board, the parties shall continue to follow the procedures of this section 5(i) until a Replacement Director is elected to the Board.
Preferred Stock Directors Whenever, at any time or times, dividends payable on the shares of Designated Preferred Stock have not been paid for an aggregate of six quarterly Dividend Periods or more, whether or not consecutive, the authorized number of directors of the Issuer shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of the Designated Preferred Stock shall have the right, with holders of shares of any one or more other classes or series of Voting Parity Stock outstanding at the time, voting together as a class, to elect two directors (hereinafter the “Preferred Directors” and each a “Preferred Director”) to fill such newly created directorships at the Issuer’s next annual meeting of stockholders (or at a special meeting called for that purpose prior to such next annual meeting) and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders until all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Dividend Periods, including the latest completed Dividend Period (including, if applicable as provided in Section 3(a) above, dividends on such amount), on all outstanding shares of Designated Preferred Stock have been declared and paid in full at which time such right shall terminate with respect to the Designated Preferred Stock, except as herein or by law expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every subsequent default of the character above mentioned; provided that it shall be a qualification for election for any Preferred Director that the election of such Preferred Director shall not cause the Issuer to violate any corporate governance requirements of any securities exchange or other trading facility on which securities of the Issuer may then be listed or traded that listed or traded companies must have a majority of independent directors. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of shares of Designated Preferred Stock and Voting Parity Stock as a class to vote for directors as provided above, the Preferred Directors shall cease to be qualified as directors, the term of office of all Preferred Directors then in office shall terminate immediately and the authorized number of directors shall be reduced by the number of Preferred Directors elected pursuant hereto. Any Preferred Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, and any vacancy created thereby may be filled, only by the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the shares of Designated Preferred Stock at the time outstanding voting separately as a class together with the holders of shares of Voting Parity Stock, to the extent the voting rights of such holders described above are then exercisable. If the office of any Preferred Director becomes vacant for any reason other than removal from office as aforesaid, the remaining Preferred Director may choose a successor who shall hold office for the unexpired term in respect of which such vacancy occurred.
Directorship Term The “Directorship Term,” as used in this Agreement, shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the earlier of the date of the next annual stockholders meeting and the earliest of the following to occur: (a) the death of the Director; (b) the termination of the Director from his membership on the Board by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Director; (c) the removal of the Director from the Board by the majority stockholders of the Company; and (d) the resignation by the Director from the Board.
Resignation from Directorships and Officerships The termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason will constitute the Executive’s resignation from (i) any director, officer or employee position the Executive has with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) all fiduciary positions (including as a trustee) the Executive holds with respect to any employee benefit plans or trusts established by the Company. The Executive agrees that this Agreement shall serve as written notice of resignation in this circumstance, unless otherwise required by any plan or applicable law.
Termination of Directorship To the extent the Option becomes exercisable, the Option shall remain exercisable until twelve (12) months following any subsequent termination of directorship with the Company or its subsidiaries for any reason whatsoever but in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the Expiration Date.
Vacancies Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall occur, the remaining Trustees may fill such vacancy by appointing an individual having the qualifications described in this Article by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office or may leave such vacancy unfilled or may reduce the number of Trustees; provided the aggregate number of Trustees after such reduction shall not be less than the minimum number required by Section 2.1 hereof; provided, further, that if the Shareholders of any class or series of Shares are entitled separately to elect one or more Trustees, a majority of the remaining Trustees or the sole remaining Trustee elected by that class or series may fill any vacancy among the number of Trustees elected by that class or series. Any vacancy created by an increase in Trustees may be filled by the appointment of an individual having the qualifications described in this Article made by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office. No vacancy shall operate to annul this Declaration or to revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled as provided herein, the Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this Declaration.
Number of Directors Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.
