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Independent Director Approval Sample Clauses

Independent Director Approval. Following the election or appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 1.3(a) and until the Effective Time the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors (or of the sole Independent Director if there shall be only one (1) Independent Director) shall be required for the Company to authorize (and such authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Company Board and no other action on the part of the Company, including any action by any other director of the Company, shall be required to authorize)(such authorization, the “Independent Director Approval”) (i) any Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) any consent or action by the Company required under this Agreement, including termination of this Agreement by the Company, (iii) any amendment of this Agreement or of the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the “Company Certificate of Incorporation”) or bylaws (the “Company Bylaws” and, together with the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the “Company Charter Documents”), (iv) any extension of the time for performance of any obligation or action hereunder by Parent or Purchaser, (v) any waiver of compliance with any covenant of Parent or Purchaser or any waiver of any other agreements or conditions contained herein for the benefit of the Company or (vi) any exercise of the Company’s rights or remedies under this Agreement or any action seeking to enforce any obligation of Parent or Purchaser under this Agreement. If asked to take any of the actions or to perform any of the duties set forth above, and with respect to any transactions where Parent has or reasonably may be deemed to have interests that are materially different from or in addition to the interests of the non-Affiliate holders of Shares, the Independent Directors shall have the authority to retain, at the expense of the Company, the Company’s current outside legal counsel, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, P.A., and a financial advisor, in each case, as reasonably necessary to ensure the exercise and discharge of their fiduciary and other duties and their obligations under this Agreement. In addition, following the appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 1.3(a), the Independent Directors shall have the authority to institute any action, on behalf of the Company and the non-Affiliate holders of Shares (including at the request of such holders), to enforce the performance by Purchaser or Parent of its obligations under this Agreement.
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Independent Director Approval. The Company and each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not be authorized, without the approval or ratification of a majority (but not less than two (2)) of the Independent Directors who are not also Class B Directors (such approval or ratification being referred to herein as "Required Independent Approval") (in addition to any approvals required hereunder, pursuant to the Certificate or applicable law), to take, cause, permit or authorize any of the following actions, and any attempt to take or authorize any such action without such approval shall be deemed void ab initio (unless ratified at the next meeting of the Board by Required Independent Approval which, for this purpose, shall be determined without giving effect to the vote of any Independent Director elected to office following the time such action was taken if such Independent Director was elected to fill a vacancy resulting from the removal without cause of an Independent Director in office at the time such action was taken): (i) amend, alter or repeal Sections 6, 10, 11 or 14 (or, to the extent incorporated in any such Section, the relevant definitions contained in Section 3) of the Certificate or any provision of the By-laws that would have the effect of permitting any action otherwise prohibited by such Sections of the Certificate; or (ii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Agreement (except for Sections 1.1(c), 2.2 (other than (x) the definition of "Holding Period" or (y) any other change that is materially adverse to the Company), 2.3 or 3.1(d) (other than the last sentence thereof) or the Strategic Commitments Letter (other than de minimis modifications in the case of the Strategic Commitments Letter).
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Independent Director Approval. After directors designated by Parent are elected or appointed to the Company Board pursuant to Section 1.03(a) and prior to the Effective Time, the approval of the Independent Director Committee, by a majority vote of its members, shall be required for the Company to authorize (and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Company Board and no other action on the part of the Company Board or the Company, including any action by any other director, shall be required to authorize) (i) any termination of this Agreement by the Company, (ii) any amendment of this Agreement, (iii) any extension of the time for the performance of any of the obligations or actions hereunder by Parent or Merger Sub, (iv) any waiver of compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein for the benefit of the Company or its stockholders, (v) except as provided herein, any amendment of the governing documents of the Company if any such amendment would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the holders of Shares (other than Parent or Merger Sub), or (vi) the taking of any other action or making of any other determination of the Company Board under or in connection with this Agreement if such action would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the holders of Shares (other than Parent or Merger Sub) (clauses (i) through (vi), the “Independent Director Committee Actions”). The Independent Directors shall have, and Parent shall cause the Independent Directors to have, the authority to retain such counsel (which may include current counsel to the Company or the Company Board) and other advisors at the expense of the Company as determined by the Independent Director Committee, and the authority to institute any action on behalf of the Company to enforce performance of this Agreement.
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Independent Director Approval. After Sub's nominees have become members of the Company Board under Section 7.05 and prior to the Effective Time, the Company may not: (1) amend or terminate this Agreement or (2) take any action under Section 9.04, unless a majority of the Independent Directors then in office, as well as a majority of the whole Company Board, shall have duly authorized that action. ARTICLE TEN
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Independent Director Approval. Following the election or appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 1.3(a) and until the Effective Time, the approval or written consent of a majority of the Independent Directors (or of the sole Independent Director if there shall be only one (1) Independent Director) shall be required for the Company to authorize (and, subject to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Company Board and no other action on the part of the Company, including any action by any other director of the Company, shall be required to authorize) (such authorization, the “Independent Director Approval”): (i) any consent or action by the Company required under this Agreement, including any amendment or termination of this Agreement by the Company, (ii) any extension of the time for performance of any obligation or action hereunder by Parent or Purchaser, (iii) any waiver of compliance with any covenant of Parent or Purchaser or any waiver of any other agreements or conditions contained herein for the benefit of the Company or (iv) any exercise of the Company’s rights or remedies under this Agreement.
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Independent Director Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each Shareholder may publicly support, vote in favor of, approve and tender into any transaction to the extent such transaction has received Independent Director Approval.
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Independent Director Approval. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not, without Unanimous Director Consent:
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Independent Director Approval. Neither the Company nor any Material Subsidiary shall take any of the following actions without both a Majority Vote and the approval of a majority of the Independent Directors: i. acquire, repurchase or redeem any Capital Stock (as defined in the Joint Action Agreement) or other equity interest (or other security exercisable for or convertible into any Capital Stock or other equity interest) in the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) issue or sell any non-voting Capital Stock of or other non-voting equity interest (or other security exercisable for or convertible into any non-voting Capital Stock or other non-voting equity interest) in the Company or any Subsidiary; ii. unless required by law or a change in IFRS make any material change in accounting methods (other than (a) a change permitted by IFRS and recommended in writing by the Company’s external auditors or (b) a change recommended by management and unanimously approved by the Audit Committee of the Board); iii. commence any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;
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Independent Director Approval. The Lenders shall have received written evidence satisfactory to them of the approval of this Agreement and the borrowing hereunder by a majority of the independent directors of Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.
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Related to Independent Director Approval

  • Director Approval The Board of Directors of Holdings shall have approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

  • Board of Director Approval This Agreement shall have been approved by the Board of Directors of Acquirer.

  • Independent Directors Those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company as such term is defined in the 1940 Act.

  • Matters Requiring Investor Director Approval So long as either (x) the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to elect one or more Series A Directors or (y) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to elect one or more Series B Directors, the Company hereby covenants and agrees with each of the Investors that it shall not, nor shall it permit any subsidiary of the Company to, without approval of the Board, which approval must include the affirmative vote of a majority of the Preferred Directors (which majority shall include a Series B Director), or the approval of the Requisite Holders: (a) make, or permit any subsidiary to make, any loan or advance to, or own any stock or other securities of, any subsidiary or other corporation, partnership, or other entity unless it is wholly owned by the Company; (b) make, or permit any subsidiary to make, any loan or advance to any Person, including, without limitation, any employee or director of the Company or any subsidiary, in excess of $100,000 (in the case of individuals) or $500,000 (in the case of Persons that are not individuals), except advances and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business or under the terms of an employee stock or option plan approved by the Board; (c) guarantee, directly or indirectly, or permit any subsidiary to guarantee, directly or indirectly, any indebtedness of any third party, except for trade accounts of the Company or any subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business; (d) make any investment inconsistent with any investment policy approved by the Board; (e) incur any aggregate indebtedness in excess of $500,000 that is not already included in a budget approved by the Board, other than trade credit incurred in the ordinary course of business; (f) enter into or be a party to any transaction with any stockholder, director or officer of the Company or any “associate” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of any such Person, except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement or transactions (including agreements related to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers) made in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable terms that are approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board; (g) increase the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company’s equity incentive plan or adopt any other equity incentive plan; (h) hire or terminate the chief executive officer; (i) enter into any corporate strategic relationship involving the payment, contribution, or assignment of money or assets which exceeds $5,000,000 in any single transaction or in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the aggregate value of the Company’s net assets on a consolidated basis in any consecutive twelve-month period; (j) sell, lease, transfer, exclusively license or otherwise dispose of material assets and/or intellectual property of the Company or its subsidiaries, in one or a series of related transactions, the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000,000 in any single transaction or in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the aggregate value of the Company’s net assets on a consolidated basis in any consecutive twelve-month period; (k) acquire (by merger or stock or asset purchase or otherwise) any Person, business or asset in one or a series of related transactions, the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000,0000 in any such one or series of related transactions or in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the aggregate value of the Company’s net assets on a consolidated basis in any consecutive twelve-month period; (l) make any material change in the business plan or business scope; (m) settle any material litigation, arbitration or legal disputes; (n) appoint or remove the Company’s auditor or change materially in accounting policies and standards, including financial year or tax year of the Company; (o) effect any single capital expenditure, the value of which exceeds $5,000,000 in any single transaction or in the aggregate ten percent (10%) of the aggregate value of the Company’s net assets in any fiscal year; or (p) enter into an agreement to do any of the foregoing. For purposes of this Section 5.4, the value of any net assets shall be the value as determined by the Company in good faith. Upon the request of any Investor, the Company shall provide such Investor with reasonable written documentation supporting the basis of such determination of value, and provide such Investor with reasonable access to the personnel, properties, books and records of the Company for the purpose of evaluating the foregoing determination. If such Investor raises any reasonable objections to the foregoing determination, the Company shall consider in good faith such objections and make such revisions to the final determination of value as may be mutually agreed between the Company and such Investor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.4, such approval of the Board or the Requisite Holders shall not be required with respect to actions contemplated by any agreements entered into between the Company and its stockholder(s) on or prior to the date hereof.

  • Independent Director As long as any Obligation is outstanding, the Member shall cause the Company at all times to have at least two Independent Directors who will be appointed by the Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, the Independent Directors shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its respective creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 9(j)(iii). No resignation or removal of an Independent Director, and no appointment of a successor Independent Director, shall be effective until such successor (i) shall have accepted his or her appointment as an Independent Director by a written instrument, which may be a counterpart signature page to the Management Agreement, and (ii) shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement as required by Section 5(c). In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Director, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Director. All right, power and authority of the Independent Directors shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except as provided in the second sentence of this Section 10, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under this Agreement, any Independent Director shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. No Independent Director shall at any time serve as trustee in bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.

  • Board of Directors Approval Seller shall have received the approval of its board of directors to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

  • Shareholders' Approval The holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding common stock of the Purchaser shall have voted for authorization and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

  • Stockholders Approval This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been approved by the requisite affirmative vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of Seller Common Stock present and voting at the Seller Stockholders Meeting in accordance with applicable law.

  • Board Approval The Board of Directors of the Company has, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) determined that the Merger is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) determined to recommend that the stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement and (iii) duly approved the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

  • 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. (B) The Audit Committee shall have general supervision over the Audit Division in all matters however subject to the approval of the Board of Directors; it shall consider all matters brought to its attention by the officer in charge of the Audit Division, review all reports of examination of the Company made by any governmental agency or such independent auditor employed for that purpose, and make such recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect thereto or with respect to any other matters pertaining to auditing the Company as it shall deem desirable. (C) The Audit Committee shall meet whenever and wherever the majority of its members shall deem it to be proper for the transaction of its business, and a majority of its Committee shall constitute a quorum.

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