Institutional Nominated Director Sample Clauses

Institutional Nominated Director. In the event that (a) a director (such individual, the “Institutional Nominated Director”) was nominated by Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. and the several investment funds and accounts managed by it (collectively, the “Institutional Investor”) pursuant to that certain Standstill Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2009, by and among the corporation and the Institutional Investor (as may be amended or modified, the “Standstill Agreement”), and (b) at any time thereafter the Institutional Investor ceases to beneficially own 20% or more of the issued and outstanding common stock of the corporation for 30 consecutive days (the “Beneficial Ownership Change”), the board of directors (excluding the Institutional Nominated Director) shall have up to 45 days from the date such directors had actual knowledge of the occurrence of the Beneficial Ownership Change to notify the Institutional Nominated Director in writing that the Beneficial Ownership Change has resulted in the Institutional Nominated Director being disqualified and removed from service on the board of directors effective immediately without further action. In the event the board of directors does not send notice of disqualification and removal to the Institutional Nominated Director within such 45 day period, the Institutional Nominated Director may continue to serve his or her term as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Institutional Investor and the Institutional Nominated Director shall provide written notice of the Beneficial Ownership Change to the secretary of the corporation and the other directors within ten (10) days of the occurrence of the Beneficial Ownership Change. If such written notice is not received by the secretary of the corporation and the other directors within ten (10) days of the Beneficial Ownership Change, such failure to notify shall result in the Institutional Nominated Director being automatically disqualified and removed from service on the board of directors immediately without further action, including without a requirement of notice from the board of directors. Without limiting the foregoing, any Institutional Nominated Director who becomes disqualified to serve on the board of directors will upon request of the corporation provide a written resignation from the board of directors.
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  • Interested Directors No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if (i) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

  • 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.

  • Disinterested Directors AVIF agrees that its Board of Directors shall at all times consist of directors a majority of whom (the "Disinterested Directors") are not interested persons of AVIF within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder and as modified by any applicable orders of the SEC, except that if this condition is not met by reason of the death, disqualification, or bona fide resignation of any director, then the operation of this condition shall be suspended (a) for a period of forty-five (45) days if the vacancy or vacancies may be filled by the Board;(b) for a period of sixty (60) days if a vote of shareholders is required to fill the vacancy or vacancies; or (c) for such longer period as the SEC may prescribe by order upon application.

  • Continuing Director A "Continuing Director" shall mean a Director of the Company who (i) is not an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate, a representative of an Acquiring Person or nominated for election by an Acquiring Person, and (ii) was either a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement or subsequently became a Director of the Company and whose initial election or initial nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors of the Company.

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  • Selection and Nomination of Directors While this Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of persons to be Directors of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund ("Disinterested Directors") shall be committed to the discretion of the incumbent Disinterested Directors. Nothing herein shall prevent the incumbent Disinterested Directors from soliciting the views or the involvement of others in such selection or nominations as long as the final decision on any such selection and nomination is approved by a majority of the incumbent Disinterested Directors.

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