Investor Protection Matters Sample Clauses

Investor Protection Matters. Except as specifically set forth herein, in accordance with the Company's Bye-laws, the Board shall act by the vote of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting, and the required quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be a majority of the whole Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as specifically set forth in the Subscription Agreement, (a) prior to the Approval Date, unless also approved by the Initial Warburg Director and the Initial H&F Director, and (b) following the Approval Date, unless also approved by (i) at least one Warburg Director, if at such time Warburg's Retained Percentage equals or exceeds 25%, and (ii) at least one H&F Director, if at such time H&F's Retained Percentage equals or exceeds 50%, the Company shall not (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to): (1) amend, or propose to amend, its certificate of incorporation, memorandum of association, bye-laws, or other organizational documents, or amend, terminate or waive any provision under, the Subscription Agreement or any other Agreement entered into in connection therewith; (2) split, consolidate, combine, subdivide, redeem or reclassify its share capital or other equity interests, or amend any term of the outstanding securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (3) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of its share capital or other equity interests, or purchase or redeem, directly or indirectly, any share capital or other equity interests (other than (A) dividends by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, and (B) dividends or other distributions by any entity in which the Company or any Subsidiary owns a minority interest, made in the normal course of business, consistent with past practice); (4) other than (A) in respect of grants or exercises under the 1999 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan, the 1995 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan and the Long Term Incentive Plan for New Employees, (B) issuances of securities pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and the Management Subscription Agreement, and (C) issuances of securities upon conversion or exercise of securities issued pursuant to clause (B) or of securities outstanding on the date hereof, issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any share capital of any class, any equity interest, or any options, warrants, conversion or other rights to purchase any such shares or equity interests,...
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Investor Protection Matters. 14 Section 3.4. Voting.....................................................16 Section 3.5. Chairman of the Company....................................17 Section 3.6. Certain Transactions.......................................17 ARTICLE IV
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Investor Protection Matters. Except as specifically set forth herein, in accordance with the Company's Bye-laws, the Board shall act by the vote of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting, and the required quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be a majority of the whole Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as specifically set forth in the Subscription Agreement, (a) prior to the Approval Date, unless also approved by the Warburg Representative and the H&F Representative, and (b) following the Approval Date, unless also approved by (i) the Warburg Representative, if at such time Warburg's Retained Percentage equals or exceeds 25%, and (ii) the H&F Representative, if at such time H&F's Retained Percentage equals or exceeds 50%, the Company shall not (and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to): 3. The validity and effects of this Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 4. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
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Related to Investor Protection Matters

  • Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreements The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s charter documents or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to any of the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

  • Application of Takeover Protections The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities.

  • Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested stockholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), stockholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to any Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and any Buyer’s ownership of the Securities. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any stockholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

  • Whistleblower Protections The Party shall not discriminate or retaliate against one of its employees or agents for disclosing information concerning a violation of law, fraud, waste, abuse of authority or acts threatening health or safety, including but not limited to allegations concerning the False Claims Act. Further, the Party shall not require such employees or agents to forego monetary awards as a result of such disclosures, nor should they be required to report misconduct to the Party or its agents prior to reporting to any governmental entity and/or the public.

  • Whistleblower Protections and Trade Secrets Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies). Furthermore, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1833, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement: (i) Executive shall not be in breach of this Agreement, and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law (x) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (y) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and (ii) if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney, and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

  • Amendment of Protected Health Information 8.1 To the extent Covered Entity determines that any Protected Health Information is maintained by Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors in a Designated Record Set, Business Associate shall, within ten (10) business days after receipt of a written request from Covered Entity, make any amendments to such Protected Health Information that are requested by Covered Entity, in order for Covered Entity to meet the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.526. 8.2 If any Individual requests an amendment to Protected Health Information directly from Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity in writing within five (5) days of the receipt of the request. Whether an amendment shall be granted or denied shall be determined by Covered Entity.

  • TEACHER PROTECTION A. The teachers shall have the right to review those things in his/her personnel file to which he/she is entitled by Law. At the option of the teacher, a representative of the Association may be present for such review. Each file shall contain a record indicating reviewer and date of review, excluding school personnel official access for record maintenance. B. The teacher may submit a written notation regarding any material and the same will be attached to the file copy of the material in question. If the teacher is asked to sign material placed in his/her file, such signature will be understood to indicate his/her awareness of the material but in no instance shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. X. Any serious complaint made against a teacher by any parent, student, and other person will be promptly called to the attention of the teacher. D. If a teacher is to be disciplined or reprimanded by the Board or its designee, he/she shall be entitled to have a representative of the Association present. That representative shall be the teacher's choice between the building representative or another Association officer. E. Each teacher has the responsibility for maintaining proper student control and discipline throughout the school day as well as at school-sponsored activities where he/she is serving as a sponsor or chaperone. The teacher, however, has the primary responsibility for maintaining control and discipline in his/her classroom. The Board will give reasonable support and assistance to teachers with respect to maintenance of control and discipline. Whenever is appears that a particular pupil requires special attention, reasonable steps shall be taken to provide such attention. The teachers recognize that all disciplinary actions and methods invoked by them shall be in accordance with established Board policy. F. Any case of assault upon a teacher which is related to a school-centered problem shall be promptly reported to the Board or its designated representative. If the assault was by a pupil or pupils, the Administration shall promptly investigate the matter and determine suitable discipline for the assaulting pupil. This decision shall be communicated to the teacher concerned. If the assault is by an adult, who is not a pupil, the Board its designee representative shall promptly report the incident to the proper law enforcement authorities. G. A teacher may suspend a pupil from one (1) period, when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior, or the disruptive effect of the violation makes the continued presence of the student in that classroom intolerable. In such cases, the teacher will promptly (by the end of the school day) furnish the administrator or counselor full particulars of the incident. The teacher and the administration will cooperatively endeavor to achieve correction of student behavior through whatever avenues are reasonably available. H. School administrators and teachers will endeavor to achieve correction of the students' misbehavior through counseling and interviews with the child and his/her parents when warranted.

  • Xxxxx Disaster Protection In accordance with the requirements of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001), the Subrecipient shall assure that for activities located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as having special flood hazards, flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program is obtained and maintained as a condition of financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes (including rehabilitation).

  • Requirements for Protection In compliance with NPCC requirements and Good Utility Practice, Developer shall provide, install, own, and maintain relays, circuit breakers and all other devices necessary to remove any fault contribution of the Large Generating Facility to any short circuit occurring on the New York State Transmission System not otherwise isolated by Connecting Transmission Owner’s equipment, such that the removal of the fault contribution shall be coordinated with the protective requirements of the New York State Transmission System. Such protective equipment shall include, without limitation, a disconnecting device or switch with load- interrupting capability located between the Large Generating Facility and the New York State Transmission System at a site selected upon mutual agreement (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the Developer and Connecting Transmission Owner. Developer shall be responsible for protection of the Large Generating Facility and Developer’s other equipment from such conditions as negative sequence currents, over- or under-frequency, sudden load rejection, over- or under-voltage, and generator loss-of-field. Developer shall be solely responsible to disconnect the Large Generating Facility and Developer’s other equipment if conditions on the New York State Transmission System could adversely affect the Large Generating Facility.

  • Whistle Blowing Protection The Employer agrees to adhere to the whistle blowing protection pursuant to the

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