Board Appointment (a) Following the Closing and upon the written request of Castle Creek, the Company will promptly cause a person designated by Castle Creek, who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company (provided that all managing principals and principals of Castle Creek shall be deemed reasonably acceptable to the Company for purposes hereof) (the “Board Representative”), to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), subject to satisfaction of all legal and regulatory requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Company, and Riverview Bank (the “Bank”) board of directors (the “Bank Board”), subject to all legal and regulatory requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Bank, and subject to compliance with all corporate governance guidelines or principles that the Corporation may adopt, to its code of conduct and to its xxxxxxx xxxxxxx and other policies applicable to members of the Board of Directors and the Bank Board, in each case for as long as Castle Creek, together with its Affiliates, owns the greater of: (i) in the aggregate, 50% or more of all of the Shares purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (“Qualifying Ownership Interest”) or (ii) in the aggregate, 5% of the Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Non-Voting Common Stock, taken as a whole, then outstanding (“Minimum Ownership Interest”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall any failure to meet any applicable residency requirement be a valid reason for withholding approval of the Board Representative (or any replacement Board Representative) by the Board, the Bank Board or the Company, as the case may be. So long as Castle Creek, together with its Affiliates, has a Minimum Ownership Interest, the Company will recommend to its shareholders the election of the Board Representative to the Board of Directors at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, subject to satisfaction of all legal requirements regarding service and election or appointment as a director of the Company. If Castle Creek no longer has a Minimum Ownership Interest, Castle Creek will have no further rights under Sections 1(a) through 1(b) and, at the written request of the Board of Directors, shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause its Board Representative to resign from the Board of Directors and the Bank Board as promptly as possible thereafter. Castle Creek shall promptly inform the Company if and when it ceases to hold a Minimum Ownership Interest in the Company.
Term of Appointment 2.1 The Appointment shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue, subject to the remaining terms of this agreement, until terminated by either party giving the other not less than three months’ prior notice in writing.
Board Appointments (i) The Company agrees that immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Board and all applicable committees of the Board shall take all necessary actions to (A) increase the size of the Board from nine (9) to twelve (12) directors (provided that the size of the Board shall automatically decrease to nine (9) directors at the conclusion of the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”)) and, in connection therewith, expand the number of directors comprising each of the Class II and Class III directors of the Board by one (1) and two (2), respectively, (B) appoint Xxxx Xxxxx to the Board as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting, who will fill an existing vacancy among the Class III directors created by the expanded classes (the “First Independent Designee”), (C) appoint one (1) independent director to the Board prior to the 2020 Annual Meeting as a Class II director with a term expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Second Independent Designee”, together with the First Independent Designee, the “Independent Designees”), with such Second Independent Designee to either be selected from the Candidate List (as defined below) or mutually agreed upon between the Company and Starboard in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and who will fill the existing vacancy among the Class II directors created by the expanded classes, (D) identify and appoint one (1) additional independent director (the “Additional Independent Director”) to the Board prior to the 2020 Annual Meeting as a Class III director with a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting, who will fill an existing vacancy among the Class III directors created by the expanded classes, (E) cause Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxx X’Xxxxxxxx not to stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting such that the Board shall nominate the following individuals, and only the following individuals, as Class III directors for election to the Board at the 2020 Annual Meeting for terms expiring at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”): the First Independent Designee, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx and the Additional Independent Director, and (F) accept the resignation tendered by Xxxx Xxxxx as a director of the Company, who the Company hereby represents has submitted, or shall no later than the date hereof submit, an irrevocable letter of resignation to the Board that will become effective no later than upon the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Meeting.
Initial Appointments The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent.
Designation and Appointment The Board may, from time to time, employ and retain Persons as may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Company’s business (subject to the supervision and control of the Board), including employees, agents and other Persons (any of whom may be a Member or Director) who may be designated as Officers of the Company, with titles including but not limited to “chief executive officer,” “president,” “vice president,” “treasurer,” “secretary,” “general counsel” and “chief financial officer,” as and to the extent authorized by the Board. Any number of offices may be held by the same Person. In the Board’s discretion, the Board may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable. Officers need not be residents of the State of Delaware or a Member. Any Officers so designated shall have such authority and perform such duties as the Board may, from time to time, delegate to them. The Board may assign titles to particular Officers. Each Officer shall hold office until his successor shall be duly designated and shall have qualified as an Officer or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. The salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Board.
Exclusive Appointment The Company acknowledges that the appointment of the Manager hereunder is an exclusive appointment for the Term. The Company shall not appoint other managers with respect to the Vessels or the Containership business during the Term, except in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so in order to comply with Applicable Laws or as otherwise agreed by the Manager in writing. This Section 2.5 does not prohibit the Company from having its own employees perform the Management Services.
Termination of Appointment 6.1 The Issuer may terminate the appointment of the Calculation Agent at any time by giving to the Calculation Agent at least 45 days' prior written notice to that effect, provided that, so long as any of the Relevant Notes is outstanding:
Resignation as Director Upon the Company’s written request, Executive agrees to promptly resign as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors following any termination of his employment with the Company (or any parent or subsidiary of the Company).
