Common use of Officers Nominating Committee; Compensation Committee Clause in Contracts

Officers Nominating Committee; Compensation Committee. (a) Subject to the powers of the Compensation Committee set forth below, during the Specified Period, all powers of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, the right to hire, elect, terminate, change positions, allocate responsibilities or determine non-equity compensation, with respect to officers and employees, shall be exercised, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, by, and delegated to, the Officers Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. The Officers Nominating Committee shall consist solely of the member of the Board of Directors who is the COO, except that in the event Xxx Xxxxxxxx succeeds to the position of CEO, the sole member of the Officers Nominating Committee shall be the member of the Board of Directors who is the CEO. (b) The Officers Nominating Committee shall have no powers with respect to the Chairman, CEO and COO, and shall not have the power to fill the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Controller or General Counsel of the Corporation without the approval of the Board of Directors; provided that this provision shall in no way affect the other powers and authorities of the Officers Nominating Committee with respect to the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and General Counsel positions, including, without limitation, the power to terminate employment of persons holding such positions. (c) The Compensation Committee shall not be required to, or have any power to, approve the annual compensation of (i) any employee if the total value of such employee's annual cash compensation (assuming for this purpose that the actual bonus of each officer and employee is equal to his or her target bonus) is less than $1 million or (ii) talent (as such term is commonly used in the media or entertainment industries), in each such case which power shall be delegated to the Officers Nominating Committee. The annual compensation of all other officers and employees and any equity or equity-based compensation of any officer or employee must be approved by the Compensation Committee. (d) The Compensation Committee shall consist of three CBS Directors who are Independent Directors and three non-CBS Directors, two of whom will be the Specified Independent Directors and the other of whom will be an Independent Director. (e) Any decision or determination of the Officers Nominating Committee may be reversed or overridden by (and only by) the affirmative vote of at least fourteen (14) directors.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (CBS Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (CBS Corp), Merger Agreement (Viacom Inc)

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Officers Nominating Committee; Compensation Committee. (a) Subject to the powers of the Compensation Committee set forth below, during the Specified Period, all powers of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, the right to hire, elect, terminate, change positions, allocate responsibilities or determine non-equity compensation, with respect to officers and employees, shall be exercised, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, by, and delegated to, the Officers Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. The Officers Nominating Committee shall consist solely of the member of the Board of Directors who is the COO, except that in the event Xxx Xxxxxxxx succeeds to the position of CEO, the sole member of the Officers Nominating Committee shall be the member of the Board of Directors who is the CEO. (b) The Officers Nominating Committee shall have no powers with respect to the Chairman, CEO and COO, and shall not have the power to fill the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Controller or General Counsel of the Corporation without the approval of the Board of Directors; provided that this provision shall in no way affect the other powers and authorities of the Officers Nominating Committee with respect to the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and General Counsel positions, including, without limitation, the power to terminate employment of persons holding such positions. (c) The Compensation Committee shall not be required to, or have any power to, approve the annual compensation of (i) any employee if the total value of such employee's annual cash compensation (assuming for this purpose that the actual bonus of each officer and employee is equal to his or her target bonus) is less than $1 million or (ii) talent (as such term is commonly used in the media or entertainment industries), in each such case which power shall be delegated to the Officers Nominating Committee. The annual compensation of all other officers and employees and any equity or equity-based compensation of any officer or employee must be approved by the Compensation Committee.. 37 (d) The Compensation Committee shall consist of three CBS Directors who are Independent Directors and three non-non- CBS Directors, two of whom will be the Specified Independent Directors and the other of whom will be an Independent Director. (e) Any decision or determination of the Officers Nominating Committee may be reversed or overridden by (and only by) the affirmative vote of at least fourteen (14) directors.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Viacom Inc)

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Officers Nominating Committee; Compensation Committee. (a) Subject to the powers of the Compensation Committee set forth below, during the Specified Period, all powers of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, the right to hire, elect, terminate, change positions, allocate responsibilities or determine non-equity compensation, with respect to officers and employees, shall be exercised, subject to clauses (b) and (c) below, by, and delegated to, the Officers Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors. The Officers Nominating Committee shall consist solely of the member of the Board of Directors who is the COO, except that in the event Xxx Xxxxxxxx Mel Karmazin succeeds to the position of CEO, the sole member of the Officers membex xx xxx Xxxicers Nominating Committee shall be the member of the Board of Directors who is the CEO. (b) The Officers Nominating Committee shall have no powers with respect to the Chairman, CEO and COO, and shall not have the power to fill the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Controller or General Counsel of the Corporation without the approval of the Board of Directors; provided that this provision shall in no way affect the other powers and authorities of the Officers Nominating Committee with respect to the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and General Counsel positions, including, without limitation, the power to terminate employment of persons holding such positions. (c) The Compensation Committee shall not be required to, or have any power to, approve the annual compensation of (i) any employee if the total value of such employee's annual cash compensation (assuming for this purpose that the actual bonus of each officer and employee is equal to his or her target bonus) is less than $1 million or (ii) talent (as such term is commonly used in the media or entertainment industries), in each such case which power shall be delegated to the Officers Nominating Committee. The annual compensation of all other officers and employees and any equity or equity-based compensation of any officer or employee must be approved by the Compensation Committee. (d) The Compensation Committee shall consist of three CBS Directors who are Independent Directors and three non-CBS Directors, two of whom will be the Specified Independent Directors and the other of whom will be an Independent Director. (e) Any decision or determination of the Officers Nominating Committee may be reversed or overridden by (and only by) the affirmative vote of at least fourteen (14) directors.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (CBS Corp)

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