Common use of Outside Directors Clause in Contracts

Outside Directors. Any director who is not and has not been an officer of the Company (an Outside Director) shall not be nominated for re-election as a director at the next annual meeting following either (i) fifteen years service as a director or (ii) the director's seventieth birthday. At the time an Outside Director retires from or changes the principal occupation engaged in when initially elected as a director, he or she shall notify the Nominating Committee of his or her change of position together with an indication of whether or not he or she is willing to stand for election as a director at the next annual meeting; thereafter the Nominating Committee at

Outside Directors. Any director who is not and has not been an officer of the Company (an Outside Director) shall not be nominated for re-election as a director at the next annual meeting following either (i) fifteen years service as a director or (ii) the director's seventieth birthday. At the time an Outside Director retires from or changes the principal occupation engaged in when initially elected as a director, he or she shall notify the Nominating Committee of his or her change of position together with an indication of whether or not he or she is willing to stand for election as a director at the next annual meeting; thereafter the Nominating Committee atat its discretion will determine whether or not to ask that director to stand for re-election to the Board, provided the director shall not be permitted to stand for re-election beyond the age and years-of-service limits set forth above.