Common use of Power of the Board of Directors Clause in Contracts

Power of the Board of Directors. Subject to Article XIII of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the property and business of the Corporation shall be controlled and managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. In furtherance, and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized, subject in all cases to Article XIII of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation: (a) To make, alter, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation; provided that no By-Laws hereafter adopted shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted; (b) To determine the rights, powers, duties, rules and procedures that affect the power of the Board of Directors to manage and direct the property, business and affairs of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the power to designate and empower committees of the Board of Directors, to elect, appoint and empower the officers and other agents of the Corporation, and to determine the time and place of, and the notice requirements for Board meetings, as well as the manner of taking Board action; and (c) To exercise all such powers and do all such acts as may be exercised by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and the By-Laws of the Corporation.

Appears in 5 contracts

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

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