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Parent Board Section 3.3(a) ............31
Company Board Approval The Company Board has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; (ii) approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the Merger upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL (collectively, the “Company Board Recommendation”), which Company Board Recommendation has not been withdrawn, rescinded or modified in any way as of the date hereof.
Company Board Recommendation (a) The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents, as of the date of this Agreement, that the Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously made the Company Board Recommendation. Subject in each case to Section 6.1(b), the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of a description of the Company Board Recommendation in the Offer Documents and, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) (A) fail to make, withdraw (or modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent or Purchaser), or publicly propose to fail to make, withdraw (or modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent or Purchaser), the Company Board Recommendation or (B) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or publicly propose to approve, recommend, endorse or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Schedule 14D-9 when disseminated to the Company’s stockholders (any action described in clause (i) or (ii) being referred to as a “Company Adverse Change Recommendation”), (iii) publicly make any recommendation in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer (other than the Offer) other than a recommendation against such offer or (iv) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose to approve, recommend or declare advisable, or allow the Company to execute or enter into any Contract (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal requiring, or reasonably expected to cause, the Company to abandon, terminate, delay or fail to consummate, or that would otherwise materially impede, interfere with or be inconsistent with, the Transactions.
Company Board Representation Section 14(f). (a) Promptly upon the purchase by Purchaser of Shares pursuant to the Offer, and from time to time thereafter, Purchaser shall be entitled to designate up to such number of directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Board of Directors of the Company as shall give Purchaser representation on the Board of Directors equal to the product of the total number of directors on such Board (giving effect to the directors elected pursuant to this sentence) multiplied by the percentage that the aggregate number of Shares beneficially owned by Purchaser or any affiliate of Purchaser bears to the total number of Shares then outstanding, and the Company shall, at such time, promptly take all action necessary to cause Purchaser's designees to be so elected, including either increasing the size of the Board of Directors or securing the resignations of incumbent directors or both. At such times, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause persons designated by Purchaser to constitute the same percentage as is on the board of (i) each committee of the Board of Directors, (ii) each board of directors of each subsidiary of the Company and (iii) each committee of each such board, in each case only to the extent permitted by law. Until Purchaser acquires a majority of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that all the members of the Board of Directors and such boards and committees as of the date hereof who are not employees of the Company shall remain members of the Board of Directors and such boards and committees.
Removal from any Boards and Positions Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.
Removal from any Boards and Position If the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason under this Agreement, he shall be deemed (without further action, deed or notice) to resign (i) if a member, from the Board or board of directors (or similar governing body) of any Affiliate of the Company or any other board to which he has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company and (ii) from all other positions with the Company or any subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Company, including, but not limited to, as an officer of the Company and any of its subsidiaries or other Affiliates.
No Change in Recommendation or Alternative Acquisition Agreement The board of directors of the Company and each committee thereof shall not:
Required Vote of Company Stockholders The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is required to approve and adopt this Agreement. No other vote of the securityholders of the Company is required by law, the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or otherwise in order for the Company to consummate the Merger, the Subsequent Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
Required Vote of the Company Stockholders The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Voting Stock in favor of the adoption of this Agreement (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of holders of securities of the Company that is required to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers.
