Qualifying Board Group Sample Clauses

Qualifying Board Group. At such time as either the FRC Parties and their Affiliates (as defined below), on the one hand, or the AMCI Parties and their Affiliates, on the other hand, no longer own at least 15% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such Board Group shall be entitled to designate only one individual to serve on the Board, and such Board Group shall upon the Company's request on behalf of the Board use its best efforts to cause one of its designated directors to resign or to be removed from the Board. At such time as either the FRC Parties and their Affiliates (as defined below), on the one hand, or the AMCI Parties and their Affiliates, on the other hand, no longer own at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such Board Group shall no longer be entitled to designate any individuals to serve on the Board, and such Board Group shall upon the Company's request on behalf of the Board use its best efforts to cause its designated director to resign or to be removed from the Board. For purposes of this Agreement, an "Affiliate" is any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person. As used in this definition of "Affiliate," the term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and as used in this Agreement the term "Person" means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, estate or other entity or organization.
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Qualifying Board Group. At such time as either the FRC Parties and their Affiliates (as defined below), on the one hand, or the AMCI Parties and their Affiliates, on the other hand, no longer own at least 15% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such Board Group shall be entitled to designate only one individual to serve on the Board, and such Board Group shall upon the Company's request on behalf of the Board use its best efforts to cause one of its designated directors to resign or to be removed from the Board. At such time as either the FRC Parties and their Affiliates (as defined below), on the one hand, or the AMCI Parties and their Affiliates, on the other hand, no longer own at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such Board Group shall no longer be entitled to designate any individuals to serve on the Board, and such Board Group shall upon the Company's request on behalf of the
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Qualifying Board Group. At such time as either the FRC Parties and their Affiliates (as defined below), on the one hand, or the AMCI Parties and their Affiliates, on the other hand, no longer own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, such Board Group shall no longer be entitled to designate individuals to serve on the Board, and such Board Group shall use its best efforts to cause its designated directors to resign or to be removed from the Board. For purposes of this Agreement, an "Affiliate" is any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person. As used in this definition of "Affiliate," the term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and the term "Person" means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, estate or other entity or organization.
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