Quorum and Approval by Shareholder’s Board Sample Clauses

Quorum and Approval by Shareholder’s Board. (a) Subject to Section 3.9(b) below, the quorum for all meetings of the Shareholder’s Board shall consist of the presence, in person or by proxy or by alternate proxy, of that number of Shareholder Representatives who represent at least 40% of all of the Shareholders, excluding Defaulting Shareholders. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.9(a) above, if notice of a meeting of the Shareholder’s Board is given and a quorum of Shareholder Representatives (represented in person or by proxy or alternate proxy) is not present, then a meeting of the Shareholder’s Board may thereafter be held on two Business Days’ prior written notice of the second meeting to transact the business set forth in the original notice and, subject to the Act, any Shareholder Representatives (represented in person or by proxy or alternate proxy) present at that meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business set out in the original notice in respect of that meeting. (c) Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all matters or questions requiring action or decision of the Shareholders, including at a meeting of the Shareholder’s Board, shall be determined by Regular Vote provided that the following matters shall only be determined by Extraordinary Vote: (i) a decision to amend, alter, vary, add to or repeal the Mandate, Articles or By-laws, except where the proposal to amend the Mandate is to change the provision as set out in Section 2.1(e) dealing with the funding mechanism the approval level is the unanimous consent of all shareholder representatives present at the meeting or in writing before such proposal can be implemented; (ii) a decision to renew, rebid, materially amend or terminate the Master Contract; (iii) the provision by the Corporation of any financial assistance, by means of loan, guarantee or otherwise, to any Shareholder, director or employee of the Corporation or to any person or entity related (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) to such Shareholder, director or employee; (iv) the entering into of any amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation, merger, reorganization or continuation, statutory or otherwise, or take steps to dissolve, wind-up or otherwise commence proceedings to terminate its existence, or enter into any other transaction or scheme outside the ordinary course of its business; (v) a decision to declare or pay any dividends or make any other distributions on the Common Shares; (vi) the approval of the...
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Quorum and Approval by Shareholder’s Board. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the quorum for all meetings of the Shareholders= Board shall consist of the presence, in person or by proxy, of Shareholder=s Representatives who, in total, are entitled to cast 40% of the votes entitled to be cast at meetings of the Shareholders= Board and who include Shareholder=s Representative of at least two ILECs and two CLECs or Potential CLECs. (b) All matters or questions requiring action or decision at a meeting of the Shareholders= Board must be passed by Unanimous Vote, and confirmed by Shareholders= Approval of all Shareholders whose Shareholder=s Representatives have participated in the Unanimous Vote, to be effective. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Shareholder=s Representative shall not be considered for the application of the requirements of quorum for a meeting of the Shareholders= Board and shall not be entitled to vote at a meeting of the Shareholders= Board: (i) if, in the reasonable opinion of the remaining Shareholders, the Shareholder which such Shareholder=s Representative represents is a Defaulting Shareholder for the purposes of Article 9 hereof; (ii) if the Shareholder or the Shareholder=s Representative has an interest in the matter which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 120 of the Act; or (iii) if the Shareholder is an Ineligible Potential CLEC. (d) In respect of any matter requiring Shareholders= Approval, a Shareholder shall not be entitled to vote if the Shareholder is an Ineligible Potential CLEC or if, in the reasonable opinion of the remaining Shareholders, the Shareholder is a Defaulting Shareholder for the purposes of Article 9 hereof. For greater certainty, a Shareholder shall be entitled to vote in respect of any matter requiring Shareholders= Approval even though the Shareholder=s Representative of the Shareholder is not entitled to vote in respect of that matter pursuant to Paragraph 3.8(c)(ii).
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Related to Quorum and Approval by Shareholder’s Board

  • Company Shareholder Approval The Company Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.

  • Shareholders' Approval If required by applicable law in order to consummate the Merger: (a) The Company shall, at the direction of Buyer, cause a meeting of its shareholders (the "Company Shareholders' Meeting") to be duly called and held as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer (which shall include acceptance for payment of and payment for all Common Shares duly tendered) for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger (the "Company Shareholder Approval"). The Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable law and the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to duly call, give notice of, and convene the Company Shareholders' Meeting. (b) The Company shall, at the direction of Buyer, solicit from holders of Common Shares entitled to vote at the Company Shareholders' Meeting proxies in favor of the Company Shareholder Approval and shall take all other action necessary or, in the judgment of Buyer, helpful to secure the vote or consent of such holders required by the DGCL or this Agreement to effect the Merger. (c) The Company shall, at the direction of Buyer, as promptly as practicable following the consummation of the Offer prepare and file, a proxy or information statement relating to Company Shareholders' Meeting (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the "Proxy Statement") with the SEC and will use all commercially reasonable efforts to respond to the comments of the SEC and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's shareholders at the earliest practical time. The Company will notify Buyer promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information

  • Stockholders Approval (a) The Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws and the Organizational Documents of the Company to duly give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, to be held as promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance of the Joint Proxy Statement by the SEC and the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (and in any event will use reasonable best efforts to convene such meeting within 45 days thereof). Except as permitted by Section 6.3, the Company Board shall recommend that the stockholders of the Company approve and adopt this Agreement at the Company Stockholders Meeting and the Company Board shall solicit from stockholders of the Company proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, and the Joint Proxy Statement shall include the Company Board Recommendation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company (i) shall be required to adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any legally required supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement is provided to the Company’s stockholders or (B) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct business at such Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) may adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval; provided, however, that unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be adjourned or postponed to a date that is more than 15 Business Days after the date for which the meeting was previously scheduled (it being understood that such Company Stockholders Meeting shall be adjourned or postponed every time the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) exist, and such Company Stockholders Meeting may be adjourned or postponed every time the circumstances described in the foregoing clause (ii) exist); and provided further that the Company Stockholders Meeting shall not be adjourned or postponed to a date on or after three Business Days prior to the Outside Date. The Company shall promptly provide Parent with all voting tabulation reports relating to the Company Stockholders Meeting that have been prepared by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, proxy solicitor or other Representative, and shall otherwise keep Parent reasonably informed regarding the status of the solicitation and any material oral or written communications from or to the Company’s stockholders with respect thereto. Unless there has been a Company Change of Recommendation in accordance with Section 6.3, the Parties agree to cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to defend against any efforts by any of the Company’s stockholders or any other Person to prevent the Company Stockholder Approval from being obtained. Once the Company has established a record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall not change such record date or establish a different record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless required to do so by applicable Law or its Organizational Documents or in connection with a postponement or adjournment permitted hereunder. Without the prior written consent of Parent or as required by applicable Law, the Company shall not call any meeting of the stockholders of the Company other than the Company Stockholders Meeting. (b) Parent shall take all action necessary in accordance with applicable Laws and the Organizational Documents of Parent to duly give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, to be held as promptly as reasonably practicable following the clearance of the Joint Proxy Statement by the SEC and the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC (and in any event will use reasonable best efforts to convene such meeting within 45 days thereof). Except as permitted by Section 6.4, the Parent Board shall recommend that the stockholders of Parent approve the Parent Stock Issuance and the Parent Board shall solicit from stockholders of Parent proxies in favor of the Parent Stock Issuance, and the Joint Proxy Statement shall include the Parent Board Recommendation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent (i) shall be required to adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting (A) to the extent necessary to ensure that any legally required supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement is provided to the Parent’s stockholders or (B) if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Class B Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct business at such Parent Stockholders Meeting and (ii) may adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting if, as of the time for which the Parent Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Class B Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to obtain the Parent Stockholder Approval; provided, however, that unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties, the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be adjourned or postponed to a date that is more than 15 Business Days after the date for which the meeting was previously scheduled (it being understood that such Parent Stockholders Meeting shall be adjourned or postponed every time the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (i)(A) and (i)(B) exist, and such Parent Stockholders Meeting may be adjourned or postponed every time the circumstances described in the foregoing clause (ii) exist); and provided further that the Parent Stockholders Meeting shall not be adjourned or postponed to a date on or after three Business Days prior to the Outside Date. Parent shall promptly provide the Company with all voting tabulation reports relating to the Parent Stockholders Meeting that have been prepared by Parent or Parent’s transfer agent, proxy solicitor or other Representative, and shall otherwise keep the Company reasonably informed regarding the status of the solicitation and any material oral or written communications from or to Parent’s stockholders with respect thereto. Unless there has been a Parent Change of Recommendation in accordance with Section 6.4, the Parties agree to cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to defend against any efforts by any of the Parent’s stockholders or any other Person to prevent the Parent Stockholder Approval from being obtained. Once Parent has established a record date for the Parent Stockholders Meeting, Parent shall not change such record date or establish a different record date for the Parent Stockholders Meeting without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless required to do so by applicable Law or its Organizational Documents or in connection with a postponement or adjournment permitted hereunder. (c) The Parties shall cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to set the record dates for and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting and the Parent Stockholders Meeting, as applicable, on the same day and at approximately the same time. (d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VIII, each of the Company and Parent agrees that its obligations to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting and the Parent Stockholders Meeting, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall not be affected by the making of a Company Change of Recommendation or a Parent Change of Recommendation, as applicable, and its obligations pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall not be affected by the commencement, announcement, disclosure, or communication to the Company or Parent, as applicable, of any Company Competing Proposal or Parent Competing Proposal or other proposal (including, with respect to the Company, a Company Superior Proposal) or the occurrence or disclosure of any Company Intervening Event or Parent Intervening Event. (e) Immediately after the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall duly approve and adopt this Agreement in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub in accordance with applicable Law and the Organizational Documents of Merger Sub and deliver to the Company evidence of its vote or action by written consent so approving and adopting this Agreement.

  • Company Shareholders Meeting (a) The Company shall take all action necessary under all applicable Legal Requirements to call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the holders of Company Common Stock to consider, act upon and vote upon the approval of this Agreement and of the Merger (the "Company Shareholders' Meeting"). The Company Shareholders' Meeting will be held as promptly as practicable and in any event within 45 days after the Form S-4 Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act. The Company shall ensure that the Company Shareholders' Meeting is called, noticed, convened, held and conducted, and that all proxies solicited in connection with the Company Shareholders' Meeting are solicited, in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements. The Company's obligation to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with this Section 5.2(a) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the withdrawal, amendment or modification of the recommendation of the board of directors of the Company with respect to the Merger, except as is required by applicable law. (b) Subject to Section 5.2(c): (i) the board of directors of the Company shall unanimously recommend that the Company's shareholders vote in favor of and approve this Agreement and the Merger at the Company Shareholders' Meeting; (ii) the Joint Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the board of directors of the Company has unanimously recommended that the Company's shareholders vote in favor of and approve this Agreement and the Merger at the Company Shareholders' Meeting; and (iii) neither the board of directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or resolve to withdraw, amend or modify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the unanimous recommendation of the board of directors of the Company that the Company's shareholders vote in favor of and approve this Agreement and the Merger. For purposes of this Agreement, said recommendation of the board of directors of the Company shall be deemed to have been modified in a manner adverse to Parent if said recommendation shall no longer be unanimous. (c) Nothing in Section 5.2(b) shall prevent the board of directors of the Company from withdrawing, amending or modifying its unanimous recommendation in favor of the Merger at any time prior to the approval of this Agreement by the Required Company Shareholder Vote if (i) a Superior Offer is made to the Company and is not withdrawn, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Representatives shall have violated any of the restrictions set forth in Section 4.4, and (iii) the board of directors of the Company concludes in good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, including discussion of applicable legal standards

  • Approval of Shareholders The Trust will call a special meeting of the Acquired Fund Shareholders to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other appropriate action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.

  • Shareholder Consent The execution, delivery and performance of the Articles Amendment shall have received the Shareholder Approval.

  • Shareholder Vote The issuance of shares of Common Stock with respect to the applicable Closing, if any, shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

  • No Shareholder Approval Seller hereby agrees that from the Closing Date ----------------------- until the issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Debentures, Seller will not take any action which would require Seller to seek shareholder approval of such issuance.

  • Company Stockholder Approval The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

  • Approval of Stockholders If an option is granted by this Agreement prior to approval of the stockholders of the Plan, the option granted shall be null and void unless stockholder approval is obtained within twelve months after the Plan was adopted.

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