Removal; Replacement; Vacancies. No Voting Investor shall cast any vote to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual meeting or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, to remove any member of the Board elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (other than clause (f) thereof) except for cause or with respect to (i) any Significant Investor Director, upon the express written instructions of the Significant Investor(s) that designated such director in accordance with Section 2.1.2 and (ii) (A) any director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) and (B) any Significant Investor Director elected by the Board with Requisite Board Approval pursuant to Section 2.1.2(d) or (e), upon the express written instructions of the Board with Requisite Board Approval (each of the Significant Investor(s) designating a director pursuant to Section 2.1.2 and the Board with Requisite Board Approval designating the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) shall be referred to herein as a “Designating Party”). If, following election to the Board, any member of the Board elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (other than clause (f) thereof) resigns, is removed in accordance with this Section 2.1.3, or is unable to serve for any reason prior to the expiration of his or her term as a director, then the applicable Designating Party may designate a replacement. If the applicable Designating Party does not designate a replacement, then the Voting Investors shall cause the relevant directorship to be vacant. The Company shall take all actions as and when reasonably requested by a Designating Party, and each Voting Investor hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in each case so as to (i) cause the election to the Board of any person designated as a replacement Significant Investor Director or as a replacement to the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) in accordance with this Section 2.1.3 and (ii) cause the removal of a Significant Investor Director or the removal of the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) upon the express written instructions of the applicable Designating Party to remove such Significant Investor Director or director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c). No Voting Investor shall cast any vote to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual meeting or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise to remove the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(f), except for cause, if such director continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the event that the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(f) no longer serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, each Voting Investor hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in each case so as to remove such person from the Board without cause and to appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as such director’s replacement.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P.), Stockholders Agreement (Stream Global Services, Inc.)
Removal; Replacement; Vacancies. No Voting Investor shall cast any vote to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual meeting or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, to remove any member of the Board elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (other than clause (f) thereof) except for cause or with respect to (i) any Significant Investor Director, upon the express written instructions of the Significant Investor(s) that designated such director in accordance with Section 2.1.2 and (ii) (A) any director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) or (g) and (B) any Significant Investor Director elected by the Board with Requisite Board Approval pursuant to Section 2.1.2(d) or (e), upon the express written instructions of the Board with Requisite Board Approval (each of the Significant Investor(s) designating a director pursuant to Section 2.1.2 and the Board with Requisite Board Approval designating the a director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) or (g) shall be referred to herein as a “Designating Party”). If, following election to the Board, any member of the Board elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (other than clause (f) thereof) resigns, is removed in accordance with this Section 2.1.3, or is unable to serve for any reason prior to the expiration of his or her term as a director, then the applicable Designating Party may designate a replacement. If the applicable Designating Party does not designate a replacement, then the Voting Investors shall cause the relevant directorship to be vacant. The Company shall take all actions as and when reasonably requested by a Designating Party, and each Voting Investor hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in each case so as to (i) cause the election to the Board of any person designated as a replacement Significant Investor Director or as a replacement to the a director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) or (g) in accordance with this Section 2.1.3 and (ii) cause the removal of a Significant Investor Director or the removal of the a director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) or (g) upon the express written instructions of the applicable Designating Party to remove such Significant Investor Director or director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(c) or (g). No Voting Investor shall cast any vote to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual meeting or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise to remove the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(f), except for cause, if such director continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the event that the director elected pursuant to Section 2.1.2(f) no longer serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, each Voting Investor hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Voting Investor is entitled in respect of the Shares, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, in each case so as to remove such person from the Board without cause and to appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as such director’s replacement.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P.), Shareholder Agreement (Stream Global Services, Inc.)