Request for Record Date. (a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the board or as otherwise established under this Section 10.1 Any person seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the Secretary and delivered to the Corporation and signed by a stockholder of record, request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The written notice shall contain at a minimum the information set forth 1. Section 10.1(b). Following receipt of the notice, the board shall have five (5) business days to determine the validity of the request. Following the determination of the validity of the requested, the board may fix a record date for such purpose which shall be no more then five (5) business days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board and shall not precede the date such resolution is adopted. If the board fails within ten (10) business days after the Corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in Section 10.3 below unless prior action by the board is required under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution taking such prior action. (b) Any stockholder's notice required by this Section 10.1 shall describe the action that the stockholder proposes to take by consent. For each such proposal, the notice shall set forth (i) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Corporation), (ii) the reasons for soliciting consents for the proposal, (iii) any material interest in the proposal held by the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the action is to be taken, and (iv) any other information relating to the stockholder, the beneficial owner, or the proposal that would be required to be disclosed in filings in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent the proposed action by consent involves the election of directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to elect as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation and employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents for the election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, the notice shall set forth as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given (i) the name and address of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, as they appear on the Corporation's books, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, as to the stockholder giving the notice, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons regarding the proposed action by consent, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to (1) deliver a proxy statement and/or consent solicitation statement to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation's outstanding capital stock required to effect the action by consent either to solicit consents or to solicit proxies to execute consents, and/or (2) otherwise solicit proxies or consents from stockholders in support of the action to be taken by consent, and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents relating to the proposed action by consent pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Corporation may require the stockholder of record and/or beneficial owner requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the validity of the request for a record date.
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Samples: Standstill Agreement (Craig Corp), Standstill Agreement (Reading Entertainment Inc), Standstill Agreement (Citadel Holding Corp)
Request for Record Date. (a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the board of directors or as otherwise established under Section C of this Section 10.1 Article FIFTH. Any person stockholder seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation and delivered to the Corporation at its principal executive office and signed by stockholders of record at the time of the request with a stockholder combined Net Long Beneficial Ownership (as defined in the bylaws) of recordat least the Requisite Percentage (as defined in the bylaws) of voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on the matter and who have held a combined Net Long Beneficial Ownership of at least the Requisite Percentage of voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock continuously for at least 12 months preceding the date of the request and through the record date (the “Requisite Holding Period”), request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The written notice shall Such request must contain at a minimum the information set forth 1. in paragraph (ii) of Section 10.1(b)C of this Article FIFTH. Following receipt of the noticesuch request, the board shall have five of directors shall, by the later of (5a) business 20 days after the Corporation’s receipt of such request and (b) 5 days after delivery of any information requested by the Corporation to determine the validity of any such request or whether the request. Following the determination action to which such request relates may be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting, determine the validity of such request and whether such request relates to an action that may be taken by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section C of this Article FIFTH and applicable law and, if appropriate, adopt a resolution fixing the requested, the board may fix a record date for such purpose. The record date for such purpose which shall be no more then five (5) business than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors and shall not precede the date upon which such resolution is adopted. If (x) the request required by this paragraph (i) has been determined to be valid and to relate to an action that may be effected by written consent pursuant to Section C of this Article FIFTH and applicable law or (y) no such determination shall have been made by the date required by this paragraph (i), and in either event no record date has been fixed by the board fails within ten (10) business days after the Corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purposeof directors, the record date shall be the day first date on which a signed written consent relating to the first action taken or proposed to be taken by written consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in paragraph (vi) of Section 10.3 below unless C of this Article FIFTH; provided that if prior action by the board of directors is required under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law of DelawareLaw, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(b) Any stockholder's notice required by this Section 10.1 shall describe the action that the stockholder proposes to take by consent. For each such proposal, the notice shall set forth (i) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Corporation), (ii) the reasons for soliciting consents for the proposal, (iii) any material interest in the proposal held by the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the action is to be taken, and (iv) any other information relating to the stockholder, the beneficial owner, or the proposal that would be required to be disclosed in filings in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent the proposed action by consent involves the election of directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to elect as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation and employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents for the election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, the notice shall set forth as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given (i) the name and address of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, as they appear on the Corporation's books, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, as to the stockholder giving the notice, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons regarding the proposed action by consent, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to (1) deliver a proxy statement and/or consent solicitation statement to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation's outstanding capital stock required to effect the action by consent either to solicit consents or to solicit proxies to execute consents, and/or (2) otherwise solicit proxies or consents from stockholders in support of the action to be taken by consent, and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents relating to the proposed action by consent pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Corporation may require the stockholder of record and/or beneficial owner requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the validity of the request for a record date.
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Request for Record Date. (a) The record date for determining such stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the board Board of Directors or as otherwise established under this Section 10.1 2.9. Any person holder of common stock of the Corporation seeking to have the such stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the Secretary and Secretary, delivered to the this Corporation and signed by a stockholder the Requisite Percentage of record, stockholders of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The written notice shall must contain at a minimum the information set forth 1. in paragraph (c) of this Section 10.1(b)2.9. Following receipt delivery of the notice, the board shall have five Board shall, by the later of (5i) business 20 days after delivery of a valid request to set a record date and (ii) 5 days after delivery of any information required by the Corporation to determine the validity of the request. Following request for a record date or to determine whether the determination action to which the request relates may be effected by written consent under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.9, determine the validity of the requestedrequest and whether the request relates to an action that may be taken by written consent and, if appropriate, adopt a resolution fixing the board may fix a record date for such purpose. The record date for such purpose which shall be no more then five (5) business than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board Board and shall not precede the date such resolution is adopted. If a notice complying with the board fails within ten second and third sentences of this paragraph (10b) business days after has been duly delivered to the Corporation receives such notice to fix a Secretary but no record date for such purposehas been fixed by the Board by the date required by the preceding sentence, the record date shall be the day first date on which a signed written consent relating to the first action taken or proposed to be taken by written consent is delivered to the this Corporation in the manner matter described in paragraph (a) of this Section 10.3 below unless 2.9; provided that, if prior action by the board Board is required under the General Corporation Law provisions of DelawareDelaware law, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(b) Any stockholder's notice required by this Section 10.1 shall describe the action that the stockholder proposes to take by consent. For each such proposal, the notice shall set forth (i) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Corporation), (ii) the reasons for soliciting consents for the proposal, (iii) any material interest in the proposal held by the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the action is to be taken, and (iv) any other information relating to the stockholder, the beneficial owner, or the proposal that would be required to be disclosed in filings in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent the proposed action by consent involves the election of directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to elect as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation and employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents for the election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, the notice shall set forth as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given (i) the name and address of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, as they appear on the Corporation's books, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, as to the stockholder giving the notice, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons regarding the proposed action by consent, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to (1) deliver a proxy statement and/or consent solicitation statement to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation's outstanding capital stock required to effect the action by consent either to solicit consents or to solicit proxies to execute consents, and/or (2) otherwise solicit proxies or consents from stockholders in support of the action to be taken by consent, and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents relating to the proposed action by consent pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Corporation may require the stockholder of record and/or beneficial owner requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the validity of the request for a record date.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Starboard Value Acquisition Corp.)
Request for Record Date. (a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be as fixed by the board or as otherwise established under this Section 10.1 Any person seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent without a meeting shall, by written notice addressed to the Secretary and delivered to the Corporation and signed by a stockholder of record, request that a record date be fixed for such purpose. The written notice shall contain at a minimum the information set forth 1. in Section 10.1(b). Following receipt of the notice, the board shall have five (5) business days to determine the validity of the request. Following the determination of the validity of the requestedrequest, the board may fix a record date for such purpose which shall be no more then five (5) business days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board and shall not precede the date such resolution is adopted. If the board fails within ten (10) business days after the Corporation receives such notice to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in Section 10.3 below unless prior action by the board is required under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in which event the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(b) Any stockholder's notice required by this Section 10.1 shall describe the action that the stockholder proposes to take by consent. For each such proposal, the notice shall set forth (i) the text of the proposal (including the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to the bylaws of the Corporation), (ii) the reasons for soliciting consents for the proposal, (iii) any material interest in the proposal held by the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the action is to be taken, and (iv) any other information relating to the stockholder, the beneficial owner, or the proposal that would be required to be disclosed in filings in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent the proposed action by consent involves the election of directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to elect as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation and employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents for the election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition to the foregoing, the notice shall set forth as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the notice is given (i) the name and address of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, as they appear on the Corporation's books, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, as to the stockholder giving the notice, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons regarding the proposed action by consent, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to (1) deliver a proxy statement and/or consent solicitation statement to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation's outstanding capital stock required to effect the action by consent either to solicit consents or to solicit proxies to execute consents, and/or (2) otherwise solicit proxies or consents from stockholders in support of the action to be taken by consent, and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents relating to the proposed action by consent pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Corporation may require the stockholder of record and/or beneficial owner requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the validity of the request for a record date.
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Samples: Stock Purchase and Standstill Agreement (National Auto Credit Inc /De)