RMT Partner Governance Matters. (a) At the Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall consist of 13 directors, which shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Prior to the Effective Time, subject to Section 8.8, Remainco and RMT Partner shall each designate directors such that, at the Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall be comprised of: (i) the Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner as of immediately after the Effective Time (the “CEO Designee”); (ii) seven directors designated by Remainco (the “Remainco Designees”); and (iii) five directors designated by the RMT Partner Board (each of such directors and the CEO Designee, collectively, the “RMT Partner Designees”). The Chairperson of the RMT Partner Board shall be one of the Remainco Designees. (b) The Class I directors shall initially include two Remainco Designees and two RMT Partner Designees. The Class II directors shall initially include two Remainco Designees and two RMT Partner Designees. The Class III directors shall initially include three Remainco Designees, of which one shall be the Chairperson of the RMT Partner Board, and two RMT Partner Designees. The initial term of the Class I directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s first annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class II directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s second annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class III directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s third annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Merger. As of the expiration of the initial term of each of Class I, Class II and Class III, RMT Partner directors shall be elected for a one-year term expiring immediately following each RMT Partner annual meeting of stockholders. (c) At the Effective Time, the individual set forth in Section 2.8(c) of the Spinco Disclosure Letter shall be appointed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner. From the date of this Agreement, Remainco and RMT Partner shall cooperate and consult in good faith to appoint such other senior executive officers as mutually agreed between Remainco and RMT Partner and determine such senior executive officers’ initial roles, titles and responsibilities. From the Effective Time, such officers shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with their respective employment agreements and the Organizational Documents of RMT Partner, as applicable.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (At&t Inc.), Merger Agreement (Discovery, Inc.)
RMT Partner Governance Matters. (a) At the Second Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall consist of 13 nine (9) directors, which shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Prior to the Second Effective Time, subject to Section 8.8, Remainco and RMT Partner shall each designate directors such that, at the Second Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall be comprised of: (i) the Chief Executive Officer individual set forth on Section 2.8(a) of RMT Partner as of immediately after the Effective Time Spinco Disclosure Letter (the “CEO Designee”); , (ii) seven five (5) directors designated by Remainco who are not at the Second Effective Time also serving as employees of Remainco or as directors on the Remainco Board (collectively, the “Remainco Designees”); and (iii) five three (3) directors designated by the RMT Partner Board (each of such directors and the CEO Designee, collectively, the “RMT Partner Designees”). The Chairperson of the RMT Partner Board shall be one of the Remainco RMT Partner Designees.
(b) The Class I directors shall initially include two If, prior to the Second Effective Time, (i) a Remainco Designees and two Designee is unable or unwilling to serve on the RMT Partner Designees. The Class II directors Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then Remainco shall initially include two Remainco Designees and two be entitled to designate another person to serve in such person’s place, subject to the consent of RMT Partner Designees. The Class III directors shall initially include three Remainco Designees(not to be unreasonably withheld, of which one shall be the Chairperson conditioned or delayed) unless such successor designee is an independent member of the RMT Partner BoardBoard as of the date hereof, and two or (ii) a RMT Partner Designees. Designee is unable or unwilling to serve on the RMT Partner Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then the RMT Partner Board shall be entitled to designate another person to serve in such person’s place, subject to the consent of Remainco (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless such successor designee is an independent member of the Remainco Board as of the date hereof.
(c) The initial term of the Class I directors Remainco Designees and RMT Partner Designees shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s first annual meeting of stockholders following shareholders that occurs after the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class II directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s second annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class III directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s third annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the MergerSecond Effective Time. As of the expiration of such initial term, each member of the initial term of each of Class I, Class II and Class III, RMT Partner directors Board shall thereafter be elected for a one-year one (1)-year term expiring immediately following each RMT Partner Partner’s annual meeting of stockholdersshareholders. TABLE OF CONTENTS
(d) At least two (2) of the Remainco Designees and one (1) of the RMT Partner Designees shall be eligible to serve on the audit committee of the RMT Partner Board under the applicable requirements of the SEC and NYSE.
(ce) Until the second (2nd) annual meeting of RMT Partner’s shareholders that occurs after the Second Effective Time, (i) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Remainco Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Remainco Designees then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Remainco Designee (any such replacement, a “Continuing Remainco Designee”), and (ii) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Continuing Remainco Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Remainco Designees and/or Continuing Remainco Designees, as applicable, then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Remainco Designee and/or Continuing Remainco Designee, as applicable; provided, that any such appointment shall be made in accordance with applicable law and the rules of NYSE (or other national securities exchange on which RMT Partner’s securities are listed at the relevant time).
(f) Until the second annual meeting of RMT Partner’s shareholders that occurs after the Second Effective Time, (i) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any RMT Partner Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining RMT Partner Designees then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining RMT Partner Designee (any such replacement, a “Continuing RMT Partner Designee”), and (ii) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Continuing RMT Partner Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining RMT Partner Designees and/or Continuing RMT Partner Designees, as applicable, then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining RMT Partner Designee and/or Continuing RMT Partner Designee, as applicable; provided, that any such appointment shall be made in accordance with applicable law and the rules of NYSE (or other national securities exchange on which RMT Partner’s securities are listed at the relevant time).
(g) The RMT Partner Board shall take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that at least one (1) RMT Partner Designee or Continuing RMT Partner Designee, as applicable, is appointed to serve on each committee of the RMT Partner Board, subject to the applicable independence requirements.
(h) At the Second Effective Time, the individual set forth in Section 2.8(c) of the Spinco Disclosure Letter CEO Designee shall be appointed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner. If, prior the Second Effective Time, the individual identifed as CEO Designee is unable or unwilling to serve as Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner or as a member of the RMT Partner Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then Remainco and RMT Partner shall cooperate and consult in good faith to designate a replacement CEO Designee. From the date of this Agreement, Remainco and RMT Partner shall cooperate and consult in good faith to appoint such other senior executive officers as mutually agreed between Remainco and RMT Partner and determine such senior executive officers’ initial roles, titles and responsibilities. From the Second Effective Time, such officers shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with their respective employment agreements and the Organizational Documents of RMT Partner, as applicable.
(i) As of the Second Effective Time, RMT Partner shall have its headquarters located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(j) As of the Second Effective Time, RMT Partner shall have changed the name and the NYSE ticker symbol of RMT Partner to such new name and ticker symbol designated in writing by Remainco to RMT Partner prior to the Closing, provided that such designation shall be made by Remainco following a good faith consultation with RMT Partner.
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RMT Partner Governance Matters. (a) At the Second Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall consist of 13 nine (9) directors, which shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Prior to the Second Effective Time, subject to Section 8.8, Remainco and RMT Partner shall each designate directors such that, at the Second Effective Time, the RMT Partner Board shall be comprised of: (i) the Chief Executive Officer individual set forth on Section 2.8(a) of RMT Partner as of immediately after the Effective Time Spinco Disclosure Letter (the “CEO Designee”); , (ii) seven five (5) directors designated by Xxxxxxxx who are not at the Second Effective Time also serving as employees of Remainco or as directors on the Remainco Board (collectively, the “Remainco Designees”); and (iii) five three (3) directors designated by the RMT Partner Board (each of such directors and the CEO Designee, collectively, the “RMT Partner Designees”). The Chairperson of the RMT Partner Board shall be one of the Remainco RMT Partner Designees.
(b) The Class I directors shall initially include two If, prior to the Second Effective Time, (i) a Remainco Designees and two Designee is unable or unwilling to serve on the RMT Partner Designees. The Class II directors Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then Xxxxxxxx shall initially include two Remainco Designees and two be entitled to designate another person to serve in such person’s place, subject to the consent of RMT Partner Designees. The Class III directors shall initially include three Remainco Designees(not to be unreasonably withheld, of which one shall be the Chairperson conditioned or delayed) unless such successor designee is an independent member of the RMT Partner BoardBoard as of the date hereof, and two or (ii) a RMT Partner Designees. Designee is unable or unwilling to serve on the RMT Partner Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then the RMT Partner Board shall be entitled to designate another person to serve in such person’s place, subject to the consent of Remainco (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless such successor designee is an independent member of the Remainco Board as of the date hereof.
(c) The initial term of the Class I directors Remainco Designees and RMT Partner Designees shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s first annual meeting of stockholders following shareholders that occurs after the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class II directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s second annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the Merger. The initial term of the Class III directors shall expire immediately following RMT Partner’s third annual meeting of stockholders following the consummation of the MergerSecond Effective Time. As of the expiration of such initial term, each member of the initial term of each of Class I, Class II and Class III, RMT Partner directors Board shall thereafter be elected for a one-year one (1)-year term expiring immediately following each RMT Partner Partner’s annual meeting of stockholdersshareholders.
(cd) At least two (2) of the Remainco Designees and one (1) of the RMT Partner Designees shall be eligible to serve on the audit committee of the RMT Partner Board under the applicable requirements of the SEC and NYSE.
(e) Until the second (2nd) annual meeting of RMT Partner’s shareholders that occurs after the Second Effective Time, (i) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Remainco Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Remainco Designees then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Remainco Designee (any such replacement, a “Continuing Remainco Designee”), and (ii) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Continuing Remainco Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Remainco Designees and/or Continuing Remainco Designees, as applicable, then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Remainco Designee and/or Continuing Remainco Designee, as applicable; provided, that any such appointment shall be made in accordance with applicable law and the rules of NYSE (or other national securities exchange on which RMT Partner’s securities are listed at the relevant time).
(f) Until the second annual meeting of RMT Partner’s shareholders that occurs after the Second Effective Time, (i) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any RMT Partner Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining RMT Partner Designees then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining RMT Partner Designee (any such replacement, a “Continuing RMT Partner Designee”), and (ii) if there is a vacancy created by the illness, death, resignation, retirement or removal of any Continuing RMT Partner Designee, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining RMT Partner Designees and/or Continuing RMT Partner Designees, as applicable, then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining RMT Partner Designee and/or Continuing RMT Partner Designee, as applicable; provided, that any such appointment shall be made in accordance with applicable law and the rules of NYSE (or other national securities exchange on which RMT Partner’s securities are listed at the relevant time).
(g) The RMT Partner Board shall take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that at least one (1) RMT Partner Designee or Continuing RMT Partner Designee, as applicable, is appointed to serve on each committee of the RMT Partner Board, subject to the applicable independence requirements.
(h) At the Second Effective Time, the individual set forth in Section 2.8(c) of the Spinco Disclosure Letter CEO Designee shall be appointed to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner. If, prior the Second Effective Time, the individual identifed as CEO Designee is unable or unwilling to serve as Chief Executive Officer of RMT Partner or as a member of the RMT Partner Board as a result of illness, death, resignation, retirement or any other reason, then Remainco and RMT Partner shall cooperate and consult in good faith to designate a replacement CEO Designee. From the date of this Agreement, Remainco and RMT Partner shall cooperate and consult in good faith to appoint such other senior executive officers as mutually agreed between Remainco and RMT Partner and determine such senior executive officers’ initial roles, titles and responsibilities. From the Second Effective Time, such officers shall hold office until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with their respective employment agreements and the Organizational Documents of RMT Partner, as applicable.
(i) As of the Second Effective Time, RMT Partner shall have its headquarters located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(j) As of the Second Effective Time, RMT Partner shall have changed the name and the NYSE ticker symbol of RMT Partner to such new name and ticker symbol designated in writing by Remainco to RMT Partner prior to the Closing, provided that such designation shall be made by Remainco following a good faith consultation with RMT Partner.
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Samples: RMT Transaction Agreement (Berry Global Group, Inc.)