Vacancies and Removal. (a) For so long as (i) the Founders Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, (ii) the Crescera Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, or (iii) the Inovabra Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, then each such Party whose Group holds at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding shall have the exclusive right to (1) request the removal from the Board of the Founders Directors, Crescera Director or Inovabra Director, as the case may be, whom it had originally nominated to the Board, and (2) appoint or nominate for appointment or election to the Board a Director to fill the vacancy resulting from such removal or any other vacancies created by reason of death or resignation of any then-serving Founders Director, Crescera Director or Inovabra Director, as the case may be, whom it had originally nominated to the Board. The Parties shall take all Necessary Action to cause (1) any such removal of any such Founders Director, Crescera Director or Inovabra Director, as the case may be, from the Board, and (2) any such vacancies on the Board to be filled by replacement Directors nominated by each such nominating Party whose Group holds at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable. (b) The Sponsor shall have the exclusive right to (1) request the removal from the Board of the Sponsor Director whom it had originally nominated to the Board and (2) appoint or nominate for election to the Board a Director to fill the vacancy of such removal or any other vacancies created by reason of death or resignation of any then-serving Sponsor Director whom it had originally nominated to the Board. The Parties shall take all Necessary Action to cause (1) the removal of any such Sponsor Director from the Board, and (2) any such vacancy to be filled by a replacement Sponsor Director nominated by the Sponsor, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Alpha Capital Acquisition Co), Business Combination Agreement (Alpha Capital Holdco Co), Business Combination Agreement (Alpha Capital Acquisition Co)
Vacancies and Removal. (a) For so long Except as (i) provided for in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, and to the Founders Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%extent not inconsistent with Section 141(k) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, (ii) the Crescera Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) General Corporation Law of the Shares then issued State of Delaware and outstanding, or the Company’s Governing Documents: (iiia) the Inovabra Group holds a number of Shares representing at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, then each such Party whose Group holds at least seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the Shares then issued and outstanding Stockholder shall have the exclusive right to (1instruct that its respective nominated director(s) request the removal be removed from the Board of the Founders Directors, Crescera Director or Inovabra Director, as the case may be, whom it had originally nominated to the Board, and (2) appoint or nominate for appointment or election to the Board a Director to fill the vacancy resulting from such removal or any other vacancies created by reason of death or resignation of any then-serving Founders Director, Crescera Director or Inovabra Director, as the case may be, whom it had originally nominated to the Board. The Parties and each Stockholder shall take all Necessary Action to cause (1) any such the removal of any of the directors nominated by a Stockholder at the instruction of such Founders DirectorStockholder; and (b) each Stockholder shall have the exclusive right to nominate for appointment or nomination by the Board candidates to fill vacancies created by reason of death, Crescera Director removal or Inovabra Directorresignation of the applicable SB Investor Nominee or Stockholder Nominee, as the case may be, from the Boardapplicable, and (2) the Board and the Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause any such vacancies on the Board to be filled by replacement Directors candidates nominated by each such nominating Party whose Group holds at least seven and one-half percent the applicable stockholder (7.5%consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement) of the Shares then issued and outstanding, in each case, as promptly as reasonably practicable.
(b) The Sponsor shall have Notwithstanding Section 2.7, at any time that the exclusive right to (1) request voting restrictions set forth in Article V, Part A, Section 7 of the removal from Charter remain in effect, if a vacancy on the Board arises by reason of the Sponsor Director whom it had originally death, removal or resignation of a director (x) who was not nominated by any of the Stockholders pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 or (y) pursuant to the first sentence of Section 2.4(b), then a committee of the Board shall be created consisting of all of the directors other than any directors designated by the SB Investor or the VF Investor, and any such vacancy shall be filled as promptly as practicable by a majority vote of such committee.
(c) To the extent not inconsistent with Section 141(k) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Company’s Governing Documents, in the event the director initially identified in Section 2.1(g) is no longer then-serving as a director by reason of death, removal, resignation or otherwise, the Board and (2) appoint or nominate for election to the Board a Director to fill the vacancy of such removal or any other vacancies created by reason of death or resignation of any then-serving Sponsor Director whom it had originally nominated to the Board. The Parties Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause (1) the removal of any such Sponsor Director from the Board, and (2) any such vacancy to be filled by a replacement Sponsor Director candidate approved and nominated by the SponsorStockholders based on a majority vote of shares of Common Stock held by the Stockholders; provided, however, that if at such time the voting restrictions set forth in each caseArticle V, Part A, Section 7 of the Charter remain in effect, then the shares held by the SB Investor shall remain subject to such provision of the Charter (i.e., SB Investor and VF Investor, together, cannot exercise more than 49.9% voting power in such approval and nomination).
(d) If upon any event or for any reason, the directors designated by the SB Investor and the VF Investor would comprise more than half of the directors then in office, then, effective immediately prior to such event (a “Resignation Event”), a sufficient number of the SB Investor designated directors shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board so that the directors designated by the SB Investor and the VF Investor would not comprise more than half of the directors then in office. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.8(d) shall not be interpreted as promptly as reasonably practicablerestricting any of the SB Investor’s or the VF Investor’s rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.2, Section 2.3 and Section 2.8(a).
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (WeWork Inc.), Stockholders Agreement (BowX Acquisition Corp.)