Voting; Proxies; Required Vote. (a) At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed in accordance with applicable law (but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period). In all matters presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present, other than the election of directors which shall be governed by Section 8 of this Article I, unless a different or minimum vote is required by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or any law or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, in which case such different or minimum vote shall be the applicable vote on the matter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in these Bylaws, the non-binding advisory vote, pursuant to Section 14A(a)(2) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as amended, with respect to the determination as to whether the advisory vote on executive compensation shall occur every one (1), two (2) or three (3) years, to the extent required, shall be decided by a plurality of the votes cast among three alternatives; provided that for purposes of any vote required pursuant to this sentence, neither abstentions nor broker non-votes shall count as votes cast.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Property Partners L.P.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (GGP Inc.)
Voting; Proxies; Required Vote. (a) At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by an instrument in accordance writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by such stockholder’s duly authorized attorney in fact and otherwise complying with applicable law requirements of the DGCL and any stock exchange(s) upon which the Voting Stock is then listed (but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period), and, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote registered in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation on the applicable record date fixed pursuant to these Bylaws. In Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present, other than the election of directors directors, which shall be governed by Section 8 of this Article I, unless a different or minimum vote is required by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or any law or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, in which case such different or minimum vote shall be the applicable vote on the matter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in of the voting power of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in these Bylaws, the non-binding advisory vote, pursuant to Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange ActAct of 1934, and as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as amendedthereunder (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to the determination as to whether the advisory vote on executive compensation shall occur every one (1), two (2) or three (3) years, to the extent required, years shall be decided by a plurality of the votes cast among three alternatives; provided that for purposes of any vote required pursuant to this sentence, neither abstentions nor broker non-votes shall count as votes cast.
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