Committees of the Board of Directors. (a) The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members one or more committees (in addition to those listed below), each of which shall be comprised of one or more of its members, and may designate one or more of its members as alternate members of any committee, who may, subject to any limitations by the Board of Directors, replace absent or disqualified members at any meeting of that committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in such resolution or in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board of Directors to the extent permitted by the NRS, including, without limitation, the power and authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a plan of merger pursuant to Section 78.125 of the NRS. Any such committee may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition to the above, such committee or committees shall have such other powers and limitations of authority as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any such committee and to fill vacancies in it. A majority of the number of members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business unless a greater number is required by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The act of the majority of the members of a committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee, unless the act of a greater number is required by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Each such committee may elect a chairman and appoint such subcommittees and assistants as it may deem necessary. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, meetings of any committee shall be conducted in accordance with Paragraphs 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and 7.3 hereof. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member. Any member of any such committee elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors w...
Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
Committees of the Board of Directors. (a) From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall, and each OEP Stockholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to, cause the Board of Directors to establish and maintain the following committees: (i) an Audit Committee, (ii) a Compensation Committee, (iii) a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and (iv) an Integration Committee (it being understood that the Integration Committee will only be maintained for such period of time as may be determined by the Board of Directors). The Board of Directors may also establish and maintain any other committee as the Board of Directors shall determine in its discretion.
(b) For as long as an Investor Designee meets the criteria of Section 2.1(c)(ii) as an Independent Director, such Investor Designee will be eligible to be appointed and remain on all committees established by the Board of Directors, including the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Integration Committee (if then in existence) and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Investor Designee on the Integration Committee need not be an Independent Director.
(c) For as long as the OEP Stockholders (i) have the right to designate at least one (1) Director under Section 2.1(a)(ii), and (ii) designate at least one (1) Director who is an Independent Director:
(i) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be comprised of three (3) Independent Directors (A) who are selected by a majority of the Independent Directors then serving on the Board of Directors, (B) at least two (2) of whom are not Investor Designees, and (C) one (1) of whom who is an Investor Designee.
(ii) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall determine the size and membership of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and any committee of the Board of Directors established to consider any transaction between any OEP Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, provided that such determination shall be subject in all cases to (A) the Company’s obligation to comply with any applicable independence requirements under the Nasdaq Rules and SEC rules (and in the case of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with such Investor Designees otherwise being Independent Directors) and compliance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to have a...
Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to submitting any actions to the stockholders which require stockholder approval (other than the election or removal of directors), amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, amending these Bylaws; and, unless the resolution or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of capital stock. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Unless the Board of Directors or the applicable committee charter provides otherwise, at all meetings of such committee, a majority of the then authorized members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members of the committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the subsequent withdrawal or departure of directors to leave less than a quorum. Unless the Board of Directors or the committee charter provides otherwise and subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules and procedures for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules and procedures each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to this Article III.
Committees of the Board of Directors. Each Stockholder agrees, if requested by the Founding Stockholders, to take all such actions under the Charter and the Company’s bylaws to provide that the Board of Directors will establish (a) a Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) (which shall be charged with the fullest authority over the granting of stock options and senior management compensation), (b) an Audit Committee (which shall be charged with reviewing the Company’s financial statements and accounting practices) and (c) such other committees as the Board of Directors shall deem necessary or convenient from time to time. Each Stockholder agrees to take all such actions under the Charter and the Company’s bylaws to provide that the Board of Directors will ensure that each such committee shall consist of one or more Directors.
Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by resolutions adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may create from among its members one or more committees and shall appoint the members thereof. Each such committee must have two or more members, who shall be directors and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Each committee of the Board of Directors may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors to the extent provided in its enabling resolution and any pertinent subsequent resolutions adopted in like manner, provided that the authority of each such committee shall be subject to applicable law. Each committee of the Board of Directors shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and shall report to the Board of Directors when requested to do so.
Committees of the Board of Directors. A four-member Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”), for which the Chairman shall initially be Dr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, and a four-member Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors shall be established and maintained at all times after the date hereof, the membership of such committees to be agreed to by the Board of Directors; provided that no member of the Compensation Committee or Audit Committee shall be an employee of the Company and provided that the Intersouth Director (as defined below) shall be a member of the Compensation Committee and the Venrock Director (as defined below) shall be a member of the Compensation Committee and shall initially be the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Chief Executive Officer or interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Compensation Committee in a nonvoting capacity; provided, however, that such officer may be excluded from any meeting, or portion thereof, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will, among other things, be responsible for and have discretion concerning all compensation decisions and decisions concerning the issuance of stock options or other equity awards, including without limitation the vesting of stock options or other equity awards. The senior financial officer of the Company shall be entitled to attend meetings of the Audit Committee in a nonvoting capacity; provided, however, that such officer may be excluded from any meeting, or portion thereof, at the discretion of the Audit Committee. At least one of the directors selected by the Investors pursuant to Section 5(b) below shall be included as a member of each other committee of the Board of Directors currently existing or hereafter established by the Board of Directors, whether or not described in this section.
Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member. Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law. Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings; one-third of the members shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. No committee shall have the power or authority in reference to any of the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) altering, amending or repealing any Bylaw, or adopting any new Bylaw.
Committees of the Board of Directors. For so long as the Conversant Investor holds the right to designate at least one Conversant Board Representative, the Conversant Investor shall have the right to designate one (1) member of each committee of the Board of Directors that may be established from the Board of Directors from time to time.
Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, by a vote of a majority of the whole Board, may from time to time designate committees of the Board, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any committee so designated may exercise the power and authority of the Board of Directors to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law 9 if the resolution which designates the committee or a supplemental resolution of the Board of Directors shall so provide. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
