Additional Independent Director Clause Samples

The 'Additional Independent Director' clause establishes the right or requirement for a company to appoint one or more independent directors to its board, beyond those already mandated by law or existing agreements. Typically, this clause outlines the criteria for independence, the process for nomination and appointment, and the term of service for such directors. By ensuring the presence of directors who are not affiliated with major shareholders or management, the clause enhances board objectivity and oversight, thereby promoting good corporate governance and protecting the interests of minority shareholders.
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Additional Independent Director. Upon the Effective Date, the members of the Board shall appoint ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ to the Board.
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Additional Independent Director. ComVest and Medtronic shall jointly designate one addition director of the Company who shall be an "independent director" in accordance with the requirements of the Amex, and who shall have experience in the Company's industry; provided that such designation shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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Additional Independent Director. (i) As promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, but in any event no later than forty-five (45) days from the date of this Agreement, the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall cooperate in good faith to agree upon one (1) additional director (the “Second Director” and, together with the First Director, the “Newly Appointed Directors” and each, a “Newly Appointed Director”) to serve as a Class III director, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof, the “2021 Annual Meeting”). The Second Director shall be selected from a list of candidates prepared by the Company, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall provide input by suggesting names of individuals for consideration as candidates (the “Second Director Process”). Upon selection of the Second Director, the Board shall increase the size of the Board at that time by one (1) director and take all action necessary to appoint the Second Director to the Board to serve as a Class III director. (ii) The Board will nominate the Second Director for election to the Board at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting with a term expiring at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof). (iii) The Board will determine the Second Director’s “independence” under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the SEC rules and regulations and the guidelines of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and in accordance with its customary and generally applicable procedures for evaluating director candidates.
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Additional Independent Director. As of October 1, 2015, the members of the Board appointed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ to the Board. (d) Governance Standards. The nomination, appointment and election of any Restricted Stockholder Director or of any additional directors shall be subject to all legal requirements and the Company’s governance standards regarding service as a director of the Company and to the approval of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee of the Board. 2.2
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Additional Independent Director. Within one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing, the Company will take such actions as are necessary to increase the authorized number of directors to five (5) and to elect or appoint an independent director to occupy such fifth seat, with such independent director to be mutually agreeable to (i) a majority of the then current directors and (ii) the holders of a majority of the Company's then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock. Any subsequent director occupying such directorship shall be an independent director mutually agreeable to the parties set forth in such clauses (i) and (ii).
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Additional Independent Director. After the conclusion of the 2020 Annual Meeting, the following process will apply for the purpose of appointing one new director to the Board (the “Additional Independent Director”) by July 31, 2020 by adding a director or by filling a vacancy created by any member of the Board being unable or ceasing to serve on the Board due to death, disability or resignation: (a) Impala shall be entitled to submit on a private basis to the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”) up to two individuals to serve as the Additional Independent Director, each of whom must meet the Minimum Criteria (as defined below), and the Nominating Committee shall be entitled to submit to Impala up to two individuals to serve as the Additional Independent Director, each of whom must meet the Minimum Criteria. Each party shall share with the other the written background materials it has regarding the candidates it is submitting. (b) Impala shall, in good faith, consider and approve or deny (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) each candidate for the Additional Independent Director submitted by the Nominating Committee within ten Business Days. The Nominating Committee shall, in good faith and consistent with its fiduciary duties, consider and approve or deny each candidate for the Additional Independent Director submitted by Impala within ten Business Days after the Nominating Committee has satisfactorily completed its customary due diligence process (including its review of a 14834-9001-6440.3 questionnaire for directors and director nominees, a background check and interviews); provided that the commencement of such due diligence process shall not be unreasonably delayed. (c) If the process described in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) does not result in a candidate submitted by one party that is approved for appointment as the Additional Independent Director by the other party, then the process shall be repeated, except that each party shall be entitled to propose only one candidate in each instance, until a candidate submitted by one party is approved for appointment as the Additional Independent Director by the other party. (d) After the process described in Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) results in a candidate submitted by one party that is approved for appointment as the Additional Independent Director by the other party, the Board shall promptly appoint such candidate as the Additional Independ...
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Additional Independent Director. In addition to the Directors appointed under clause 3.2 and subject to ratification by a Super Majority Vote, the Directors may resolve to appoint from time to time, as and when appropriate, one further non-executive independent Director.
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  • Independent Directors As long as any Trust Obligation is outstanding, the Member shall cause the Company at all times to have at least two Independent Directors who will be appointed by the Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, the Independent Directors shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its respective creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 9(j)(iii). No resignation or removal of an Independent Director, and no appointment of a successor Independent Director, shall be effective until such successor (i) shall have accepted his or her appointment as an Independent Director by a written instrument, which may be a counterpart signature page to the Management Agreement, and (ii) shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement as required by Section 5(c). In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Director, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Director. All right, power and authority of the Independent Directors shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except as provided in the second sentence of this Section 10, in exercising their rights and performing their duties under this Agreement, any Independent Director shall have a fiduciary duty of loyalty and care similar to that of a director of a business corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. No Independent Director shall at any time serve as trustee in Bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.

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