Common use of Directors of Parent Clause in Contracts

Directors of Parent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all necessary corporate action so that, upon and immediately after the Effective Time, the size of the Parent Board is increased by one member, and one individual designated by the Company prior to the Effective Time (the “Company Director Designee”) is appointed to the Parent Board, who shall serve until the next annual meeting of the Parent Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and shall qualify, all in accordance with the organizational documents of Parent. The Company Director Designee shall also be nominated by the Parent Board to stand for election at the next subsequent annual meeting of the Parent Shareholders. The provisions of this Section 2.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Company Director Designee. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 2.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of the Company Director Designee unless (x) such termination or modification is required by applicable Law or (y) the Company Director Designee has consented in writing to such termination or modification (it being expressly agreed that the Company Director Designee shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 2.6).

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Arlington Asset Investment Corp.), Merger Agreement (Ellington Financial Inc.), Merger Agreement (Ellington Financial Inc.)