ARTICLE FIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. General Powers of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this Restated Certificate or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as Imola JV Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with its successors and assigns, “Holdings”) retains the right to nominate (each such person nominated by Holdings, a “Holdings Director”) a person to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4(a) of this ARTICLE FIVE or Section 4.1 of that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated on or about [•], as amended, restated or supplemented in accordance with its terms, by and among the Corporation and the investors named therein (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), (a) Holdings shall have the right to designate a Holdings Director as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, (b) unless otherwise agreed by Holdings, each committee of the Board of Directors shall include at least one of the Holdings Directors, except to the extent such membership would violate applicable securities laws or stock exchange or stock market rules or where the sole purpose of such committee is to address actual or potential conflicts of interest between Holdings, Platinum Equity, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Sponsor”) and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies (as defined herein), on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand, and (c) upon Holding’s request, the Corporation shall vote its shares in any subsidiary of the Corporation so as to elect a number of persons designated by Holdings to the board of directors or other similar governing body (or any committee thereof) of any subsidiary of the Corporation in proportion to Holdings’ representation on the Board of Directors. Additionally, at all meetings of the Board of Directors prior to the date when the Sponsor and its Affiliated Companies cease to beneficially own 30% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, a quorum for the transaction of business shall include, without limitation, at least one director nominated by the Sponsor or any of its Affiliated Companies.
Section 2. Number of Directors. Subject to any rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances or otherwise, the number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that, in the event that the total number of Holdings Directors serving on the Board of Directors is less than the total number of directors that Holdings is entitled to nominate under Section 4(a) of this ARTICLE FIVE or Section 4.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement and there are no vacancies on the Board of Directors, then, upon the Corporation’s receipt of a written request of Holdings, the size of the Board of Directors shall be increased automatically by the number of directors necessary such that Holdings shall have the right, at any time, to nominate any such additional Holdings Directors under Section 5 of this ARTICLE FIVE.
Section 3. Classes of Directors. The directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, designated Class I, Class II and Class III.
Section 4. Nomination, Election and Term of Office.
(a) Holdings shall have the right to nominate for election to the Board of Directors that number of Holdings Directors such that, if elected, will result in Holdings having nominated pursuant to this Section 4(a) of ARTICLE FIVE the following number of directors serving on the Board of Directors:
(i) no fewer than that number of directors that would constitute a majority of the number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors, so long as Holdings, the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies (as defined herein) collectively beneficially own at least fifty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation;
(ii) no fewer than that number of directors that would constitute forty percent of the number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors, so long as Holdings, the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies collectively beneficially own at least forty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation but less than fifty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation;
(iii) no fewer than that number of directors that would constitute thirty percent of the number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors, so long as Holdings, the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies collectively beneficially own at least thirty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation but less than forty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation;
(iv) no fewer than that number of directors that would constitute twenty percent of the number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors, so long as Holdings, the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies collectively beneficially own at least twenty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation but less than thirty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation; and
(v) no fewer than that number of directors that would constitute ten percent of the number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors, so long as Holdings, the Sponsor and the Sponsor’s Affiliated Companies collectively beneficially own at least five percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation but less than twenty percent of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation;
provided that, for purposes of calculating the number of such directors, any fractional amounts shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, e.g., one and one quarter directors shall equate to two directors and beneficial ownership shall be determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); provided further that such Holdings Directors shall be apportioned among any classes of directors as nearly equal in number as possible.
(b) At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation (and in connection with any election by written consent or special meeting for the election of directors) for which a Holdings Director is nominated for election to the Board of Directors by Holdings, the Corporation shall (A) include each such Holdings Director as a nominee for election as a director, (B) use all reasonable best efforts to cause the election as a director of each such Holdings Director, including, without limitation, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such Holdings Director, and (C) take all action within its power to cause each Holdings Director to be included as a nominee recommended by the Board of Directors to the Corporation’s stockholders for election as a director, unless the Board of Directors determines that making such recommendation would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law.
(c) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then-outstanding, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date the Common Stock is first publicly traded (the “IPO Date”), the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after the IPO Date and the term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders after the IPO Date. For the purposes hereof, the Board of Directors may assign directors already in office to Class I, Class II and Class III. At each annual meeting of stockholders after the IPO Date, directors elected to replace those of a class whose terms expire at such annual meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting after their election and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the year in which such director’s term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate, no decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director, including, without limitation, any Holdings Director. Nothing in this Restated Certificate shall preclude a director from serving consecutive terms. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended or restated, the “Bylaws”) shall so provide.
Section 5. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the right of Holdings to nominate Holdings Directors to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4(a) of this ARTICLE FIVE or Section 4.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement and the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then-outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or any other cause may be filled only by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and may not be filled in any other manner; provided that, if the number of Holdings Directors serving on the Board of Directors at the time of any such newly created directorships or vacancies is less than the number of Holdings Directors that Holdings is entitled to nominate, then unless otherwise agreed by Holdings, only Holdings, and not the Board of Directors or any other stockholder or person, shall be entitled to fill such number of unfilled directorships and vacancies as is necessary for Holdings Directors to occupy the number of directorships Holdings is then entitled to nominate and each such director shall be deemed a “Holdings Director.” A director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. A director elected or appointed to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 6. Removal and Resignation of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then-outstanding, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Restated Certificate, (i) prior to the first date (the “Trigger Date”) on which the Sponsor and its Affiliated Companies (as defined herein) cease to beneficially own in the aggregate (directly or indirectly) fifty percent or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Stock”), where beneficial ownership is determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, any director may be removed with or without cause upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, and (ii) on and after the Trigger Date, any director may only be removed for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Voting Stock, at a meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders called for that purpose. Any director may resign at any time upon notice to the Corporation.
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