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This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our directors are divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of our stockholders, directors will be elected to succeed the class of directors whose terms have expired. For so long as CC Media is the owner of such number of shares representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, it will have the ability to direct the election of all the members of our Board, the composition of our Board Committees and the size of the Board. Because more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of Clear Channel Outdoor is controlled by CC Media, Clear Channel Outdoor has elected to be treated as a controlled company under the Corporate Governance Listing Standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, Clear Channel Outdoor is exempt from the provisions of the Corporate Governance Listing Standards requiring: (i) that the majority of our Board consists of independent directors, (ii) that we have a Nominating and Governance Committee, that the Nominating and Governance Committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities, and that we conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and (iii) that we have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent
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Table of Contentsdirectors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities and that we conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Compensation Committee. However, notwithstanding this exemption, as described more fully below, we have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities. This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 7, 2008. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our directors are divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. At each annual meeting of our stockholders, directors will be elected to succeed the class of directors whose terms have expired. For so long as Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is the owner of such number of shares representing more than 50% of the total voting power of our common stock, it will have the ability to direct the election of all the members of our Board of Directors, the composition of our Board Committee and the size of the Board. Because more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of Clear Channel Outdoor is controlled by Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Clear Channel Outdoor has elected to be treated as a controlled company under the Corporate Governance Listing Standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Accordingly, Clear Channel Outdoor is exempt from the provisions of the Corporate Governance Listing Standards requiring: (i) that the majority of the Board of Directors consists of independent directors, (ii) that we have a Nominating and Governance Committee and that it be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities, (iii) that we have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities and (iv) an annual performance evaluation of the Compensation Committee. However, notwithstanding this exemption, as described more fully below, currently a majority of the Board of Directors consists of independent directors and we have a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the Committees purpose and responsibilities.
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