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Disqualification

Sec. 4.7  The term of office of a Director shall terminate immediately upon a determination by the Board, by a majority vote of the remaining Directors, that: (a) the Director no longer satisfies the classification for which the Director was elected; and (b) the Director's continued service as such would violate the compositional requirements of the Board set forth in Section 4.3.

Removal

Sec. 4.6  Any or all of the Directors may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause by the stockholder of FINRA Regulation.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2009-020 eff. Aug. 20, 2009.
Amended by SR-NASD-97-71 eff. Jan. 15, 1998.

Election

Sec. 4.4  Except as otherwise provided by law, these By-Laws, or the Delegation Plan, Directors of FINRA Regulation shall be elected each year at the annual meeting of the stockholder, or at a special meeting called for such purpose in lieu of the annual meeting.

Qualifications

Sec. 4.3  (a) The Board shall consist exclusively of members of the FINRA Board. The number of Public Directors shall exceed the number of Industry Directors. The Chairman of the FINRA Board and the Chief Executive Officer of FINRA shall be ex-officio non-voting members of the Board.

Number of Directors

Sec. 4.2  The Board shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than seventeen Directors, the exact number of Board members will be determined by resolution adopted by the stockholder of FINRA Regulation from time to time.

Action by Consent of Stockholder

Sec. 3.1  Any action required or permitted by law to be taken at any meeting of the stockholder of FINRA Regulation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holder of the outstanding stock.
Amended by SR-FINRA-2008-046 eff. Nov. 6, 2008.