Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to
provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or certain officers of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director or officer,
except for liability for:
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any breach of the directors or officers duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders;
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any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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in the case of a director, payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions;
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any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or
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in the case of an officer, any action by or in the right of the corporation. |
The Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for such limitation of liability for directors. These
limitations of liability do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission. The Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation also authorizes the Company to indemnify its officers,
directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, the Companys amended and restated bylaws provide that:
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the Company may indemnify its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; |
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the Company may advance expenses to its directors, officers and employees in connection with a legal proceeding
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; and |
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the rights provided in the Companys amended and restated bylaws are not exclusive. |
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company has entered and expects to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify
its directors, executive officers and other employees as determined by its board of directors. Under the terms of its indemnification agreements, the Company is required to indemnify each of its directors and officers, to the fullest extent
permitted by the laws of the state of Delaware, if the basis of the indemnitees involvement was by reason of the fact that the indemnitee is or was a director, or officer, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or was serving at the
Companys request in an official capacity for another entity. The Company must indemnify its officers and directors against (1) attorneys fees and (2) all other costs of any type or nature whatsoever, including any and all
expenses and obligations paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in any completed, actual, pending or threatened
action, suit, claim or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under the indemnification agreement. The indemnification agreements also set forth certain
procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.
In addition, the Company maintains a policy of
directors and officers liability insurance that insures its directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances.
The above discussion of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, indemnification agreements and
Sections 102(b)(7) and 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws, indemnification agreements and statutes.