Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director 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, except for liability (i) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (certain illegal distributions) or (iv) for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders. Article Seventh of our fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended, including the Certificate of Amendment) includes such a provision.
In connection with our existing indemnification procedures and policies and the rights provided for by our fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws, we have executed indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers.
Pursuant to those agreements, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, we have agreed to indemnify those persons against any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the indemnified person is or was or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent, or while serving as our director or officer, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes of the indemnification agreements, includes a trustee, partner, manager or a position of similar capacity) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity. The indemnification provided by these agreements is from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnified person or on his or her behalf in connection with the action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if the indemnified person acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnified person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the indemnified person’s conduct was unlawful.
We have obtained officers’ and directors’ liability insurance which insures against liabilities that our officers and directors, in such capacities, may incur.
Delaware LLC Registrants
9 East Shipping US, LLC, American Land Development, LLC, American Land Holdings of Colorado, LLC, American Land Holdings of Illinois, LLC, American Land Holdings of Indiana, LLC, American Land Holdings of Kentucky, LLC, Conservancy Resources, LLC, El Segundo Coal Company, LLC, Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC, Hillside Recreational Lands, LLC, Moffat County Mining, LLC, New Mexico Coal Resources, LLC, NGS Acquisition Corp., LLC, Peabody America, LLC, Peabody Asset Holdings, LLC, Peabody Bear Run Mining, LLC, Peabody Bear Run Services, LLC, Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC, Peabody Cardinal Gasification, LLC, Peabody China, LLC, Peabody COALSALES, LLC, Peabody COALTRADE, LLC, Peabody Colorado Operations, LLC, Peabody Colorado Services, LLC, Peabody Coulterville Mining, LLC, Peabody Development Company, LLC, Peabody Electricity, LLC, Peabody Employment Services, LLC, Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC, Peabody Gateway Services, LLC, Peabody Global Funding, LLC, Peabody Global Investments, LLC, Peabody Holding Company, LLC, Peabody Illinois Services, LLC, Peabody Indiana Services, LLC, Peabody Midwest Management Services, LLC, Peabody Midwest Operations, LLC, Peabody Midwest Services, LLC, Peabody Mongolia, LLC, Peabody Natural Gas, LLC, Peabody New Mexico Services, LLC, Peabody Operations Holding, LLC, Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC, Peabody Powder River Operations, LLC, Peabody Powder River Services, LLC, Peabody Rocky Mountain Management Services, LLC, Peabody Rocky Mountain Services, LLC, Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC, Peabody School Creek Mining, LLC, Peabody Services Holdings, LLC, Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC, Peabody Twentymile Mining, LLC, Peabody Venture Fund, LLC, Peabody-Waterside Development, L.L.C., Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC, Peabody Wild Boar Services, LLC, Peabody Williams Fork Mining, LLC, Peabody Wyoming Services, LLC, PEC Equipment Company, LLC, R3 Renewables Holding, LLC, Sage Creek Holdings, LLC, Sage Creek Land & Reserves, LLC, Seneca Coal Company, LLC, Seneca Property, LLC, and Twentymile Coal, LLC (the “Delaware LLC Registrants”) are organized in the State of Delaware. Delaware limited liability companies are permitted by Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in each limited liability company agreement, to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
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