Article 8
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
Section 8.1Indemnification. As permitted by Section G of Article2.02-1 of the Texas Business Corporation Act or any successor statute (the “Indemnification Article”), the Corporation hereby:
(a) makes mandatory the indemnification permitted under Section B of the Indemnification Article as contemplated by Section G thereof;
(b) makes mandatory its payment or reimbursement of the reasonable expenses incurred by a former or present director who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding upon such director’s compliance with the requirements of Section K of the Indemnification Article; and
(c) extends the mandatory indemnification referred to in Section 8.1(a) above and the mandatory payment or reimbursement of expenses referred to in Section 8.1(b) above (i) to all former or present officers of the Corporation and (ii) to all persons who are or were serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner or trustee of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan, to the same extent that the Corporation is obligated to indemnify and pay or reimburse expenses to directors.
Section 8.2Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the person indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, authorization of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall enure to the benefit of such person’s heirs and legal representatives.
Section 8.3Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another business, foreign, domestic ornon-profit corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust or other enterprise or employee benefit plan, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such a capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such a person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against that liability under the provisions of this Article or the Texas Business Corporation Act.
Section 8.4Witnesses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Corporation shall pay or reimburse expenses incurred by any director, officer, employee or agent in connection with such person’s appearance as a witness or other participation in a proceeding at a time when such person is not a named defendant or respondent in such proceeding.
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