SECTION 6.4. Contract Rights; Amendment and Repeal; Non-exclusivity of Rights.
(A) All of the rights conferred in this Article VI, as to indemnification, advancement of expenses and otherwise, shall be contract rights between the Corporation and each Covered Person to whom such rights are extended that vest at the commencement of such Covered Person’s service to or at the request of the Corporation and (a) any amendment, elimination or modification of this Article VI that in any way diminishes or adversely affects any such rights shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any such rights with respect to such person and (b) all of such rights shall continue as to any such Covered Person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer of the Corporation or ceased to serve at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as described herein, and shall inure to the benefit of such Covered Person’s heirs, executors and administrators, for the duration described in Section 6.1(A).
(B) All of the rights conferred in this Article VI, as to indemnification, advancement of expenses and otherwise, (a) shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders 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 (b) cannot be terminated or impaired by the Corporation, the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation with respect to a person’s service prior to the date of such termination.
SECTION 6.5. Insurance, Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
(A) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as provided under Section 145(g) of the DGCL), at its expense, to protect itself and any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
(B) The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Principal Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, grant rights to indemnification and rights to advancement of expenses incurred in connection with any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any current or former officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 6.6. Definitions. For purposes of this Bylaw:
(1) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant.
(2) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Corporation or the claimant in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters concerning the claimant, or other indemnitees, under similar indemnification arrangements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.
SECTION 6.7. Communications. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the Corporation under this Article VI shall be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by electronic transmission, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.