ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION
12.1Definitions. As used in this Article:
a. “Agent” means an individual who is or was an agent of the Corporation or an individual who, while an agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. “Agent” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the spouse, heirs, estate and personal representative of an agent.
b. “Corporation” means the Corporation, and any domestic or foreign predecessor entity which, in a merger or other transaction, ceased to exist.
c. “Director” means an individual who is or was a director of the Corporation or an individual who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. “Director” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the spouse, heirs, estate and personal representative of a director.
d. “Employee” means an individual who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an individual, while an employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, “Employee” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the spouse, heirs, estate and personal representative of an employee.
e. “Expenses” include counsel fees.
f. “Indemnitee” means an individual made a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a Director, Officer, Employee, or Agent of the Corporation, and who possesses indemnification rights pursuant to these Articles or other corporate action. “Indemnitee” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the spouse, heirs, estate, and personal representative of such individuals.
g. “Liability” means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement penalty, fine, including an excise tax with respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable Expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.
h. “Officer” means an individual who is or was an officer of the Corporation (regardless of whether or not such individual was also a Director) or an individual who, while an officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. “Officer” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the spouse, heirs, estate and personal representative of an officer.
i. “Party” includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be named a defendant, respondent or witness in a proceeding.
j. “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, derivative, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and whether formal or informal.
12.2Indemnification Rights of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify its Directors and Officers to the full extent not prohibited by applicable law now or hereafter in force against liability arising out of a Proceeding to which such individual was made a Party because the individual is or was a Director or an Officer. However, such indemnity shall not apply on account of:
| (a) | Acts or omissions of a Director or Officer finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| (b) | Conduct of a Director or Officer finally adjudged to be in violation of Section 23B.08.310 of the Act relating to distributions by the Corporation; or |
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