facsimiles, engraved or printed. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person owning shares, whether or not represented by certificates, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of Conagra. All certificates surrendered to Conagra, or its agent, for transfer shall be canceled and new certificated or uncertificated shares shall be issued only after the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate new certificated or uncertificated shares may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to Conagra as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of Conagra shall be made only on the stock transfer books of Conagra by the holder of record thereof or by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of authority to transfer, or by his attorney authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the transfer agent of Conagra, and, if such shares are certificates, on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares, and if such shares are uncertificated, upon proper instructions from the holder of the uncertificated shares. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the person in whose name shares stand on the books of Conagra shall be deemed by Conagra to be the owner thereof for all purposes.
Section 3. Charge for Certificates. Conagra may invoke a charge approximately equal to the cost of issuing a stock certificate for each certificate of stock to be issued or reissued in excess of the minimum number of certificates required, if the number of certificates requested by a stockholder is deemed by the Secretary to be unreasonable.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT
Section 1. Actions by Others. Conagra shall indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of Conagra) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Conagra, or is or was serving at the request of Conagra as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Conagra, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was criminal. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of Conagra, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was criminal.
Section 2. Actions by or in the Right of Conagra. Conagra shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of Conagra to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Conagra, or is or was serving at the request of Conagra, as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Conagra and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to Conagra unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3. Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of Conagra has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
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