Montana Code 35-2-448. Mandatory indemnification
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35-2-448. Mandatory indemnification. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the individual is or was a director of the corporation, against reasonable expenses actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-448
- articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- Individual: includes the estate of an incompetent individual. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Proceeding: includes a civil suit and a criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Montana Code 35-2-114