Tennessee Code 48-58-503 – Mandatory indemnification
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-58-503
- Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
- 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.
- Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
Unless limited by its charter, a corporation shall indemnify a director to the extent the director was successful, on the merits or otherwise, or who is immune from suit under § 48-58-601, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the director is or was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.