Missouri Laws 355.471 – Indemnification of directors
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 355.471
- articles: amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- Bylaws: the code or codes of rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- 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: public benefit and mutual benefit corporations. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- Proceeding: includes civil suits and criminal, administrative, and investigatory actions. See Missouri Laws 355.066
Unless limited by its articles of incorporation or bylaws, a corporation shall indemnify a director who was successful, on the merits or otherwise, 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 actually incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.