Montana Code 35-2-449. Advance for expenses
35-2-449. Advance for expenses. (1) A corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if:
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-449
- 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
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Proceeding: includes a civil suit and a criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Montana Code 35-2-114
(a)the director furnishes the corporation with a written affirmation of the director’s good faith belief that the director has met the standard of conduct described in 35-2-447;
(b)the director furnishes the corporation with a written undertaking, executed personally or on the director’s behalf, to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that the director did not meet the standard of conduct; and
(c)a determination is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification under 35-2-446 through 35-2-454.
(2)The undertaking required by subsection (1)(b) must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.
(3)Determinations and authorizations of payments under this section must be made in the manner specified in 35-2-451.