Limitation of Liability to Trust and Shareholders. No person who is or has been a Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder for any action or failure to act except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties involved in the conduct of the individual's office, and for nothing else, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law.
Limitation of Liability to Trust and Shareholders. No person who is or has been a Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder, Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust for any action or failure to act in such capacity except for his or her own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties involved in the conduct of the individual’s office, and for nothing else, and shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. Any person who is or has been a Trustee, officer or employee of the Trust shall be protected against personal liability for obligations of the Trust under Section 3803(c) of the Act. The appointment, designation or identification of a Trustee as the Chairman of the Trustees, the lead or assistant lead independent Trustee, a member or Chairman of a committee of the Trustees, an expert on any topic or in any area (including “audit committee financial expert” as determined for purposes of Section 407 of the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or any successor provision thereto), Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, or having any other special appointment, designation or identification, shall not (a) impose on that person any duty, obligation or liability that is greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on that person as a Trustee in the absence of the appointment, designation or identification or (b) affect in any way such Trustee’s rights or entitlement to indemnification, and no Trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is appointed, designated or identified as aforesaid, shall be held to a higher standard of care by virtue thereof or be limited with respect to any indemnification to which such Trustee would otherwise be entitled.
Limitation of Liability to Trust and Shareholders. Subject to applicable federal law, no person who is or has been a trustee or officer of the Trust shall be liable to the Trust or to any Shareholder for money damages except for liability resulting from (i) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (ii) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment and which is material to the cause of action.
