Determining Body means (i) those members of the Board of Directors who do not have a direct or indirect interest the Claim for which indemnification is being sought ("Impartial Directors"), if there are at least two Impartial Directors, (ii) a committee of at least two Impartial Directors appointed by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof (regardless of whether the directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors) and composed of Impartial Directors or (iii) if there are fewer than two Impartial Directors or if the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof so directs (regardless whether the members thereof are Impartial Directors), independent legal counsel, which may be the regular outside counsel of the Corporation, as determined by the Impartial Directors or, if no such directors exist, the full Board.
Determining Body means (i) those members of the Board of Directors who are not named as parties to the Claim for which indemnification is being sought ("Impartial Directors"), if there are at least three Impartial Directors, or (ii) a committee of at least three Impartial Directors appointed by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof (regardless whether the directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors) or (iii) if there are fewer than three Impartial Directors or if the Board of Directors or the committee appointed pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph so directs (regardless whether the directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors), independent legal counsel, which may be the regular outside counsel of the Corporation, as designated by the Impartial Directors or, if no such directors exist, the full Board of Directors.
Determining Body means (i) if there are two or more qualified directors (as defined in Section 1-140(18B) of the Louisiana Business Corporation Act of 2014 (“BCA”)), all of the qualified directors (“Disinterested Directors”), who shall act by majority vote, or (ii) special legal counsel (A) selected by the Disinterested Directors or (B) if there are fewer than two Disinterested Directors, selected by the Board of Directors (in which selection directors who do not qualify as Disinterested Directors may participate); provided, however, that following a Change of Control, with respect to all matters thereafter arising out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to or after the Change of Control concerning the rights of Indemnitee to seek indemnification, such determination shall be made by special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors in the manner described above in this Section 2(c) (which selection shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld) from a panel of three counsel nominated by Indemnitee. Such counsel (“Special Counsel”) shall not have otherwise performed services for the Corporation, Indemnitee or their respective affiliates (other than services as special legal counsel in connection with similar matters) within the five years preceding its engagement. If Indemnitee fails to nominate Special Counsel within ten business days following written request by the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall select such counsel. Such counsel shall not be a person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, nor shall Special Counsel be any person who has been sanctioned or censured for ethical violations of applicable standards of professional conduct. The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and costs of the Special Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such Special Counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Section 2(c) or its engagement pursuant hereto. The Determining Body shall determine in accordance with Section 6 whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement and shall render a written opinion to the Corporation and to Indemnitee to such effect.
Examples of Determining Body in a sentence
If Indemnitee shall have supplied the Determining Body with all relevant information, including all additional information reasonably requested by the Determining Body, any failure of the Determining Body to make a determination by or on the Determination Date as to whether the Standard of Conduct was met shall be deemed to be a determination that the Standard of Conduct was met by Indemnitee.
If prior to the Determination Date the Determining Body failed to make a determination that Indemnitee did not meet the Standard of Conduct, it shall not be a defense to such suit that Indemnitee did not meet the Standard of Conduct.
Before the 60th day (the "Determination Date") after its receipt from Indemnitee of such information, together with such additional information as the Determining Body may reasonably request of Indemnitee prior to such date (the receipt of which shall not begin a new 60-day period), the Determining Body shall determine whether or not Indemnitee has met the Standard of Conduct and shall advise Indemnitee of its determination.
In the event settlement of a Claim to which Indemnitee is a party has been proposed (“Proposed Settlement”), the Determining Body shall, promptly after submission to it but prior to consummation of the Proposed Settlement, make a determination whether Indemnitee shall have met the Standard of Conduct.
After the Determining Body has been established, the Chief Executive Officer or that officer’s delegate shall inform Indemnitee thereof and Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Determining Body, to the extent requested by it, of all facts relevant to the Claim known to Indemnitee.
More Definitions of Determining Body
Determining Body means one of the following, at the election of Indemnitee: (1) so long as there are Disinterested Directors with respect to a Proceeding, a majority vote of all of the Disinterested Directors, even if they comprise less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, (2) so long as there are Disinterested Directors with respect to such Proceeding, a committee of such Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of such Disinterested Directors, even if they comprise less than a quorum of the Board of Directors or (3) Independent Counsel selected pursuant to Section 6.3; provided, however, that following a Change in Control, with respect to all Proceedings or matters thereafter arising out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to the Change in Control and concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification or the determination as to whether the Indemnitee met the Standard of Conduct, such determination shall be made by Independent Counsel. The election by Indemnitee as to the Determining Body shall be included in the written request for indemnification submitted by Indemnitee (and if no election is made in the request it will be assumed that Indemnitee has elected the Disinterested Directors to make such determination).
Determining Body means (i) those members of the Board of Directors who are not named as parties to the Claim for which indemnification is being sought ("Impartial Directors"), if there are at least three Impartial Directors, or (ii) a committee of at least three directors appointed by the Board of Directors (regardless whether the members of the Board of Directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors) and composed of Impartial Directors or (iii) if there are fewer than three Impartial Directors or if the Board of Directors or a committee appointed thereby so directs (regardless whether the members thereof are Impartial Directors), independent legal counsel, which may be the regular outside counsel of the Corporation.
Determining Body means (i) those members of the Board of Directors who do not have a direct or indirect interest in the Claim for which indemnification is being sought ("Impartial Directors"), if there are at least two Impartial Directors, or (ii) a committee of at least two directors appointed by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof (regardless whether the directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors) and composed of Impartial Directors or (iii) if there are fewer than two Impartial Directors or if the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof so directs (regardless whether the members thereof are Impartial Directors), independent legal counsel, which may be the regular outside counsel of the Corporation, as determined by the Impartial Directors or, if no such directors exist, the full Board of Directors.
Determining Body means (i) the Impartial Directors, as long as there is at least one Impartial Director, (ii) if the Impartial Directors so elect, the Independent Directors or (iii) if there are no Impartial Directors, the Impartial Directors so elect or Indemnitee so requests following a Change of Control in accordance with Section 7(a) and (b), Independent Counsel.
Determining Body means (i) the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum of the entire board consisting of directors who are not named as parties to the Claim for which indemnification is being sought (“Disinterested Directors”), or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, independent legal counsel (A) selected by the Disinterested Directors, or (B) if there are fewer than two Disinterested Directors, selected by the Board of Directors (in which selection directors who do not qualify as Disinterested Directors may participate); provided, however, that following a Change of Control, with respect to all matters thereafter arising out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to or after the Change of Control concerning the rights of Indemnitee to seek indemnification, such determination shall be made by independent legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors in the manner described above in this Section 10.1(c) (which selection shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld) from a panel of three counsel nominated by Indemnitee. Such counsel shall not have otherwise performed services for the Corporation, Indemnitee or their affiliates (other than services as independent counsel in connection with similar matters) within the five years preceding its engagement (“Independent Counsel”). If Indemnitee fails to nominate Independent Counsel within ten business days following written request by the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall select Independent Counsel. Such counsel shall not be a person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Section, nor shall Independent Counsel be any person who has been sanctioned or censured for ethical violations of applicable standards of professional conduct. The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and costs of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such Independent Counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Section 10.1(c) or its engagement pursuant hereto. The Determining Body shall determine in accordance with Section 10.3 whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under this Section and shall render a written opinion to the Corporation and to Indemnitee to such effect.
Determining Body means (i) those members of the Board of Directors who are not parties to the Claim for which indemnification is being sought ("Impartial Directors"), if there are at least three Impartial Directors, or (ii) a committee of at least three directors appointed by the Board of Directors (regardless whether the members of the Board of Directors voting on such appointment are Impartial Directors) and composed of Impartial Directors or (iii) if there are fewer than three Impartial Directors or if the Board of Directors or a committee appointed thereby so directs (regardless of whether the members thereof are Impartial Directors), independent legal counsel, which may be the regular outside counsel of the Corporation, as designated by the Impartial Directors or, if no such directors exist, the full Board of Directors.
Determining Body shall have the meaning set forth in the Corporation's Bylaws.