LZ » Topics » Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees - Article V

These excerpts taken from the LZ 8-K filed Jun 24, 2009.

Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees – Article V

 

   

Article V was enhanced to (1) clarify that directors, and officers elected by the Board of Directors, are entitled to indemnification and the advancement of expenses in defending actions in his or her capacity as a director or an officer of the company, in accordance with Ohio law and consistent with existing indemnification agreements, and (2) provide that (a) the company may determine whether to indemnify and advance expenses for other employees and agents, (b) the advancement of expenses terminates upon final disposition of the matter (or, in a criminal matter, upon a conviction, guilty plea or plea of no contest), (c) funds not be advanced to support personal counterclaims of a current or former officer or director; and (d) no future amendment of the indemnification provisions affect adversely, on a retroactive basis, the rights of any indemnified person. The company is not aware of existing circumstances that would result in the advancement of expenses under applicable indemnification agreements or these amended regulations.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

3.1    Second Amended and Restated Regulations of The Lubrizol Corporation.

 

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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

The Company will indemnify any current or former director or officer elected by the Board and any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his or her heirs, executors and administrators) against expenses, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or trustee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full extent permitted by, and in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in, applicable law.

The Company will pay, to the full extent then permitted by law, expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by a current or former director or officer elected by the Board and any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his or her heirs, executors and administrators) in defending an action, suit or proceeding as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, and, in the sole discretion of the Company, may pay, in the same manner and to the full extent then permitted by law, the expenses incurred by any other person indemnified in accordance with this Article V. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such advancement of expenses will be made unless the indemnified person makes an affirmative written commitment to repay the Company in the event that it is ultimately determined that the indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. For purposes of this Article V, final disposition with respect to a criminal proceeding means a criminal conviction, the entry of a nolo contendere, guilty or similar plea or a non-prosecution or deferred prosecution agreement. The right to advancement of expenses will not include expenses relating to any cross-claims or counterclaims, whether compulsory or permissible, asserted or sought to be asserted by a current or former director or officer in any such action, suit or proceeding.

This indemnification will not restrict the right of the Company to, and the Company may, (i) indemnify employees, agents and others to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, (ii) purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, joint venture, partnership, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her in that capacity or arising out of his or her status, and (iii) enter into agreements with persons of the class identified in clause (ii) above,

 

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indemnifying them against any and all liabilities (or any lesser indemnification as may be provided in these agreements) asserted against or incurred by them in these capacities.

No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article V will adversely affect or impair in any way the rights of any current or former director or officer or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise to indemnification pursuant to these provisions with respect to any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of an amendment, termination or repeal.

This excerpt taken from the LZ DEF 14A filed Mar 25, 2009.

ARTICLE V
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS., OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Section 33. Indemnification.

     The Company shallwill indemnify any directorcurrent or officer and any former director or officer ofelected by the CompanyBoard and any such director or officerperson who is or has servedwas serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his or her heirs, executors and administrators) against expenses, including attorney’sattorney’s fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was sucha director, officer or trustee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full extent permitted by, and in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in, applicable law.

     The Company will pay, to the full extent then permitted by law, expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by a current or former director or officer elected by the Board and any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his or her heirs, executors and administrators) in defending an action, suit or proceeding as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, and, in the sole discretion of the Company, may pay, in the same manner and to the full extent then permitted by law, the expenses incurred by any other person indemnified in accordance with this Article V. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such advancement of expenses will be made unless the indemnified person makes an affirmative written commitment to repay the Company in the event that it is ultimately determined that the indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. For purposes of this Article V, final disposition with respect to a criminal proceeding means a criminal conviction, the entry of a nolo contendere, guilty or similar plea or a non-prosecution or deferred prosecution agreement. The right to advancement of expenses will not include expenses relating to any cross-claims or counterclaims, whether compulsory or permissible, asserted or sought to be asserted by a current or former director or officer in any such action, suit or proceeding.

     This indemnification provided for herein shallwill not be deemed to restrict the right of the Company to, and the Company may, (i) to ) indemnify employees, agents and others to the extent not prohibited by suchapplicable law, (ii) to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, joint venture, partnership, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her or incurred by him in any suchor her in that capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, and (iii) to enter into agreements with persons of the class identified in clause (ii) above, indemnifying them against any and all liabilities (or suchany lesser indemnification as may be provided in suchthese agreements) asserted against or incurred by them in suchthese capacities.

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CORPORATE SEAL

     No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article V will adversely affect or impair in any way the rights of any current or former director or officer or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise to indemnification pursuant to these provisions with respect to any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of an amendment, termination or repeal.

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