ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that that person is or was a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of or in any other capacity with another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if that person acted in good faith and in a manner that person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding shall (in the case of any action, suit or proceeding against a director of the Corporation) or may (in the case of any action, suit or proceeding against an officer, trustee, employee or agent) be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that that person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX.
The indemnification and other rights set forth in this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any provisions with respect thereto in the Bylaws or any other contract or agreement between the Corporation and any director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of the Corporation.
Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article IX, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article IX in respect of any matter occurring before such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision or in respect of any cause of action, suit or claim relating to any such matter which would have given rise to a right of indemnification or right to receive expenses pursuant to this Article IX, if such provision had not been so amended or repealed or if a provision inconsistent therewith had not been so adopted.
ARTICLE X ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same presently exists or may hereafter be amended, no director or officer shall be personally liable to the Corporation or to any stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for any matter in respect of which (a) such director shall be liable under Section 174 of the DGCL or any amendment thereto or successor provision thereto, (b) such officer shall be liable in any action by or in the right of the Corporation, or (c) such director or officer shall be liable by reason that, in addition to any and all other requirements for liability, that person (A) shall have breached their duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (B) shall not have acted in good faith or, in failing to act, shall not have acted in good faith, (C) shall have acted in a manner involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or, in failing to act, shall have acted in a manner involving intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or (D) shall have derived an improper personal benefit.
Any repeal or modification of this Article X shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or modification. If the DGCL is amended after the date of incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
ARTICLE XI SEVERABILITY
If any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not invalidate this entire Certificate of Incorporation or any other provisions hereof. Such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to render it valid and enforceable and if no such modification shall render it valid and enforceable, then this Certificate of Incorporation shall be construed as if not containing such provision.
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