Massachusetts § 8.55 Determination and authorization of indemnification

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 8.55 — Determination and authorization of indemnification

Massachusetts § 8.55

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXIICORPORATIONS

Ch. 156DBUSINESS CORPORATIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 8.55 (2026).

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Section 8.55. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION(a) A corporation may not indemnify a director under section 8.51 unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of the director is permissible because he has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in said section 8.51.

(b)The determination shall be made:

(1)if there are 2 or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a committee of 2 or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote;

(2)by special legal counsel(i) selected in the manner prescribed in clause (1); or(ii) if there are fewer than tw

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Section 8.55. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION(a) A corporation may not indemnify a director under section 8.51 unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of the director is permissible because he has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in said section 8.51.(b) The determination shall be made:(1) if there are 2 or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a committee of 2 or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote;(2) by special legal counsel(i) selected in the manner prescribed in clause (1); or(ii) 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; or(3) by the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination.(c) Authorization of indemnification shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested directors, authorization of indemnification shall be made by those entitled under subclause (ii) of clause (2) of subsection (b) to select special legal counsel.