Common use of Contractual Nature Clause in Contracts

Contractual Nature. The provisions of this article shall be applicable to all actions, suits or proceedings commenced or continuing after its adoption, whether such arise out of events, acts or omissions which occurred prior or subsequent to such adoption, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or person serving at the request of the corporation or a subsidiary of the corporation as a director, trustee, fiduciary, employee or officer of such subsidiary or of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. This article shall be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each person who, at any time that this article is in effect, serves or agrees to serve in any capacity which entitles him to indemnification hereunder and any repeal or other modification of this article or any repeal or modification of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law shall not limit any such person’s entitlement to the advancement of expenses or indemnification under this article for actions, suits and proceedings then existing or later threatened or arising ,in whole or in part, out of events, acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification, including, without limitation, the right to indemnification for actions, suits or proceedings commenced or threatened after such repeal or modification to enforce this article with regard to actions, suits or proceedings arising ,in whole or in part, out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Merger Agreement (Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp), Merger Agreement (Icahn Enterprises L.P.)

Contractual Nature. The provisions of this article Article V shall be applicable to all actions, suits or proceedings commenced or continuing after its adoption, whether such arise out of events, acts or omissions which occurred prior or subsequent to such adoption, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or person serving at the request of the corporation or a subsidiary of the corporation as a director, trustee, fiduciary, employee or officer of such subsidiary or of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. This article Article V shall be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each person who, at any time that this article Article V is in effect, serves or agrees to serve in any capacity which entitles him to indemnification hereunder and any repeal or other modification of this article Article V or any repeal or modification of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law shall not limit any such person’s entitlement to the advancement of expenses or indemnification under this article Article V for actions, suits and proceedings then existing or later threatened or arising ,in whole or in part, out of events, acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification, including, without limitation, the right to indemnification for actions, suits or proceedings commenced or threatened after such repeal or modification to enforce this article Article V with regard to actions, suits or proceedings arising ,in whole or in part, out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Merger Agreement (Cadus Corp)