Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(a) Goodman Networks Incorporated, Multiband EWM, Inc. and Multiband EWS, Inc.
Each of Goodman Networks Incorporated, Multiband EWM, Inc. and Multiband EWS, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas.
Sections 8.101, 8.102 and 8.103 of the Texas Business Organizations Code, or the TBOC, subject to the procedures and limitations stated
therein, provide that a corporation may indemnify a director against judgment and reasonable expenses if such director was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in a proceeding, provided certain standards are met, including good faith and
the reasonable belief that the particular action was in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the corporation. Section 8.105 of the TBOC permits a corporation to indemnify an officer as provided by its governing documents, by action of its
board of directors, by action of its shareholders, by contract or by common law.
Section 8.105 of the TBOC prohibits
corporations from indemnifying a director in respect of a proceeding in which the director is found liable to the corporation or is found liable because a personal benefit was improperly received by him or her, other than for reasonable expenses
actually incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding, not including a judgment, penalty, fine or tax. The TBOC also prohibits corporations entirely from indemnifying a director in respect of any such proceeding in which the director is
found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his or her duties to the corporation, breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or an act or omission not committed in good faith that constitutes a breach of a duty
owed by the director to the corporation.
Under Sections 8.052 and 8.105 of the TBOC, a court may order a corporation to
indemnify a director or officer if the court determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances. If, however, the director or officer is found liable to the
corporation or is found liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received by him or her, the indemnification will be limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by him or her in connection with the proceeding.
Section 8.151 of the TBOC further authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under
Chapter 8 of the TBOC.
Article XI of the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Goodman Networks
Incorporated, as amended (the Goodman Articles of Incorporation) and Article VIII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Goodman Networks Incorporated (the Goodman Bylaws) respectively provide that Goodman Networks
Incorporated has the authority to, and shall, indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Texas law. Article XIV of the Goodman Articles of Incorporation also eliminates the personal liability for monetary damages for an
act or omission as a director, except liability for the following:
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A breach of the directors duty of loyalty to Goodman Networks Incorporated or its shareholders;
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An act or omission not in good faith that constitutes a breach of duty of the director to Goodman Networks Incorporated or an act or omission that
involves a knowing violation of the law;
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A transaction from which the director received an improper benefit, regardless of whether the benefit resulted from an action taken within the scope of
the directors office; or
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An act or omission for which the liability of a director is expressly provided by an applicable statute.
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The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter
acquire under any statute. Any repeal or amendment of the Goodman Articles of Incorporation by its shareholders will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director arising from an act or
omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment.
Goodman Networks Incorporated has also entered into an
indemnification agreement (each, an Indemnification Agreement) with each of John Goodman, Ron Hill, Jason Goodman, Jonathan Goodman, Joseph Goodman and Randal Dumas, each an Indemnitee. Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreements, Goodman
Networks Incorporated agreed to indemnify each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against any and all expenses arising from any proceeding (as such term is defined in the Indemnification Agreements) in which an
Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of any Indemnitees service as, or actions taken while, (i) a director or officer of Goodman Networks Incorporated or (ii) at the request of Goodman Networks
Incorporated, a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another enterprise. Following a written request by an Indemnitee, Goodman Networks Incorporated is required to advance (within 10 days of receipt of such written request) to such
Indemnitee, prior to or after final disposition of any proceeding, any and all expenses relating to the Indemnitees defense of such proceeding.
The obligations of Goodman Networks Incorporated under the Indemnification Agreements to provide indemnification is subject to a determination, (i) by a majority vote of the disinterested
directors (as such term is defined in the Indemnification Agreements), even if less than quorum; (ii) by independent counsel (chosen by such Indemnitee) in a written opinion to the board of directors or (iii) by the shareholders of
Goodman Networks Incorporated. The Indemnitee is presumed to be entitled to indemnification, and anyone seeking to overcome such presumption shall bear the burden of proof. Additionally, Goodman Networks Incorporated is not required to indemnify an
Indemnitee under each of the Indemnification Agreements: (i) for amounts otherwise identifiable under the Indemnification Agreement that such Indemnitee has already received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise or
(ii) as prohibited by Texas law.
Each of the Indemnification Agreements will continue so long as such Indemnitee is
subject to any proceeding by reason of serving as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of Goodman Networks Incorporated, whether or not serving in such capacity at the time the liability or expense is incurred.
Goodman Networks Incorporated also maintains insurance for its officers and directors and the officers and directors of its subsidiaries
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, under insurance policies, the premiums of which Goodman Networks Incorporated pays. The effect of these policies is to indemnify any of its officers
and directors against expenses, judgments, attorneys fees and other amounts paid in settlements incurred by an officer or director upon a determination that such person acted in good faith.
The certificates of formation of each of Multiband EWM, Inc. and Multiband EWS, Inc. eliminate the personal liability of a director or
former director to the corporation or its shareholders to the fullest extent permitted by the TBOC. Both the certificates of formation and bylaws of each of Multiband EWM, Inc. and Multiband EWS, Inc. provide for the indemnification of existing and
former directors and officers and their delegates to the fullest extent permitted by Texas law.
(b) Multiband Corporation,
Minnesota Digital Universe, Inc., and Multiband Subscriber Services, Inc.
Each of Multiband Corporation, Minnesota Digital
Universe, Inc. and Multiband Subscriber Services, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
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Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, or the MBCA, requires a
Minnesota corporation to indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity of the person with respect to such Minnesota corporation against judgment, penalty, fine or excise
tax, if, with respect to the same acts or omissions, such person:
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has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for the same losses (as defined in the MBCA);
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received no improper personal benefit, and statutory procedures have been followed in the case of any conflict of interest by a director;
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in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
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in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the persons official capacity as director, officer, member of a committee of the board of directors
or employee, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation, or in the case of acts or omissions occurring in a directors, officers or employees capacity as a director, officer, partner, trustee,
employee or agent of another organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
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The articles of incorporation of Multiband Corporation eliminate the personal liability of a director to the corporation for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the MBCA.
The articles of incorporation
of each of Minnesota Digital Universe, Inc. and Multiband Subscriber Services, Inc. provide that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a director, except for liability based on:
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a breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or the shareholders;
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acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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payment of an improper dividend under federal or state laws; or
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any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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The bylaws of Multiband Corporation provide for the indemnification of all officers and directors of the corporation to such extent as is
required or permitted by the MBCA.
The bylaws of Minnesota Digital Universe, Inc. provide for the indemnification, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, of each 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, wherever brought, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or he is or was serving at the specific request of the board of directors of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Such indemnification applies with respect to a person who is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise only to the extent such person is not indemnified by such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
Subdivision 7 of Section 302A.521 of the MBCA permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person in that persons official capacity against any liability asserted
against and incurred by the person in or arising from that capacity. The bylaws of Multiband Corporation authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance or the execution of individual agreements for the purpose of indemnification.
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(c) Multiband Special Purpose, LLC
Multiband Special Purpose, LLC was formed as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Under
Section 322B.699 of the Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act, or the MLLCA, a limited liability company shall indemnify a person made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity of
the person against judgments, penalties, fines, including, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the person with respect to an employee benefit plan, settlements, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys fees and disbursements,
incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding, if, with respect to the acts or omissions of the person complained of in the proceeding, the person:
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has not been indemnified by another organization or employee benefit plan for the same judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable
expenses incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding with respect to the same acts or omissions;
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received no improper personal benefit and the MLLCA procedure for a governor conflict of interest, if applicable, has been satisfied;
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in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and
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in the case of acts or omissions occurring in the official capacity (i) as a governor in a limited liability company or (ii) in the elective
or appointive office or position held by a manager, board committee member, employee or as a member of the limited liability company, reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the limited liability company, or in the case of
acts or omissions occurring in the official capacity as a member, governor, manager, or employee of the limited liability company that is or was serving at the request of the limited liability company as a governor, director, manager, officer,
member, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another organization or employee benefit plan, reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the limited liability company
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Subdivision 7 of Section 322B.699 permits a limited liability company to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person in
that persons official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by the person in or arising from that capacity.
While the articles of organization of Multiband Special Purpose, LLC are silent with respect to the indemnification of officers and directors, the bylaws of Multiband Special Purpose, LLC provide for the
indemnification of each manager and governor, past or present, of the company by the company to the fullest extent permissible under the MLLCA.
(d) Multiband Field Services, Incorporated and Multiband MDU Incorporated
Multiband Field Services, Incorporated and Multiband MDU Incorporated are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, provides that a corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Indemnification may cover expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporations best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
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The certificate of incorporation of Multiband Field Services, Incorporated limits the
liability of directors to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of such directors duties except for:
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any breach of the directors duty of loyalty;
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acts or omission not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or are known to the director to be a violation of law;
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voting for or assenting to an unlawful distribution to shareholders as prohibited by Section 174 of the DGCL; or
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any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.
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Multiband MDU Incorporateds certificate of incorporation provides for the authorization for indemnification.
The bylaws of each of Multiband Field Services, Incorporated and Multiband MDU Incorporated provide for indemnification, to the fullest
extent permitted under the DGCL, for every person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suitor proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he
or a person of whom he is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation or for its benefit as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative
in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him in connection
therewith.
Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted against
him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him or her under Section 145 of the DGCL. The bylaws of Multiband
Field Services, Incorporated and Multiband MDU Incorporated authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance for the purpose of indemnification.