Sec. 7. (a) In taking or declining to take any action, or in making or declining to make any recommendation to the shareholders of the corporation with respect to any matter, a board of directors of a corporation may, in the board's discretion, consider both the short term and long term best interests of the corporation.
(b) The board of directors shall take into account, and weigh as the directors consider appropriate, the effects of the action or recommendation on the corporation's shareholders and the other corporate constituent groups and interests listed or described in section 4 of this chapter, as well as any other factors considered pertinent by the directors under section 4 of this chapter.
(c) If a determination is made under this section with the approval of a majority of the disinterested directors of the board of the directors, that determination shall conclusively be presumed to be valid unless, after reasonable investigation, it can be demonstrated that the determination was not made in good faith.
As added by P.L.14-1992, SEC.163.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 28. Financial Institutions
Article 13. Corporate Governance
Chapter 11. Standards of Conduct for Directors
28-13-11-1. Discharge of Duties; Good Faith; Ordinary Prudence; Best Interests of Corporation
28-13-11-2. Right to Rely on Data and Other Information; Financial Statements and Data
28-13-11-3. Bad Faith; Knowledge Making Reliance on Information Unwarranted
28-13-11-4. Best Interests of Corporation; Factors Considered
28-13-11-5. Exemption From Personal Liability; Inapplicability in Departmental Proceedings
28-13-11-6. Legislative Intent; Business Judgment and Discretion of Directors; Corporate Takeovers
28-13-11-8. Disinterested Persons; Director or Shareholder of Corporation
28-13-11-10. Unlawful Distribution; Liability of Director; Right to Contribution