Sec. 565.
(1) The indemnification or advancement of expenses provided under sections 561 to 564c is not exclusive of other rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a contractual agreement. The total amount of expenses advanced or indemnified from all sources combined shall not exceed the amount of actual expenses incurred by the person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses.
(2) The indemnification provided under this section and sections 561 to 564c continues as to a person that ceases to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and inures to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives, and administrators of the person if the person is an individual.
(3) A corporation shall not eliminate or impair a right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses established in a provision of the articles of incorporation or the bylaws by amending that provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the formal or informal civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after that act or omission occurs.
History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 1, Eff. Mar. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 569, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 284 of 1972 - Business Corporation Act (450.1101 - 450.2099)
284-1972-5 - Chapter 5 Directors and Officers (450.1501...450.1571)
Section 450.1501 - Management of Corporation; Qualifications of Director.
Section 450.1511 - Removal of Directors by Shareholders.
Section 450.1514 - Removal of Director by Court.
Section 450.1515 - Repealed. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989.
Section 450.1515a - Filling Vacancy in Board.
Section 450.1521 - Regular or Special Meetings of Board.
Section 450.1523 - Quorum; Majority Vote as Constituting Action of Board.
Section 450.1525 - Consent to Action of Board Without Meeting.
Section 450.1528 - Committees; Powers and Authority; Limitations; Subcommittees.
Section 450.1529 - Submission of Matter to Shareholder Vote.
Section 450.1535 - Removal or Resignation of Officers; Contract Rights.
Section 450.1541 - Repealed. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989.
Section 450.1545 - Repealed. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989.
Section 450.1545a - Interest of Director or Officer in Transaction; Compensation of Directors.
Section 450.1546 - Repealed. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989.
Section 450.1548 - Loan, Guaranty, or Assistance by Corporation to Director, Officer, or Employee.
Section 450.1553 - Presumption of Concurrence by Director in Corporation Action; Effect of Dissent.
Section 450.1554 - Action Against Director or Shareholder; Limitation.
Section 450.1561 - Indemnification of Certain Persons Generally.
Section 450.1562 - Additional Provisions for Indemnification of Certain Persons.
Section 450.1563 - Indemnification Against Actual and Reasonable Expenses.
Section 450.1564 - Repealed. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989.
Section 450.1564c - Application for Indemnification to Court; Determination.