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Item 6.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Our
bylaws contain provisions entitling any director or executive officer to indemnification against its liability under the Securities
Act. As follows:
“Section
11.1. Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted
by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as amended from time to time.”
The
Delaware General Corporation Law allows a company to indemnify its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any threatened,
pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, except under certain
circumstances. Indemnification may only occur if a determination has been made that the officer, director, employee, or agent
acted in good faith and in a manner, which such person believed to be in the best interests of the Registrant. A determination
may be made by the stockholders; by a majority of the directors who were not parties to the action, suit, or proceeding confirmed
by opinion of independent legal counsel; or by opinion of independent legal counsel in the event a quorum of directors who were
not a party to such action, suit, or proceeding does not exist.
Provided
the terms and conditions of these provisions under Delaware law are met, officers, directors, employees, and agents of the Registrant
may be indemnified against any cost, loss, or expense arising out of any liability under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant,
we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy
and is, therefore, unenforceable.
The
Delaware General Corporation Law, stated herein, provides further for permissive indemnification of officers and directors.
“DGCL
Sec.145. Indemnification of Officers, Directors, Employees and Agents, Insurance.
(a)
“A corporation shall have power to indemnify any 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than
an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in
good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.
(b)
“A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason
of the fact that the person 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to
the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled
to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(c)
“To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise
in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection therewith.
(d)
“Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer,
employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections
(a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time
of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though
less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than
a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion,
or (4) by the stockholders.
(e)
“Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section.
Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be
so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
(f)
“The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled
under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g)
“A corporation shall have power 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, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against
such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or
not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.
(h)
“For purposes of this section, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation,
any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so
that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(i)
“For purposes of this section, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references
to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references
to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to
an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to
have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.
(j)
“The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise
provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(k)
“The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of
expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors,
or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation’s obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys’
fees).”
The
Registrant, with approval of the Registrant’s Board of Directors, may obtain directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.
(b)
That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual
report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of
an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated
by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
To deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual
report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements
of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be
presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person
to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus
to provide such interim financial information.
(d)
That insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.