Action, Etc. Other than by Right of the Association. The Association shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Association to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the Association, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Association and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of Indemnitee was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Association or that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Northern Empire Bancshares), Indemnification Agreement (Northern Empire Bancshares), Indemnification Agreement (Northern Empire Bancshares)
Action, Etc. Other than by Right of the AssociationCompany. The Association Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Association Company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent of the AssociationCompany, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Association Company and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, has no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of Indemnitee was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Association Company or that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Northern Empire Bancshares)