Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 hereof, shall be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous). (b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, or is entitled only to partial indemnification, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous). (c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such motion employ substitute counsel.
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Samples: Consulting Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/), Consulting Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 8 hereof, shall be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 twenty (20) days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 8 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnificationindemnification under this Agreement, or is entitled only to partial indemnificationindemnification hereunder, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 ninety (90) days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof hereof, or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 8 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days -days’ written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such motion employ substitute counsel.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All The costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or Director in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) threatened or (ii) of Section 2(c)pending claim or any threatened or pending action, suit or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 hereof1 of this Agreement shall, shall at the written request of Director, be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, or is entitled only to partial indemnification, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days after receiving copies of receiving notice invoices presented to Director for such costs and expenses, in advance of a Final Adjudication on the merits (as hereinafter defined) or settlement, with the understanding, undertaking and agreement hereby made and entered into by Director and Company, that Director shall, if it is ultimately determined in accordance with Section 2 or pursuant to Section 12 that Director is not entitled to be indemnified, or was not entitled to be fully indemnified, repay to Company such motion employ substitute counselamount, or the appropriate portion thereof, so paid or advanced. Such advancements shall be made at least quarterly. For purposes of this Section, an order of a court shall not be deemed a “Final Adjudication” under Section 2, and no matter adjudicated by a court order shall be deemed “ultimately determined,” unless and until (i) the time to appeal, petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, or otherwise seek appellate review or to move for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration of the order has expired and no appeal, petition for writ of certiorari, allocatur, or other appellate review, or proceedings for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration shall be then pending, or (ii) in the event that an appeal, petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, or other appellate review or reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration thereof has been sought, such order shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such order was appealed or from which a writ of certiorari or allocatur, or other appellate review or reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration was sought, and the time to take any further appeal, to petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, to otherwise seek appellate review, or to move for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration shall have expired.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ashland Global Holdings Inc)
Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 hereof, shall be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnificationindemnification under this Agreement, or is entitled only to partial indemnificationindemnification hereunder, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such motion employ substitute counsel.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (HCC Insurance Holdings Inc/De/)
Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ ' fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 5 hereof, shall be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 30 days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, affirming the Indemnitee's good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitrationadjudication, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 5 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s 's suit was frivolous).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, or is entitled only to partial indemnification, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s 's prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s 's costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 5 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s 's suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s 's expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event if other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s 's demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such motion employ substitute counsel.
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Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ ' fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of IndemniteeINDEMNITEE) incurred by Indemnitee INDEMNITEE in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c) (as modified by the proviso clause contained in such Section)) or arising in connection with service as a Representative, or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 hereof, shall be paid by either or both of the Company Companies (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee INDEMNITEE within 20 days after the receipt from time to time by either or both of the Company Companies from Indemnitee INDEMNITEE of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him or her in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee INDEMNITEE to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee INDEMNITEE elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee INDEMNITEE is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company Companies as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee INDEMNITEE has sought advances (i) pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s INDEMNITEE's suit was frivolousfrivolous or (ii) in his capacity as a Representative, if there is a final judicial determination of willful misconduct in the matter giving rise to the Proceeding as to which he or she obtained an advance or advances).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee INDEMNITEE is not entitled to indemnification, or is entitled only to partial indemnification, Indemnitee INDEMNITEE shall reimburse the Company Companies for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s INDEMNITEE's prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the CompanyCompanies, provided that Indemnitee INDEMNITEE shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company Companies for any of Indemnitee’s INDEMNITEE's costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company Companies in making its their determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his or her entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), ) there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s INDEMNITEE's suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such motion employ substitute counsel.
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Advancement of Costs and Expenses. (a) All The costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, retainers and advances of disbursements required of Indemnitee) incurred by Indemnitee in preparing to serve or serving as a witness in a Proceeding of the type described in clause (i) of Section 2(b) hereof, or Director in investigating, defending or appealing any Proceeding relating to a Qualifying Reason (and not excluded by clause (i) threatened or (ii) of Section 2(c)pending claim or any threatened or pending action, suit or arising in connection with an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, or relating to a Proceeding proceeding described in or arising pursuant to Section 9 hereof1 of this Agreement shall, shall at the written request of Director, be paid by the Company (in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding) at the request of Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt from time to time by the Company from Indemnitee of a statement or statements requesting such advance or advances, reasonably evidencing the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and averring that they do not relate to matters described in the aforesaid clause (i) or (ii) of Section 2(c), together with a written undertaking by Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined (in a final adjudication or conclusion of an arbitration pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof, if Indemnitee elects to seek such an adjudication or arbitration, and otherwise in a determination, if required hereunder, pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement (or, if Indemnitee has sought advances pursuant to Section 4(e) or 9 hereof, if there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(b) If and to the extent it is finally determined hereunder that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, or is entitled only to partial indemnification, Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses advanced or prepaid pursuant to Indemnitee’s prior request or requests hereunder, or the proper proportion thereof, as the case may be, within 90 days after receipt of an itemized written statement therefor from the Company, provided that Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any of Indemnitee’s costs and expenses relating to (i) cooperating with the Company in making its determination, as provided in Section 4(a) hereof, (ii) an adjudication or arbitration of his entitlement to indemnification hereunder, as provided in Section 4(e) hereof or (iii) a Proceeding described in or arising under Section 9 hereof (unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii) or (iii), there is a specific judicial finding that Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous).
(c) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel during the pendency of any Proceeding which is the subject of this Agreement, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless (i) all Indemnitees who are made a party or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding within the scope of this Agreement agree to use the same legal counsel; (ii) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company; (iii) the Company acknowledges that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, in which case, counsel selected by Indemnitee must be reasonably satisfactory to Company; and provided further however that in the event other persons who are potential targets of any Proceeding are being separately represented because of the same or substantially same conflict of interest, Indemnitee shall, upon the Company’s demand, use the same counsel as engaged on behalf of the other persons (unless a conflict also exists between Indemnitee and such other persons); (iv) following ten (10) days written notice, the Company shall in fact not have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding; or (v) counsel selected by the Company moves to withdraw from representing Indemnitee, and the Company does not, within ten (10) days after receiving copies of receiving notice invoices presented to Director for such costs and expenses, in advance of a Final Adjudication on the merits (as hereinafter defined) or settlement, with the understanding, undertaking and agreement hereby made and entered into by Director and Company, that Director shall, if it is ultimately determined in accordance with Section 2 or pursuant to Section 12 that Director is not entitled to be indemnified, or was not entitled to be fully indemnified, repay to Company such motion employ substitute counselamount, or the appropriate portion thereof, so paid or advanced. Such advancements shall be made at least quarterly. For purposes of this Section, an order of a court shall not be deemed a "Final Adjudication" under Section 2, and no matter adjudicated by a court order shall be deemed "ultimately determined," unless and until (i) the time to appeal, petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, or otherwise seek appellate review or to move for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration of the order has expired and no appeal, petition for writ of certiorari, allocatur, or other appellate review, or proceedings for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration shall be then pending, or (ii) in the event that an appeal, petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, or other appellate review or reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration thereof has been sought, such order shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such order was appealed or from which a writ of certiorari or allocatur, or other appellate review or reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration was sought, and the time to take any further appeal, to petition for writ of certiorari or allocatur, to otherwise seek appellate review, or to move for reargument, rehearing, or reconsideration shall have expired.
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