INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP (a) The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, as well as their respective officers, directors, equity holders, members, partners, stockholders, other equity holders and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees,” and each, an “Indemnitee”), from and against all losses, claims, damages, losses, joint or several, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts (collectively, “Losses,” and each, a “Loss”) arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent such Losses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of New York, the Articles of Incorporation or the provisions of Section II.G of the NASAA REIT Guidelines. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not provide for indemnification of an Indemnitee for any Loss suffered by such Indemnitee, nor shall they provide that an Indemnitee be held harmless for any Loss suffered by the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless all the following conditions are met:
(i) the Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability was in the best interest of the Company and the Operating Partnership;
(ii) the Indemnitee was acting on behalf of, or performing services for, the Company or the Operating Partnership;
(iii) such Loss was not the result of negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnitee; and
(iv) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Company’s net assets and not from the Stockholders.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnitee shall not be indemnified by the Company and the Operating Partnership for any Losses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws by such Indemnitee unless one or more of the following conditions are met:
(i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the Indemnitee;
(ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Indemnitee; or
(iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership were offered or sold as to indemnification for violation of securities laws.
(c) In addition, the advancement of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s funds to an Indemnitee for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought is permissible only if all the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership;
(ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a Stockholder or the legal action is initiated by a Stockholder acting in such Stockholder’s capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and
(iii) the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company or the Operating Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such Indemnitee is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
Representations and Warranties by the Company and the Operating Partnership Each of the Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time (as defined below) and any Date of Delivery (as defined below), and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:
Covenants of the Company and the Operating Partnership The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, covenant with each Underwriter as follows:
Covenants of the Company and the Selling Shareholders The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
Lists of Holders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee Section 5.01. Lists of Holders 27 Section 5.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists 27
Covenants of the Company and the Selling Stockholders The Company and each Selling Stockholder covenant with each Underwriter as follows:
Deliveries by the Company (a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser Sub:
(i) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Company confirming the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b);
(ii) a certification of non-foreign status reasonably acceptable to Parent, for purposes of Section 897 and 1445 of the Code;
(iii) duly executed counterparts by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to each of the Ancillary Agreements applicable to the Closing; and
(iv) an Operational Duplicate IT System Certificate, executed by the Company, dated as of the Closing Date.
(b) At each Subsequent Closing and at the Distribution Center Closing, as applicable, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser Sub:
(i) the certificate described in Section 2.1(b)(i), dated as of each Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, executed by the Company, each reference therein to “Closing Date” shall be deemed to be such Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, solely with respect to the Acquired Stores or Distribution Centers (and Purchased Assets related thereto) to be transferred at such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing (as applicable);
(ii) a certificate dated as of each Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, executed by the Company regarding the accuracy of the matters set forth in Section 7.2(b) and, solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, Section 7.2(d) and where, for purposes of this Section 2.3(b)(ii), each reference therein to “Closing Date” in Section 7.2(b) and, solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, Section 7.2(d), as applicable, shall be deemed to be such Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, solely with respect to the Acquired Stores or Distribution Centers (and Purchased Assets therein) to be transferred at such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing (as applicable);
(iii) solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, the Operational Duplicate IT System Certificate, executed by the Company, dated as of the first Subsequent Closing Date;
(iv) a certification of non-foreign status reasonably acceptable to Parent, for purposes of Section 897 and 1445 of the Code; and
(v) duly executed counterparts by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to each of the Ancillary Agreements applicable to such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing.
Securityholders Lists and Reports by the Company and the Trustee Section 5.01 Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Securityholders. The Company will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee (a) within 15 days after each regular record date (as defined in Section 2.03) a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the holders of each series of Securities as of such regular record date, provided that the Company shall not be obligated to furnish or cause to furnish such list at any time that the list shall not differ in any respect from the most recent list furnished to the Trustee by the Company and (b) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, in either case, no such list need be furnished for any series for which the Trustee shall be the Security Registrar.
Closing Deliveries by the Company At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser:
(a) newly issued certificate(s) for 4,500,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, issued to and registered in the name of the Purchaser and evidencing the Series B Preferred Stock being purchased hereunder;
(b) a receipt for the Purchase Price;
(c) a true and complete copy, certified by the Secretary of the Company, of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board evidencing (i) its authorization of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions (including the entering into the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement) and the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the issuance of the New Securities, and (ii) the Amended and Restated By-laws;
(d) a copy of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date and accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no amendments, other 15 than the filing of the Certificate of Amendment, have been made to such Certificate of Incorporation since such date, and (ii) the By-laws, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(e) a good standing certificate for the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(f) a duly executed Warrant Agreement and a duly executed Warrant Certificate (as such term is defined in the Warrant Agreement), representing the Warrants and issued to the Purchaser;
(g) a duly executed Registration Rights Agreement;
(h) evidence of the termination of the Voting Agreement satisfactory to the Purchaser;
(i) executed Employment Agreements and Consulting Agreements;
(j) a duly executed amendment to the 2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company with respect to the Options Grant and evidence, satisfactory to the Purchaser, that the Options Grant has been made;
(k) duly executed Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xx. Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx;
(l) a legal opinion from the Company's U.S. counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit G attached to this Agreement;
(m) a legal opinion from the Company's Russian counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit H attached to this Agreement;
(n) duly executed resignations of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Vladislavlev and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx from the Board; and
(o) an officer's certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.03(a) and (e) hereof.
Certain Agreements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders The Company agrees with the several Underwriters and the Selling Stockholders that:
