DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. (B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel. (C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom. (D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity. (E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (U-Store-It Trust), Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group Trust), Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (Aa) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(Bb) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(Bparagraph 6(b) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A6(a), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E6(e): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), 6(b) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(Cc) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(Dd) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A6(a) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D6(d). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A6(a), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A8(a) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(Ee) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E6(e) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) of this Agreement.
Appears in 19 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Sky Harbour Group Corp), Indemnification Agreement (Freehold Properties, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Farmland Partners Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as the Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by the Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredthe Indemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitor and the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be made, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(EF) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6030-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph Section 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) of this Agreement.
Appears in 18 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ps Business Parks Inc/Ca), Indemnification Agreement (QTS Realty Trust, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (QualityTech, LP)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
Appears in 16 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s 's harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s 's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
Appears in 14 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group, L.P.), Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group, L.P.), Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group, L.P.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph paragraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
Appears in 12 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (American Homes 4 Rent), Indemnification Agreement (RLJ Lodging Trust), Indemnification Agreement (RLJ Lodging Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
Appears in 5 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (QualityTech, LP), Indemnification Agreement (QualityTech, LP), Indemnification Agreement (QualityTech, LP)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.
(Aa) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(Bb) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(Bparagraph 6(b) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A6(a), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E6(e): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), 6(b) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(Cc) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(Dd) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A6(a) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D6(d). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A6(a), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A8(a) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(Ee) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E6(e) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) of this Agreement..
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Farmland Partners Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Farmland Partners Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Farmland Partners Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Company a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If if the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Company advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If if the Indemnitors select Company selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Company shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Company (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Company hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any trustee, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to the Indemnitee for purposes of determining entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement.
(E) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsCompany, as the case may be, may, within seven (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Company or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Company or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Company or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(EF) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 sixty (60) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s 's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such sixty (60-) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 thirty (30) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (American Community Properties Trust), Indemnification Agreement (American Community Properties Trust), Indemnification Agreement (American Community Properties Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.not
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (U-Store-It Trust), Indemnification Agreement (U-Store-It Trust), Indemnification Agreement (U-Store-It Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredIndemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitor and Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Upon written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A), a Determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard specific case. Any Determination shall be made within sixty (60) days after receipt of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (ii) by a committee of such Disinterested Directors designed by majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum or (iii) if a Change there are no Disinterested Directors or if requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredIndemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Companyopinion. If it a Favorable Determination is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnificationmade, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization If the person, persons or entity empowered to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, a Favorable Determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification and determination as under applicable law; provided, however, that such sixty (60) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. Howeverexceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or Special Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee and Indemnitee shall give a written notice to the Indemnitors, as Company advising it of the case may be, identity of the Special Counsel so selected. The Indemnitor may, within seven (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, Indemnitee a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without meritmerit or until such objection is withdrawn. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Inc), Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Inc)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the The person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a will make the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification within 60 forty-five (45) days after the latter of the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, therefor or the requisite determination final resolution of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable lawProceeding. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the The person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a will make the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification within 60 forty-five (45) days after the latter of the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, therefor or the requisite determination final resolution of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable lawProceeding. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Walker & Dunlop, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed conducted himself in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonestygood faith; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit reasonably believed (x) in moneythe case of conduct in his official capacity with the Company, property or servicesthat the conduct was in the Company's best interests and (y) in all other cases, that the conduct was at least not opposed to its best interests; or and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission his conduct was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control Corporate Transaction shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the Indemnitee shall request that time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such determination quorum cannot be made obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the person Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or persons more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the manner provided in clause (ii) matter by a majority vote of this paragraph 6(B), the full Board of Trustees in which event the provisions designated trustees who are parties may participate, or, if the requisite quorum of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the determination under this clause (i)committee cannot be established, then by a majority vote of the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected)Proceeding may participate; or (ii) if a Change in Control Corporate Transaction shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate), or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the Company. If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (iii) or clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, Indemnitee may, within seven (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s 's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Colonial Realty Limited Partnership), Indemnification Agreement (Colonial Realty Limited Partnership)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Trustees in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(B) The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph Section 2 hereof, unless it is established in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph paragraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with which Special Legal Counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected)) and approved by the Board of Trustees in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceedingproceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with which Special Legal Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and approved by the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the Company, other than trustees or officers who are parties to the Proceeding. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph Section 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (JBG SMITH Properties), Indemnification Agreement (JBG SMITH Properties)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (Aa) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(Bb) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(Bparagraph 6(b) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A6(a), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E6(e): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), 6(b) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.of
(Cc) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(Dd) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A6(a) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D6(d). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A6(a), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A8(a) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(Ee) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E6(e) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B6(b) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Jernigan Capital, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Jernigan Capital, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph paragraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the ProceedingDisinterested Trustees, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding Disinterested Trustees and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination Determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnificationa Favorable Determination shall have been made, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationFavorable Determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissibleDetermination. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible Determination is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnificationDetermination, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determinationDetermination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnificationDetermination) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination Determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification Determination shall not have made a determination Determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination Determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination Determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination Determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination Determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Net Lease Office Properties)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s 's harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “"Special Legal Counsel” " as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not Except in those circumstances, including paragraphs 2(B) and 2(C), where no Determination is required, the Determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding within thirty (30) days after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met paragraph 4(A) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by a majority of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as the Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by the Indemnitee or if there are no Disinterested Directors, in Control shall have occurredthe Indemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitor and the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination based on the documentation provided pursuant to paragraph 4(A), less any Expenses advanced pursuant to paragraph 3. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person person, persons or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure (unless the privilege or other disclosure requirement applies only with respect to the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries and/or their respective directors, officers or employees) and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determinationDetermination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees Special Legal Counsel and/or Disinterested Directors, as applicable, shall act reasonably and disbursements) in good faith in making the Determination. Any Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Agreement (irrespective of the determination Determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitors hereby Indemnitor shall have the right to defend its position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within thirty (30) days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be made, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefromIndemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B4(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A4(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B4(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, a Favorable Determination shall, to the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnificationindemnification hereunder, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60; provided, such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 thirty (30) days, if the person or entity making said determination Determination in good faith reasonably requires additional time for to make such Determination.
(F) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the obtaining or evaluating contrary, no Determination as to entitlement of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement Indemnitee to indemnification is under this Agreement shall be required to be made by prior to the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors final disposition of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreementapplicable Proceeding.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Company a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Company advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Company selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Company shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Company (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Company hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsCompany, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Company or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Company or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Company or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) 90 days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors Company of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Washington Real Estate Investment Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Unless required by Section 3 of this Agreement, applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of the stockholders or resolution of the Board of Directors, indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredIndemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitor and Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or Special Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee and Indemnitee shall give a written notice to the Indemnitors, as Company advising it of the case may be, identity of the Special Counsel so selected. The Indemnitor may, within seven (7) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, Indemnitee a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “"Special Legal Counsel” " as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without meritmerit or until such objection is withdrawn. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.
(A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): ) by: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) by if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the shareholders members of the Board of Directors, the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the The person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a will make the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification within 60 forty-five (45) days after the later of the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, therefor or the requisite determination final resolution of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable lawProceeding. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement..
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION.
(A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the The person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a will make the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification within 60 forty-five (45) days after the latter of the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, therefor or the requisite determination final resolution of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable lawProceeding. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Unless required by Section 3 of this Agreement, applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders or resolution of the Board of Director, indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredIndemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitor and Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph paragraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the ProceedingDisinterested Trustees, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding Disinterested Trustees and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination Determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnificationa Favorable Determination shall have been made, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determinationFavorable Determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissibleDetermination. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible Determination is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnificationDetermination, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determinationDetermination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnificationDetermination) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination Determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification Determination shall not have made a determination Determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination Determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination Determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination Determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination Determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification Determination is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as the Indemnitee deems appropriate in the Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from the Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Trustees in writing that the Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section Paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph Paragraph 2 hereof, hereof unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Paragraph 6(A), then a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the time period specified in paragraph Paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph Paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), then the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (Ax) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (By) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(Aii)(x) of this paragraph 6(B)sentence, or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (iiii)(y), then the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (Cz) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(y) aboveof this Paragraph 6(B), then authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under such clause (Bii)(y) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph Paragraph 1 of this Agreementhereof. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, then either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Paragraph 6(A)) hereof, upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Paragraph 8(A) of this Agreementhereof, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph Paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Paragraph 6(B) of this Agreementhereof.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s 's harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “"Special Legal Counsel” " as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s 's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) A. Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s 's entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s 's harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s 's selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s 's request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s 's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group, L.P.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: \\DC - 033331/000003 - 2937071 v5 the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, by the shareholders stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.. \\DC - 033331/000003 - 2937071 v5
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination \\DC - 033331/000003 - 2937071 v5 of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders stockholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees Directors resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders stockholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Unless required by Section 3 of this Agreement, applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of the stockholders or resolution of the Board of Directors, indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredIndemnitee’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitor and Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 sixty (60) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 thirty (30) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (Aa) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(Bb) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section 6(Bparagraph 6(b) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: the
(a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; ;
(b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or or
(c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), 6
(a) a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): 6(e):
(i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or or
(ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees directors not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors consisting solely of two or more trustees directors not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which the designated trustees directors who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesDirectors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees Directors or a committee of the Board of Trustees Directors by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), 6
(b) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees Directors cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees Directors in which trustees directors who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesBoard, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors Indemnitor advising them the Indemnitor of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) if the requisite quorum of the full Board cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established (or, even if such quorum is obtainable or such committee can be established, if such quorum or committee so directs), by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of TrusteesBoard, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph clause (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), ) (or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate participate) (If if the Indemnitors select Indemnitor selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) if so directed by a majority of the members of the Board, by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 ten (10) days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (Bii)(B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (Bii)(B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 6045-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 fifteen (15) days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Chesapeake Lodging Trust)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors Indemnitor a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification The Indemnitor agrees that the Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. Unless required by Section 3 of this Agreement, applicable law, the Charter, the Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of the stockholders or resolution of the Board of Directors, indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination Determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph Section 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met ) and such Determination shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): either (i) by the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Special Legal Counsel, or (ii) if a Change so requested by Indemnitee, in Control shall have occurredXxxxxxxxxx’s sole discretion, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitor and Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it a Determination is so determined made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 fifteen (15) business days after such determinationDetermination. Authorization Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Special Legal Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of indemnification and determination this Agreement (irrespective of the Determination as to reasonableness Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6(B) of Expenses this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a Favorable Determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnitor of the request therefor, the requisite Determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be made entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the same manner as the determination request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification is permissible. Howeversuch thirty (30) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the determination person, persons or entity making the Determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(B) shall not apply if the Determination of entitlement to indemnification is permissible is to be made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as pursuant to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal CounselSection 6(E).
(C) The Indemnitor shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Indemnitor does not make timely indemnification payments or advancement of Expenses required by this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Indemnitor to make such payments or advancement of expenses (and the Indemnitor shall have the right to defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). The Indemnitee shall be entitled to have such Expenses advanced by the Indemnitor in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Agreement and applicable law. If the Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within ninety (90) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Indemnitor shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(D) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination Determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors Indemnitor (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors Indemnitor hereby indemnify indemnifies and agree agrees to hold the Indemnitee’s Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(DE) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the IndemnitorsIndemnitor, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors Indemnitor or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 twenty (20) days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph Section 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors Indemnitor or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph Section 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors Indemnitor shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph Section 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph Section 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors Indemnitor of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph Section 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph Section 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Stirling Hotels & Resorts, Inc.)
DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AUTHORIZATION OF INDEMNIFICATION. (A) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Indemnitors a written request, including therewith such documentation and information reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.
(B) Indemnification under this Agreement may not be made unless authorized for a specific Proceeding after a determination has been made in accordance with this Section paragraph 6(B) that indemnification of the Indemnitee is permissible in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the following standard of conduct: the Indemnitors shall indemnify the Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 hereof, unless it is established that: (a) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (x) was committed in bad faith or (y) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (b) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Upon receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to subparagraph paragraph 6(A), a determination as to whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met shall be made within the period specified in paragraph 6(E): (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such determination be made by the person or persons and in the manner provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph 6(B), in which event the provisions of such clause (ii) shall apply) (If the Indemnitee selects Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (i), the Indemnitee shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitors advising them of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected); or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board of Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of trustees not, at the time, parties to the Proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board of Trustees consisting solely of two or more trustees not, at the time, parties to such Proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board of Trustees in which the designated trustees who are parties may participate, (B) by Special Legal Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, with Special Legal Counsel selected by the Board of Trustees or a committee of the Board of Trustees by vote as set forth in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this paragraph 6(B), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board of Trustees cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority of the full Board of Trustees in which trustees who are parties to the Proceeding may participate (If the Indemnitors select Special Legal Counsel to make the determination under this clause (ii), the Indemnitors shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Special Legal Counsel so selected) or (C) by the shareholders of the Company. If it is so determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to the Indemnitee shall be made within 10 days after such determination. Authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible. However, if the determination that indemnification is permissible is made by Special Legal Counsel under clause (B) above, authorization of indemnification and determination as to reasonableness of Expenses shall be made in the manner specified under clause (B) above for the selection of such Special Legal Counsel.
(C) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or entity making such determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Indemnitors (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Indemnitors hereby indemnify and agree to hold the Indemnitee’s harmless therefrom.
(D) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, the Indemnitee, or the Indemnitors, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Indemnitors or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the grounds that the Special Legal Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Special Legal Counsel” as defined in paragraph 1 of this Agreement. If such written objection is made, the Special Legal Counsel so selected may not serve as Special Legal Counsel until a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to paragraph 6(A) hereof, no Special Legal Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to, either the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee may petition a court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitors or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Special Legal Counsel and/or for the appointment as Special Legal Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Special Legal Counsel under paragraph 6(B) hereof. The Indemnitors shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of Special Legal Counsel incurred in connection with acting pursuant to paragraph 6(B) hereof, and all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the selection of such Special Legal Counsel pursuant to this paragraph 6(D). In the event that a determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within ninety (90) days after the receipt by the Indemnitors of the Indemnitee’s request in accordance with paragraph 6(A), upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding in accordance with paragraph 8(A) of this Agreement, Special Legal Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity.
(E) If the person or entity making the determination whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent: (i) a misstatement by the Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make the Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. Such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, if the person or entity making said determination in good faith requires additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6(E) shall not apply: (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders and if within 15 days after receipt by the Indemnitors of the request for such determination the Board of Trustees resolves to submit such determination to the shareholders for consideration at an annual or special meeting thereof to be held within 75 days after such receipt and such determination is made at such meeting, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Special Legal Counsel pursuant to paragraph 6(B) of this Agreement.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Kite Realty Group, L.P.)