Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law. (b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder. (c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim. (d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. (e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7. (f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Marquee Holdings Inc.), Merger Agreement (LCE Mexican Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Amc Entertainment Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Acceptance Time, Parent shall cause the Company and if after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall contain to the greatest extent permitted by Law (a) to indemnify and hold harmless, against any costs or expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and provide advancement of expenses (without requiring a preliminary determination as to the ultimate entitlement to indemnification) to, all past and present directors and officers of the Company (in all of their capacities) (the “Indemnified Persons”) to the same extent such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Constituent Documents and indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date hereof with any Indemnified Persons and (b) to honor the provisions no less favorable with respect to regarding elimination of liability of directors, indemnification of officers and directors and advancement of expenses for matters occurring contained in the Company’s Constituent Documents and indemnification agreements immediately prior to the Acceptance Time.
(b) From and after the Acceptance Time, Parent shall cause the Company and if after the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified Surviving Corporation to maintain for a period of six (6) years from after the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder current policies of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies (“D & O Insurance”) maintained by the Company; provided that the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall and the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance may substitute therefor policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, which policies provide individually and in the Indemnified Parties with coverageaggregate, from the Effective Time at least as protective and no less advantageous to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, insured with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in respect connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby); provided, further, that in no event shall the Company or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend in any one (1) year more than three hundred percent (300%) of the current annual premium expended by this Agreementthe Company and the Company Subsidiaries to maintain or procure such D & O Insurance immediately prior to the Acceptance Time (such three hundred percent (300%) amount, on the “Maximum Annual Premium”); provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Company and the Surviving Corporation shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Annual Premium. Alternatively, prior to the Acceptance Time, either Parent or, if Parent does not do so prior to three (3) Business Days prior to the Acceptance Time, the Company may purchase a six-year prepaid “tail” policy containing terms with respect to coverageand conditions which are, amount individually and advancement of expenses in the aggregate, at least as protective and no less favorable advantageous to the insured than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies D & O Insurance maintained by the Company with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Acceptance Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in effect as connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the date hereoftransactions contemplated hereby); provided, however, that in no event shall any policy require payment of aggregate premiums for such insurance in excess of the aggregate Maximum Annual Premium for such six-year period. If such prepaid policies have “tail” policy has been obtained prior to by the Effective TimeCompany, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies policy to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and continue cause all obligations thereunder to honor be honored by it and the obligations thereunderSurviving Corporation.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 6.8 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party indemnitee to whom this Section 6.8 applies without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.8 applies shall be third third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.8).
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Terra Industries Inc), Merger Agreement (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Buyer and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than CPEX) as provided in their respective articles of association, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents) or agreements shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. The Surviving Corporation shall (and Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (i) the Company Certificate or Company By-Laws and the organizational documents of its Subsidiaries the Company’s subsidiaries (other than CPEX), each as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (ii) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreements of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than CPEX) as in effect on the date of this Agreement, copies of which have been made available to Buyer. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.7(a) shall affect the rights of any employee of its Subsidiaries CPEX existing pursuant to (each, together with such Personi) the Company Certificate or Company By-Laws and the organizational documents of the Company’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”subsidiaries (other than CPEX), unless such modification shall be required by Laweach as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (ii) any indemnification agreements of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than CPEX) as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period beginning as of the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Buyer will: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (B) the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation will not be liable for any settlement effected without the Surviving Corporation’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all Indemnitees in any jurisdiction with respect to claims any single such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; provided that in the event any Indemnitee’s interests conflict with those of another Indemnitee with respect to any single such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, the Surviving Corporation will be obligated to pay fees and expenses of one separate counsel for each such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation shall not (and Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising from facts out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or events that occurred on or before investigation.
(c) For six (6) years after the Effective Time, including(i) Buyer shall maintain, without limitationor shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain, in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, as disclosed or made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof (or such other insurance that is no less favorable to the Indemnitees than the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance), in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the transactions contemplated Effective Time, covering each Indemnitee currently covered by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company policy, on terms with respect to such coverage and amounts no less favorable than those of such policy in effect as of on the date hereof. If ; or (ii) Buyer or the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor a single premium tail policy with respect to such prepaid policies have been obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, as disclosed to Buyer prior to the date hereof, from an insurance carrier with the same or better AM Best rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier for such insurance policy, with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent shalland policy limits, terms and shall cause conditions (including deductibles and exclusions) at least as favorable to the directors and officers covered under such insurance policy as the limits, terms and conditions in the existing policies of the Company; provided, that in connection with this Section 6.7(c), neither the Surviving Corporation tonor Buyer shall be obligated to pay annual premiums (in connection with any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy described in clause (c)(i) above) in excess of the annual premiums set forth in Section 6.7(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, maintain or pay a one-time premium (in connection with a single premium tail policy described in clause (c)(ii) above) in excess of the amount set forth in Section 6.7(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. It is understood and agreed that in the event such policies in full force and effectcoverage cannot be obtained for such amount or less, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, then the Surviving Corporation shall to obtain the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any maximum amount of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that coverage as may be obtained for such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 hereof to pay all reasonable expensesthe contrary, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Bentley Pharmaceuticals Inc), Merger Agreement (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD), Merger Agreement (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from From and after the Effective Time, the Company will, and will cause the Surviving Corporation shall Company to, fulfill and honor in all respects Seller’s obligations with respect to indemnification or exculpation provisions now existing in favor of any person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability date hereof, or who becomes prior to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries)Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, memberemployee or agent (an “Indemnified Party”) of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary as provided in the Seller Organizational Documents, trustee the Subsidiary Organizational Documents, indemnification agreements of Seller or fiduciary the Seller Subsidiaries with an Indemnified Party or otherwise in effect as of the Company or date of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions this Agreement with respect to claims related to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect Time. Section 6.6(a) of acts or omissions in connection with the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a complete list of all indemnification agreements to which Seller is a party to on the date of this Agreement (the “Indemnification Agreements”). Seller agrees not to amend or enter into new Indemnification Agreements from and after the transactions contemplated herebydate hereof, except to the extent such Indemnification Agreements between Seller and certain of Seller’s officers who will become officers of the Surviving Company as a result of the Mergers will be amended by Seller to apply only to claims related to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Seller may purchase, before the Effective Time, a “tail” policy under Seller’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect immediately before the Effective Time which (collectivelyi) has an effective term of six (6) years from the Effective Time, (ii) covers those persons who are covered by Seller’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, (iii) contains terms and conditions (including coverage amounts) which are no less advantageous than those contained in the terms and conditions of Seller directors’ and officers’ insurance policies in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (iv) has an aggregate premium of no more than $225,000 (the “Indemnifiable ClaimInsurance Cap Amount”); provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, if such coverage is only available for more than the Insurance Cap Amount, the Seller shall be able to purchase a policy that provides as much comparable coverage that may be obtained for the Insurance Cap Amount. The Company will, and will cause the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible Company to, assume such policy, and the Company agrees to use its best efforts to maintain in effect such “tail” policy for any amounts paid in settlement the duration of any Indemnifiable Claim its term without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld amendment or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimcancellation.
(dc) The Surviving Corporation provisions of this Section 6.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be liable to pay all reasonable expensesenforceable by, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies and their heirs and personal representatives and shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) binding on the Company and the Surviving Company and its successors and assigns. In the event that the Company or the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its successors successor or assigns assign (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either such each case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors successor and assigns assign of Company or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCompany, as the case may be, shall assume honor the obligations set forth with respect to the Company or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, in this Section 6.76.6.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Alphasmart Inc), Merger Agreement (Renaissance Learning Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (Renaissance Learning Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation 7.9.1. SR Bancorp shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect maintain, or shall cause Somerset Bank to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofmaintain, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from following the Effective Time Time, the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (or an extended reporting period endorsement of the same) maintained by Regal Bancorp and the Regal Bancorp Subsidiaries (provided, that SR Bancorp may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions which are not less favorable) with respect to claims arising from matters or acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofTime; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation SR Bancorp be required to expend in the aggregate pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more 7.9.1 an amount greater than 250% of the current annual premium paid currently expended by Regal Bancorp (the Company “Insurance Amount”) with respect to such insurance, provided, that if such expenditure would exceed the Insurance Amount, SR Bancorp shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. In connection with the foregoing, Regal Bancorp agrees in order for SR Bancorp to fulfill its directors’ agreement to provide directors and officers’ officers liability insurance policies in effect for six years to provide such insurer or substitute insurer with such representations as of such insurer may request.
7.9.2. In addition to Section 7.9.1, SR Bancorp and Somerset Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or who has been at any time before the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain hereof or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or who becomes before the Effective Time, includingan officer, without limitation, in respect director or employee of Regal Bancorp or a Regal Bancorp Subsidiary (the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c“Indemnified Parties”) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), liabilities or judgments or amounts that are paid in settlement (collectivelywhich settlement shall require the prior written consent of SR Bancorp, “Losses”which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of or in respect of connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit action, suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, civilor administrative (each a “Claim”), administrative or investigative, based onin which an Indemnified Party is, or is threatened to be made, a party or witness in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of or relating to the fact that such Person person is or was a director, officerofficer or employee of Regal Bancorp or a Regal Bancorp Subsidiary if such Claim pertains to any matter of fact arising, member, trustee existing or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to before the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby), regardless of whether such Claim is asserted or claimed before, or after, the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), to the fullest extent as would have been permitted by Regal Bancorp and any Regal Bancorp Subsidiary under applicable state or federal law, and Regal Bancorp’s and Regal Bank’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. SR Bancorp shall pay expenses in respect advance of acts the final disposition of any such action or omissions proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent as would have been required under Regal Bancorp or Regal Bank’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such advance payments if such Indemnified Party shall be adjudicated to be not entitled to indemnification. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 7.9.2 upon learning of any Claim, shall promptly notify SR Bancorp (but the failure so to notify SR Bancorp shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 7.9.2, except to the extent such failure materially prejudices SR Bancorp) and shall deliver to SR Bancorp the undertaking referred to in the previous sentence. In the event of any such Claim (whether arising before or after the Effective Time) (1) SR Bancorp shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, which may be SR Bancorp’s counsel (in which event the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter) and upon such assumption SR Bancorp shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with this Agreement the defense thereof, except that if SR Bancorp elects not to assume such defense, or counsel for the Indemnified Parties reasonably advises the Indemnified Parties that there are or may be (whether or not any have yet actually arisen) issues that raise conflicts of interest between SR Bancorp and the transactions contemplated herebyIndemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to them, and SR Bancorp shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties, (2) except to the extent otherwise required due to conflicts of interest, SR Bancorp shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties, whose reasonable fees and expenses shall be paid promptly as statements are received unless there is a conflict of interest that necessitates more than one law firm, and (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation 3) SR Bancorp shall not be responsible liable for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim effected without the its prior written consent of the Surviving Corporation, (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation).
7.9.3. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation either SR Bancorp or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation bank or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) liquidates, dissolves, or transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, SR Bancorp shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.77.9.
(f7.9.4. The obligations of SR Bancorp provided under this Section 7.9 are intended to be enforceable against SR Bancorp directly by the Indemnified Parties and shall be binding on all respective successors and permitted assigns of SR Bancorp. SR Bancorp shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 7.9 to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
7.9.5. Any indemnification payments made pursuant to this Section 7.9 are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”12 U.S.C. § 1828(k), among the Company, Loews ) and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with regulations promulgated thereunder by the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (12 C.F.R. Part 359).
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Samples: Merger Agreement (SR Bancorp, Inc.), Merger Agreement (SR Bancorp, Inc.), Merger Agreement (SR Bancorp, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Parent and Purchaser agree that any rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of, and all limitations on the personal liability of Incorporation each present and former director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Seller and its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties” and, each, an “Indemnified Party”) provided for in the respective organizational documents and any indemnification agreement between Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller and any present or former director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Seller of any of its Subsidiaries, in effect as of the Surviving Corporation date hereof shall contain provisions no less favorable continue in full force and effect (and with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth Seller, shall be reflected in the Company Certificate applicable organizational documents of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofsuch entity), which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from after the Effective Time Acceptance Date. During such period, Parent shall not, nor shall it permit the Surviving Corporation to, amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions or agreements for indemnification in any manner that would materially and adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany individual who at any time on or prior to the Acceptance Date was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Seller or its Subsidiaries in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective TimeAcceptance Date (including, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativeswithout limitation, the “Indemnified Parties”transactions contemplated by this Agreement), unless such modification shall be is required by Law; provided, however, that in the event any claim or claims are asserted or made either prior to the Acceptance Date or within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until disposition of any and all such claims.
(b) The Prior to the Acceptance Date, Seller shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Laws and regardless of whether the Merger becomes effective, indemnify and hold harmless, and, after the Acceptance Date until the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Acceptance Date, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and former director or officer of Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller (collectively, the “Covered Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Acceptance Date), whether civil, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacities as officers or directors, in each case occurring before the Acceptance Date (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement). Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (i) Seller or Parent and the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall be entitled to control the defense of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (ii) if Seller, Parent or the Surviving Corporation (or counsel selected by the applicable insurer of Seller or the Surviving Corporation) does not elect to control the defense of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, the Covered Party shall be entitled to select counsel for the Covered Party, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to Seller or to Parent and the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, and Seller or Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain pay the fees and expenses of such counsel promptly after statements therefor are received (unless the Surviving Corporation shall elect to defend such action), (iii) the Covered Party shall cooperate in the defense of any such matter, and (iv) none of Seller, Parent or cause the Surviving Corporation shall be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(c) At or prior to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Acceptance Date, Seller shall purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (which by its terms shall survive the Offer and the Merger) for its directors and officers, which shall provide such directors and officers with respect coverage for six (6) years following the Acceptance Date on terms acceptable to acts or omissions occurring prior to Seller, so long as the Effective Time covering each aggregate cost of such insurance is less than 300% of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the annual premium paid by Seller currently for its existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amountinsurance. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies policy in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 7.5 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party indemnitee to whom this Section 7.5 applies without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 7.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.77.5 and shall be entitled to enforce the covenants contained herein).
(e) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personassets, then then, and in either each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.77.5. .
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Kenexa Corp), Merger Agreement (Kenexa Corp), Merger Agreement (Kenexa Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to For a period beginning at the Effective Time and ending no earlier than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six seven years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to after the Effective Time, were the Surviving Company and Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless all past and present directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) to the same extent such Persons are indemnified as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Applicable Law, the Charter Documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and the indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date of this Agreement and set forth in Section 3.10(a)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and, solely in the case of the Surviving Company (and not Parent), any other indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date of this Agreement (collectively, and including the indemnification agreements set forth in Section 3.10(a)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the “Existing Indemnification Agreements”) arising out of acts or omissions in their capacity as directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including in connection with the adoption and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby). The Surviving Company and Parent shall advance expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in the defense of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture Legal Proceeding with respect to the matters subject to indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.16 in accordance with the procedures (if any) set forth in the Charter Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, any Existing Indemnification Agreements and any other requirements under Applicable Law; provided, that Parent shall only be required to advance any such expenses to the extent that the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Person is not entitled to indemnification (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesfor the avoidance of doubt, the “Indemnified Parties”foregoing proviso shall not apply with respect to the Surviving Company’s obligation to advance expenses pursuant to this Section 6.16(a)). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Legal Proceeding (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time) is made against such persons with respect to matters subject to indemnification hereunder on or prior to the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 6.16(a) shall continue in effect until the final disposition or final resolution of such Legal Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.16(a) or otherwise, Parent and the Surviving Company (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Covered Person if it is ultimately decided in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such modification indemnification is prohibited by Applicable Law, in which case the Covered Person shall be required by Lawpromptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Company the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six For a period of seven (7) years from the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to, maintain in effect in its Charter Documents provisions relating to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses in favor of Covered Persons that are no less favorable than the provisions of the Charter Documents of the Company and any Subsidiary in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Company as of or after the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Partiesto, on terms purchase a seven (7)-year prepaid “tail” policy that provides coverage with respect to coveragematters arising on or before the Effective Time (including in connection with this Agreement and the transactions or actions contemplated by this Agreement) (the “D&O Insurance”), amount with terms, conditions, retentions and advancement limits of expenses liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofand fiduciary liability insurance; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation Company shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for pay an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions for the D&O Insurance in excess of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if amount set forth in Section 6.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter. If prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. providing the level of at least “A”insurance coverage as described in the preceding sentence, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Surviving Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, Company to maintain such policies policy in full force and effect, and continue cause all obligations thereunder to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition be honored, in each case, to the other rights provided for in extent required by this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimAgreement.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns Company (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns such continuing or surviving company or entity or transferee of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignssuch assets, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.16.
(fe) Without limiting The obligations under this Section 6.16 shall not be terminated or modified in any manner that is adverse to the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 Covered Persons (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”and their respective successors and assigns), among it being expressly agreed that the CompanyCovered Persons (including successors and assigns) shall be Third Party beneficiaries of, Loews and the other Persons identified thereinmay enforce, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementthis Section 6.16.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Gilat Satellite Networks LTD), Merger Agreement (Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/), Merger Agreement (Gilat Satellite Networks LTD)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent agrees that all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to or exculpation (including all limitations on personal liability) existing as of the Effective Time than are set forth date of this Agreement in favor of each present and former director, officer or employee of the Company Certificate or any of Incorporation as its Subsidiaries provided for in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed their respective Organizational Documents or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely agreement to which the rights thereunder Company or any of individuals who, its Subsidiaries is a party in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) shall survive the Transactions and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the provisions for indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation in the Organizational Documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries or in any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any individuals who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors directors, officers or officers employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); provided, however, that in the event any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending, asserted or made either prior to the Effective Time or within such six (6) year period, all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation required to be continued pursuant to this Section 6.8(a) in respect thereof shall continue until disposition thereof. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall assume, be jointly and severally liable for, and honor and guaranty, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to honor, in accordance with their respective terms, each of the covenants contained in this Section 6.8 without limit as to time.
(b) At and after the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trustanother company, pension joint venture, trust or other employee enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirshis or her respective heirs and representatives, executivesa “Indemnified Party” and, administrators and Representativescollectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any actual or threatened claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by Law), unless judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in such modification shall be required person’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case occurring or alleged to have occurred at or before the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the transactions contemplated by Lawthis Agreement).
(bc) The Surviving Corporation For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from (i) the Effective Time coverage provided by the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Acceptance Time maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to acts matters arising on or omissions occurring before the Effective Time (provided that Parent may substitute therefor policies with a carrier with comparable credit ratings to the existing carrier of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the insured) or (ii) a “tail” policy (which the Company may purchase at its option prior to the Effective Time covering each of so long as the Indemnified Partiescost therefor is less than $1.4 million (or such higher amount as may be approved by Parent), on terms with respect and, in such case, Parent shall cause such policy to coveragebe in full force and effect, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than shall cause all obligations thereunder to be honored by the Surviving Corporation) under the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained policy that covers those persons who are currently covered by the Company Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof for actions and omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, is from a carrier with comparable credit ratings to the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy carrier and contains terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the insured than those of the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event that, after the Effective Time, Parent shall the Surviving Corporation not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bpay annual premiums in excess of three hundred percent (300%) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current last annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide date hereof (as set forth in the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, Company Disclosure Letter) in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreementcoverages required to be obtained pursuant hereto, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company but in effect such case shall purchase as of the date hereof. If much coverage as reasonably practicable for such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderamount.
(cd) In addition to the other The rights provided for in of each Indemnified Party under this Section 6.7 6.8 shall be in addition to, and not in limitation thereof (but without in of, any way limiting or modifying other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its current Subsidiaries, as applicable, any agreement, any insurance policy, the NJBCA (or former Subsidiaries any other applicable Law) or arising out otherwise. The provisions of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to this Section 6.8 shall survive the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement Transactions and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim Indemnified Party without the written consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses such affected Indemnified Person (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided being expressly agreed that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.8 and shall be entitled to indemnification from enforce the Surviving Corporationcovenants contained in this Section 6.8). In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification Parent shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.8.
(e) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all conveys more than fifty percent (50%) of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall Parent assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.8.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Chiquita Brands International Inc), Merger Agreement (Cavendish Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Chiquita Brands International Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of In the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to event the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofExchange is consummated, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to until the sixth anniversary of the Effective TimeClosing Date, the Company and the Company Shareholders will, and will cause Purchaser to comply with, fulfill and honor, in any and all respects, all of the obligations of Purchaser or Purchaser Subsidiary to their respective present and former directors and officers (the “Covered Persons”) pursuant to the Purchaser Organization Documents and the Purchaser Subsidiary Organization Documents, in each case, in effect on the Closing Date (the “Indemnification Provisions”), with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing Date which are asserted after the Closing Date, including with respect to this Agreement, the Exchange and the other transactions contemplated herein. Any claims for indemnification made on or prior to the Effective Time (includingsixth anniversary of the Closing Date shall survive such anniversary until the final resolution thereof. Neither Purchaser nor any Purchaser Subsidiary shall amend, without limitationmodify or terminate any of the Indemnification Provisions, in respect each case, until the later of acts the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement final resolution of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimclaims for indemnification.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(eb) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Exchange is consummated, if Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns Purchaser Subsidiary shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in Person of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and then, in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation Purchaser or any of its successors or assignsPurchaser Subsidiary, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume the all of their respective obligations as set forth in this Section 6.75.5.
(fc) Without limiting Prior to the foregoingClosing Date, Purchaser and/or any Purchaser Subsidiary may purchase tail insurance coverage for Purchaser and/or Purchaser Subsidiary Covered Persons which shall provide such directors and officers with coverage (the Surviving Corporation “Insurance Coverage”). The Company shall comply maintain (or cause Purchaser and/or any Purchaser Subsidiary to maintain) such Insurance Coverage in all material respects with full force and effect, and continue to honor the provisions obligations thereunder during the term thereof.
(d) In the event the execution of Article 10 this Agreement or the undertaking of any act or omission by Purchaser required by this Agreement prior to the Closing Date causes any insurance policy, in place for the benefit of any Purchaser or Purchaser Subsidiary Covered Persons immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, to terminate or causes any reduction in the benefits of such policy, Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary may purchase insurance policies for the benefit of such Covered Persons; provided, however, that such new policies shall not exceed the coverage that was provided under such terminated insurance policy or such policy where benefits were reduced.
(e) This Section 5.5 shall survive the consummation of the Stock Purchase AgreementExchange, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended is intended to benefit each of the Covered Persons and shall be binding on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews all successors and assigns of Purchaser and the other Persons identified thereinPurchaser Subsidiaries, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with and shall be enforceable by the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementCovered Persons.
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Samples: Share Exchange Agreement (China Teletech Holding Inc), Share Exchange Agreement (China Teletech Holding Inc), Share Exchange Agreement (China Teletech Holding Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of Incorporation the Company and its Subsidiaries under their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) and all indemnification agreements in effect as of the date of this Agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective current or former directors and officers (the “Indemnified Parties”). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, for a period of 6 years after the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable favorable, with respect to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in of current or former directors and officers of the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, periods at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers than are currently set forth in the Company’s certificate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incorporation and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Lawbylaws.
(b) The For a period of 6 years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with (“D&O Insurance”) in respect to of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time Time, covering each person covered by the D&O Insurance as of the Indemnified PartiesEffective Time, on terms with respect to coverage, amount the coverage and advancement of expenses amounts no less favorable favorable, in the aggregate, than those of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company D&O Insurance in effect as of on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% may, at its option, substitute therefor policies of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided furtherParent, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), their respective Subsidiaries containing terms with respect to coverage and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitationno less favorable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectivelyaggregate, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); providedto such persons than the D&O Insurance, provided further, that in satisfying its obligations under this Section 7.12(b) Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid obligated to pay annual premiums in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationamount paid by the Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year (such 300% amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”) (which consent shall not premiums the Company represents and warrants to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf as set forth in Section 7.12 of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, the Company Disclosure Schedule); provided that prior thereto that if the Indemnified Party provides to annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent and the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable obligated to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such obtain a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.policy
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Nuance Communications, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Transcend Services Inc), Merger Agreement (Nuance Communications, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall contain provisions no less favorable cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) indemnify and hold harmless, against any costs or expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with respect to indemnification any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and provide advancement of expenses for matters occurring to, all past and present directors and officers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (in all of their capacities) (“Indemnified Parties”) to the same extent such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Constituent Documents and indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date hereof with any directors and officers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and provided to Parent prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not and (ii) cause to be amended, repealed or otherwise modified maintained for a period of six years from after the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder current policies of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, (provided that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b(or any successor) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance may substitute therefor policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, which policies provide in the Indemnified Parties with coverageaggregate, from the Effective Time no less advantageous to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in respect connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions Transactions contemplated hereby); provided, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend more than 250% of the amount expended by this Agreement, on terms with respect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the maintain or procure such directors’ and officers’ insurance liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained and fiduciary liability insurance immediately prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(cb) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that If the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates shall consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all shall transfer a majority of its properties and assets to any Personassets, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall Parent will make or cause to be made proper provisions so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.7 for the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 benefit of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 Indemnified Parties and have at least substantially equal financial ability as the Company (as amended on July 29, 2004, immediately prior to such transaction) to satisfy the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms obligations of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementparties pursuant to this Section 6.7 prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer becoming effective.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Audible Inc), Merger Agreement (Amazon Com Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Acquiring Parties and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification exculpation, indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses for matters facts, events, acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of (or in a comparable role with) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any person serving at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary employee of any trust, pension (or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a comparable role with) another Person (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), unless as the case may be, in each case, as provided in the respective organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any indemnification or similar agreements in effect as of the date hereof that have been made available to the Acquiring Parties or that are in substantially the form included in the Company SEC Documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company on or after the Spin Date and prior to the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms (it being agreed that after the Closing such modification rights shall be mandatory rather than permissive, if applicable), and SSW shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to perform such obligations thereunder. SSW shall cause the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to exculpation, indemnification, advancement of expenses and limitation of director, officer and employee (or comparable) liability that are no less favorable to the D&O Indemnified Parties than those set forth in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ organizational documents as of the Closing Date, which provisions thereafter shall not, for a period of at least six (6) years from the Effective Time, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of the D&O Indemnified Parties, except as required by applicable Law.
(b) The Without limiting the foregoing, the Acquiring Parties shall (and SSW shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, the D&O Indemnified Parties with respect to all facts, events, acts or cause omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to be maintained in effect for six years from and including the Effective Time directors(including any matters arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), to the fullest extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries would be permitted by applicable Law; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any Action against any D&O Indemnified Party the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any D&O Indemnified Party upon receipt, if required by the DGCL, the Surviving Corporation’s organizational documents or any applicable indemnification agreement, of a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that such D&O Indemnified Party is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b). or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Acquiring Parties shall not (and officers’ liability insurance the Acquiring Parties shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to acts any Action to which any D&O Indemnified Parties are parties, unless such settlement, compromise, consent or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each termination includes an unconditional release of all of the D&O Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained Parties covered by the Company in effect as Action from all liability arising out of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bsuch Action.
(c) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of For at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of six (6) years after the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent SSW shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its other Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect the coverage provided by the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Closing Date and maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable (the “Existing D&O Insurance Policies”), or provide substitute policies (with the Company’s current insurance carriers or other insurance carriers having an A.M. Best financial strength rating of least an “A”) for the Company and the D&O Indemnified Parties who are currently covered by such policies Existing D&O Insurance Policies, in either case, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that the Acquiring Parties or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, shall not be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the aggregate annual premium currently paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the Existing D&O Insurance Policies (the “Maximum Amount”), but in such case shall purchase as much of such coverage as possible for such amount) and the Acquiring Parties shall not, and shall not permit the Surviving Corporation or its other Subsidiaries to, take any action that would intentionally prejudice the rights of, or otherwise impede recovery by, the beneficiaries of any such insurance, whether in respect of claims arising before or after the Effective Time (unless such beneficiary is not entitled to such recovery as a result of a final, non-appealable judicial determination under such insurance as a result of such beneficiary’s conduct). In lieu of such insurance, prior to the Effective Time, the Company may purchase prepaid, non-cancellable six (6) year “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (“Tail Coverage”), effective as of the Effective Time, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided that the Company shall consult with the Acquiring Parties regarding the proposed terms and premium for such Tail Coverage and the premium for such Tail Coverage shall not exceed the Maximum Amount), and SSW shall cause the Surviving Corporation (or its applicable Subsidiaries) to maintain such Tail Coverage in full force and effect, without any modification, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition , in which event each of the Acquiring Parties shall cease to have any obligations under the other rights provided for in first sentence of this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b6.6(c)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that any of the Acquiring Parties, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of its their successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge or amalgamate into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity in of such consolidation consolidation, merger or merger amalgamation or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, the Acquiring Parties shall cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors successor and assigns assign of the Acquiring Parties, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any such Subsidiary or any all or substantially all of its successors or assignstheir properties and assets, as the case may be, shall assume assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.6.
(e) The D&O Indemnified Parties are third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall survive the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. SSW and the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable, documented attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any D&O Indemnified Party in enforcing its indemnity and other rights under this Section 6.6. The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other applicable rights such D&O Indemnified Party may have under the respective organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation, any other indemnification arrangement, applicable Law or otherwise.
(f) Without limiting Notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoingcontrary, if any claim (whether arising before, at or after the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with Closing) is made against any of the D&O Indemnified Parties on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain this Section 6.6 shall continue in effect in accordance with until the terms final disposition of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementsuch claim.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Veoneer, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Qualcomm Inc/De)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent, REIT Merger Sub and Partnership Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the REIT Merger Effective Time than are set forth (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of Indemnitees as provided in the Company Certificate Charter or Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement shall survive the Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity and any applicable Parent Subsidiaries to) (i) indemnify, which provisions shall defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of organization or incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or (z) applicable Law, and (ii) not be amendedamend, repealed repeal or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (i)(y) above in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.10(a), at or prior to during the period commencing as of the REIT Merger Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the REIT Merger Effective Time, were directors Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity and any applicable Parent Subsidiaries to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or officers expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, manager, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.10(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity and any applicable Parent Subsidiaries (each, together not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), respect to any Action for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.10(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such Action, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (or any Parent Subsidiary) (i) shall not be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the REIT Merger Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to to, obtain the Effective Time covering each non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the REIT Merger Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time from one or more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 300% of the annual premium under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain in effect effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (which may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay an annual premium more than 250for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ such insurance; and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before matters occurring prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, includingfor a cost not exceeding such amount. In all events, without limitation, in respect the cost of the transactions contemplated by insurance required to be purchased or maintained pursuant to this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained Section 6.10(c) shall be borne by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimEntity.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.10 applies are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10. The provisions of this Section 6.10 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.10.
(e) The obligations rights of the Surviving Corporation each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 6.10 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries listed in Section 4.12(a)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter (each, an “Existing Indemnification Right”). To the extent of any conflict between an Existing Indemnification Right and the rights granted to Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 6.10, the provision or provisions more favorable to the Indemnitee shall control.
(f) Any Indemnitee wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.10, upon learning of any such indemnifiable claim, shall promptly notify the Surviving Entity thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Entity of any liability it may have to such Indemnitee, except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the Surviving Entity. In the event of any such threatened or actual indemnifiable claim (whether asserted or arising at or before or after the REIT Merger Effective Time), (A) Parent or the Surviving Entity shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee (which acceptance shall not be terminated unreasonably withheld, delayed or modified conditioned), and Parent and the Surviving Entity shall not be liable to such Indemnitee for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, except that if Parent or the Surviving Entity elects not to assume such defense, or counsel for the Indemnitee advises that there are issues that raise conflicts of interest between Parent or the Surviving Entity and the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may retain counsel satisfactory to him or her, and Parent or the Surviving Entity shall pay all documented fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnitee within ten (10) Business Days after statements therefor are received; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Entity shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph (f) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees in connection with an indemnifiable claim (selected by a majority of the applicable Indemnitees) in any jurisdiction except to the extent that any two or more Indemnitees have a conflict of interest in such a manner as claim, and (B) the Company and, after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to adversely affect or any Indemnified Party applicable Parent Subsidiary) promptly pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such threatened or actual claim to each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject to the receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnitee to repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Surviving Entity shall be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which prior written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(g) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the consent of such Indemnified Party and contrary, this Section 6.10 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Mergers indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and the Parent Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.10. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation Entity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.10. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall comply be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in all material respects existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among respect to the Company, Loews any Company Subsidiary or the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s officers, directors, managers, employees and agents, it being understood and agreed that the other Persons identified thereinindemnification provided for in this Section 6.10 is not prior to, for so long as or in substitution for, any such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementclaims under any such policies.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Global Net Lease, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Necessity Retail REIT, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers, partners, members, trustees or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as provided in the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws or each of the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement and listed in the Company Disclosure Letter, or (z) applicable Law, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a directorany of the transactions contemplated hereby, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary including the Merger; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any trustsuch claim, pension action, suit, proceeding or other employee benefit plan investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or enterprise on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.9(b) or partnership elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity not to) settle or joint venture compromise or consent to the entry of the Company any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any of its Subsidiaries (eachclaim, together with such Person’s heirsaction, executivessuit, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.9(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal Effective Time with respect to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed any claim related to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of at least liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 110% of the annual premium under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies shall be liable third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.9.
(e) The obligations rights of the Surviving Corporation each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 6.9 shall not be terminated in addition to any rights such person or modified any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries listed in such a manner as Section 4.12(a)(iv) the Company Disclosure Letter.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and contrary, this Section 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.9. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ventas Inc), Merger Agreement (Nationwide Health Properties Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall, and TCCC shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor and fulfill in all material respects the obligations of CCE under any and all indemnification agreements between CCE or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries and advancement any of expenses for matters occurring their respective current or former directors and officers and any Person who becomes a director or officer of CCE or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time than (such agreements, the “Indemnity Agreements” and such Persons, “Indemnified Persons”). In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) cause the charters and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions set forth in the Company Certificate charters and bylaws (or other similar organizational documents) of Incorporation CCE as in effect on of the date hereof, which and during such six-year period such provisions shall not be amendedrepealed, repealed amended or otherwise modified for a in any manner adverse to any Indemnified Person except as required by applicable Law.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 6.19(a), during the period of six years from commencing at the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely and ending on the rights thereunder sixth (6th) anniversary of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors the Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any Losses in connection with any Action, to the extent such Action arises directly or officers indirectly out of the Company or pertains directly or indirectly to (i) any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves action or served omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee employee or fiduciary agent of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company CCE or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates for such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, that occurred prior to or at the Effective Time; provided, however, that if, at any time prior to the sixth (each6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, together with any Indemnified Person delivers to CCE a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 6.19(b), then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In the event of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to control the defense thereof after the Effective Time (it being understood that, by electing to control the defense thereof, the Surviving Corporation will be deemed to have waived any right to object to the Indemnified Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, entitlement to indemnification hereunder with respect thereto unless it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification under Law or the “Indemnified Parties”DGCL), and (ii) each Indemnified Person shall be entitled at his or her sole cost and expense to retain his or her own counsel, whether or not the Surviving Corporation shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.19(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Surviving Corporation nor any of its Affiliates (including TCCC) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person under this Agreement unless such modification shall be required by Lawsettlement, compromise, consent or termination includes a full release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry.
(bc) The At Splitco’s direction, TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time to obtain and fully pay the premium (in each case, at TCCC’s expense) for the extension of (i) the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of CCE’s or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries’ existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and (ii) CCE’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case, set forth on Section 6.19 of the CCE Disclosure Letter (collectively, “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim involving any Indemnified Person in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Partiesand with a carrier and upon terms that are reasonably acceptable to CCE and that are, on terms with respect to coveragecoverage and amount, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than those of CCE’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ existing D&O Insurance; provided that the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company aggregate cost of such policy shall not exceed that amount set forth in effect as Section 6.19 of the date hereofCCE Disclosure Letter; provided, howeverfurther, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount aggregate premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage D&O Insurance exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation promptly shall maintain or procure, for notify CCE of such six-year period, directors’ excess and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) shall be obligated to obtain D&O Insurance with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shallfor a cost not exceeding such amount, and Splitco shall be entitled to contribute additional amounts to increase coverage. The Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies “tail” policy in full force and effect, effect and continue to honor the their respective obligations thereunder.
(cd) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, If the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”TCCC) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation (or TCCC) set forth in this Section 6.19.
(e) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.19 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or any other Person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other Person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons or other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.19(e), with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified Persons (and other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives)) under this Section 6.19 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such Persons may have under the charters, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements of or entered into by CCE or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity).
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, The obligations and liability of the Surviving Corporation Corporation, TCCC and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.19 shall comply be joint and several. Nothing in all material respects this Section 6.19 is intended to (i) limit the rights of any TCCC Indemnified Party to indemnification from Splitco to the extent provided for in Article IX in respect of amounts paid pursuant to this Section 6.19 or (ii) entitle any party to recover any amounts in connection with this Section 6.19 to the provisions extent that such party or any of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as its Affiliates has already recovered such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase amount pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to CCE or any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.19 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Business Separation and Merger Agreement (Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.), Business Separation and Merger Agreement (Coca Cola Enterprises Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under any and all (i) indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are agreements set forth in Section 6.11 of the Company Certificate of Incorporation Disclosure Letter, and as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed between the Company or otherwise modified for any of its Subsidiaries and (A) any of their respective current or former directors and officers as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of such agreements as in effect on the date hereof and (B) any person who becomes a period director or officer of six years from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time and executes an indemnification agreement on terms no less favorable to the Company and no more favorable to such person than the current form of indemnification agreement with its directors and officers that has been made available to Parent (the “Indemnified Persons”) and (ii) indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation provisions in any manner that would affect adversely Constitutional Documents of the rights thereunder Company or any of individuals whoits Subsidiaries in effect on the date of this Agreement, in each case until the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) cause the certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses, covering acts and omissions of directors and officers, in each case in their respective capacities as such, occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the certificates of incorporation and bylaws (or officers other similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of and its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company date hereof, and during such six-year period, such provisions shall not be repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, manner adverse to the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be Persons except as required by applicable Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause Prior to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall purchase a six-year “tail” prepaid policy on the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties(“D&O Insurance”), on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by provided that the Company in effect as of the date hereof; providedshall not pay, however, that in no event shall and Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required obligated to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bpay, annual premiums in excess of three hundred percent (300%) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium amount paid by the Company for coverage for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure last full fiscal year (such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum three hundred percent (300%) amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”) (which premiums the Company represents and warrants to be as set forth in Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Letter). The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ (and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies “tail” policy in full force and effect, . The Surviving Corporation shall (and continue to honor Parent shall cause the obligations thereunderSurviving Corporation to) maintain such a “tail” policy in full force and effect.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting If Parent or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns such continuing or surviving corporation or entity or transferee of the Surviving Corporation such properties or any of its successors or assignsassets, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 6.11.
(d) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
6.11 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person. Each of the Indemnified Persons (fand their heirs) Without limiting are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.11 with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the foregoingIndemnified Persons (and their heirs) under this Section 6.11 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements, if any, with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as Made Available to Parent, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity). The obligations and liability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.11 shall comply be joint and several.
(e) Nothing in all material respects this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.11 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cohu Inc), Merger Agreement (Xcerra Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the Transactions), existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors or officers officers, as the case may be, of the Company as provided in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) currently in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than shall survive the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, Merger and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies continue in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
. For a period of six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted required by applicable Law indemnify the Amended and hold harmless Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments equivalent organizational or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”governing documents) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or former Subsidiaries or arising out otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees with respect to any acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.5(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (including6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, without limitationParent and the Surviving Corporation will to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, inquiries, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in respect of acts or omissions settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (y) the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and the any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.5(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 5.5(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of the Indemnitees who are subject to such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as promptly as practicable to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, an the “Indemnifiable ClaimD&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in all material respects than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies; provided, however, that the amount paid for such prepaid policies does not exceed 250% of the annual premium paid by the Company in its last full fiscal year prior to the date of this Agreement for such insurance (the “Current Premium”). If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) continue to maintain in effect, for a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time (or until such time as such “tail” insurance policies are obtained), the D&O Insurance in place as of the date of this Agreement with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in all material respects than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 250% of the Surviving CorporationCurrent Premium; and provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection be obligated to obtain a policy with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time the greatest coverage available, with respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 5.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.75.5. The provisions of this Section 5.5 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 5.5 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 to the contrary, this Section 5.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.5.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Norcraft Companies, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the Transactions), existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. After the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (y) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain subsidiaries or cause to be maintained other applicable contract as in effect for six years from on the Effective Time directors’ date of this Agreement, and officers’ liability insurance (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time for a period of six years after the Effective Time.
(includingb) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), without limitationduring the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will, to the same extent as such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date hereof under the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company and the equivalent organizational or governing documents of each of the Company’s subsidiaries: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, inquiries, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in respect of acts or omissions settlement in connection with this any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (y) the Offer, the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, an the “Indemnifiable ClaimD&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in all material respects than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date of this Agreement with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in all material respects than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 250% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection be obligated to obtain a policy with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time the greatest coverage available, with respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. To the extent Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, is the non-prevailing party with respect to any indemnification claims or disputes by any Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 6.7, Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.7.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Steinway Musical Instruments Inc), Merger Agreement (Steinway Musical Instruments Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries (the “ Indemnified Parties ”) as provided in the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or in any agreement (a “ Company Indemnity Agreement”), each as in effect on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Offer and each person who serves the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Company Indemnity Agreements. Parent and the Company shall, from and after the Acceptance Time, and, if after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Company or served the Surviving Entity, as a directorapplicable, officerto) indemnify, memberdefend and hold harmless, trustee and advance expenses to Indemnified Parties with respect to all acts or fiduciary of omissions by them in their capacities as such at any trusttime prior to the Effective Time, pension to the fullest extent provided by: (i) the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws (or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (each, together with ii) any Company Indemnity Agreement between any such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators Indemnified Party on the one hand and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany or any of its Subsidiaries on the other hand.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)6.04(a), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall Parent will: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify Law, each Indemnified Party from and hold harmless (and release from against any liability to the Surviving Corporation costs or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees), and all judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, judgments or penalties, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement (collectivelyincluding, “Losses”in each case, any interest or assessments thereon) in respect of connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit action, suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onto the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or arising investigation arises out of or relating to the fact that pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Person is or was Indemnified Party’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time; or former Subsidiaries (B) the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) pay (within 30 days following any request for advancement) the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnified Party incurred in connection with any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or arising out investigation upon receipt of acts an undertaking by or omissions on behalf of such Indemnified Party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified, in each case, if such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar governing documents or any applicable Company Indemnity Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties.
(c) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties who are insured under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy with an insurance and indemnification policy (from either (i) the Company’s existing insurance carrier or (ii) an insurance carrier that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company) that provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect the “ D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable than the existing policy of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Company; provided, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage at any time exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy (from either (i) the Company’s existing insurance carrier or (ii) an insurance carrier that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company) with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneythe Company may and at Parent’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of request shall, prior to the Effective Time, purchase a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time“tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy, provided that prior thereto payment for each year of insurance coverage provided by such “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance policy shall not exceed 300% of the Indemnified Party provides annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company. Any such “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy will satisfy Parent’s obligation under this Section 6.04(c) to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimprovide D&O Insurance.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 6.04 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.04. The provisions of this Section 6.04 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs and representatives.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 6.04 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that such other person or the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, Entity as the case may be, be shall assume the succeed to its obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.04.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement, Merger Agreement
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the Indemnitees as provided in the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws or each of the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or applicable Law, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a directorany of the transactions contemplated hereby, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary including the Merger; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any trustsuch claim, pension action, suit, proceeding or other employee benefit plan investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or enterprise on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.9(b) or partnership elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity not to) settle or joint venture compromise or consent to the entry of the Company any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any of its Subsidiaries (eachclaim, together with such Person’s heirsaction, executivessuit, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.9(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of at least liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 300% of the annual premium under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies shall be liable third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.9.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger in accordance with its terms and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision commercially reasonable efforts shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.9.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Westport Innovations Inc), Merger Agreement (Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. The Surviving Corporation shall, and Pfizer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) indemnify and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, all past and present directors, officers and employees of Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries (in all of their capacities) (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of to the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect same extent such persons are indemnified or have the right to indemnification and advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx pursuant to Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx'x certificate of incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date hereof with any directors, officers and employees of Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx and its Subsidiaries and (b) without limitation to clause (a), to the fullest extent permitted by law, in each case for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (ii) include and cause to be maintained in effect in the Company Certificate Surviving Corporation's (or any successor's) certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified incorporation and bylaws for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to after the Effective Time, were the current provisions regarding elimination of liability of directors, indemnification of officers, directors or officers and employees and advancement of expenses contained in the Company or any certificate of its Subsidiaries incorporation and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary bylaws of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx and (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(biii) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for a period of six years from after the Effective Time the current policies of directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx (provided that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b(or any successor) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance may substitute therefor policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, which policies provide in the Indemnified Parties with coverageaggregate, from the Effective Time no less advantageous to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 5.8 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party indemnitee to whom this Section 5.8 applies without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 5.8 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.75.8).
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Warner Lambert Co), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pfizer Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. Following the Effective Time, Valero shall (ai) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification indemnify and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, all past and present directors, officers and employees of Premcor and its Subsidiaries (in all of their capacities) (A) to the same extent such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by Premcor pursuant to Premcor’s Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date of this Agreement with, or for matters the benefit of, any directors, officers and employees of Premcor and its Subsidiaries and (B) without limitation to clause (A), to the fullest extent permitted by law, in each case for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (ii) include and cause to be maintained in effect in the Company Certificate Surviving Corporation’s (or any successor to the business of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified Surviving Corporation) certificate of incorporation and by-laws for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to after the Effective Time, were provisions regarding elimination of liability of directors, indemnification of officers, directors or officers and employees and advancement of expenses that are, in the Company or any aggregate, no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries than the corresponding provisions contained in the current Amended and Restated Certificate of its Subsidiaries Incorporation and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary the Amended and Restated By-laws of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Premcor and (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(biii) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect by the Surviving Corporation (or any successor to the business of the Surviving Corporation) for a period of six years from after the Effective Time the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, Premcor (provided that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bValero (or any such successor) for any annual premium may substitute therefor one or more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are, which policies provide in the Indemnified Parties with coverageaggregate, from the Effective Time no less advantageous to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation in no event shall not Valero (or any such successor) be responsible for required to expend in any amounts paid one year an amount in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 200% of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred annual premiums currently paid by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from Premcor for such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timeinsurance; and, provided further, that prior thereto if the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay annual premiums of such advances if it is ultimately determined that insurance coverage exceed such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event amount, Valero (or any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification successor) shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate obtain a policy with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided greatest coverage available for in this Section 6.7a cost not exceeding such amount. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation Valero (or any such successor) under this Section 6.7 6.6 shall not be terminated or modified following the Effective Time in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party indemnitee to whom this Section 6.6 applies without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.6 applies and their respective heirs and other representatives shall be third third-party beneficiaries of of, and entitled to enforce, this Section 6.76.6).
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Valero Energy Corp/Tx), Merger Agreement (Premcor Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) fulfill and honor all obligations of the Company to the Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by the Laws of the State of Delaware and required by: (x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws, as amended (or equivalent organizational or governing documents), of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (y) the indemnification agreement(s) of the Company or its Subsidiaries or other applicable Contract(s) as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees, unless such modification is required by the Laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will to the extent permitted by the Laws of the State of Delaware: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each person who serves Indemnitee against and from any costs or served expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, inquiries, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, memberemployee, trustee fiduciary or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates; or (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesy) the Distribution, the “Indemnified Parties”)Recapitalization or Pre-Merger Special Distribution, as the case may be, the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation of a covered person for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such modification shall be required settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of such covered person from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by Lawany Indemnitee or such Indemnitee otherwise consents in writing to such settlement, compromise, consent or termination.
(bc) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior Prior to the Effective Time covering each Time, the Company shall obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide as the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to claims arising from facts or events D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses are no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by coverage provided under the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyCompany’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimexisting policies.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or Representatives.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Thestreet, Inc.), Merger Agreement (theMaven, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation In the event the Merger is consummated, then until the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time, PhotoMedex will, and will cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Company and any PhotoMedex Subsidiary or Radiancy Subsidiary, to comply with, fulfill and honor, in any and all respects, all of the obligations of PhotoMedex, Radiancy and any PhotoMedex Subsidiary or Radiancy Subsidiary to their respective present and former directors and officers (the “Covered Persons”) pursuant to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as agreements with PhotoMedex, Radiancy or any PhotoMedex Subsidiary or Radiancy Subsidiary in effect on the date hereofEffective Time and pursuant to the PhotoMedex Organization Documents, which provisions shall not be amendedthe Radiancy Organization Documents, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the PhotoMedex Subsidiary Organization Documents and the Radiancy Subsidiary Organization Documents, in each case, in effect on the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely (the rights thereunder “Indemnification Provisions”), with respect to claims arising out of individuals who, acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time which are asserted after the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance including with respect to acts this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein. Any claims for indemnification made on or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth seventh anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before Time shall survive such anniversary until the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereoffinal resolution thereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent PhotoMedex shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation Company and all PhotoMedex Subsidiaries and Radiancy Subsidiaries to, maintain such policies keep in full force and effecteffect all Indemnification Provisions and neither PhotoMedex, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderSurviving Company, any PhotoMedex Subsidiary nor any Radiancy Subsidiary shall amend, modify or terminate any of the Indemnification Provisions, in each case, until the later of the seventh anniversary of the Effective Time or the final resolution of any claims for indemnification.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(eb) In the event that the Merger is consummated, if PhotoMedex, the Surviving Corporation Company, any PhotoMedex Subsidiary or any of its successors or assigns Radiancy Subsidiary shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in Person of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and then, in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of PhotoMedex, the Surviving Corporation Company, any PhotoMedex Subsidiary or any Radiancy Subsidiary, as applicable, assume all of its successors their respective obligations as set forth in this Section 5.15.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Radiancy and/ or assignsany Radiancy Subsidiary may purchase tail insurance coverage for Radiancy and/ or Radiancy Subsidiary Covered Persons which shall provide such directors and officers with coverage for no more than seven years following the Effective Time (the “Insurance Coverage”), and the full cost and all premiums associated with such Insurance Coverage shall be paid in a lump sum by Radiancy and/ or any Radiancy Subsidiary, as the case may be, prior to or at the Closing. PhotoMedex shall assume maintain (or cause the Surviving Company, any PhotoMedex Subsidiary and/ or any Radiancy Subsidiary to maintain) such Insurance Coverage in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7thereunder during the term thereof.
(fd) Without limiting In the foregoingevent the execution of this Agreement or the undertaking of any act or omission by PhotoMedex required by this Agreement prior to the Closing Date causes any insurance policy, in place for the benefit of any PhotoMedex or PhotoMedex Subsidiary Covered Persons immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, to terminate or causes any reduction in the benefits of such policy, PhotoMedex or any PhotoMedex Subsidiary may purchase insurance policies for the benefit of such Covered Persons; provided, however, that such new policies shall not exceed the coverage that was provided under such terminated insurance policy or such policy where benefits were reduced.
(e) This Section 5.15 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit each of the Covered Persons and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Surviving Company, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004PhotoMedex Subsidiaries, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”)Radiancy Subsidiaries and PhotoMedex, among and shall be enforceable by the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementCovered Persons.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Photomedex Inc), Merger Agreement (Photomedex Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter and the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period indemnification and advancement of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, expenses covers actions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or officers expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, together with Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such Person’s heirsindemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, executives, administrators and Representatives, in which case the “Indemnified Parties”), unless Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such modification shall be required by Lawexpenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, 6) years from and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal Effective Time with respect to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed any claim related to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium in the aggregate does not exceed 125% of the annual aggregate premium(s) under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.9.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.9 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries listed in Section 4.12 the Company Disclosure Letter. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.9 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.9. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Realty Capital Trust, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Realty Income Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of Incorporation of the Effective Time shall (and, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement its Subsidiaries as of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under (i) the indemnification agreements set forth in on Section 6.7(a) of the Company Certificate Disclosure Letter, in each case, true, accurate and complete copies of Incorporation which have been made available to Parent and as in effect on the date of this Agreement, between (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (B) any of their respective current or former directors and officers or any Person serving or who served as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension, employee benefit plan or other enterprise at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”), and (ii) indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation provisions in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (and any other governing documents), as applicable, of the Company or its applicable Subsidiaries in effect as of the date of this Agreement. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) cause the certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and any other governing documents), as applicable, of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses with respect to any acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, than the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (and any other governing documents), as applicable, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, which and during such six (6) year period, such provisions shall not be amendedrepealed, repealed amended or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely materially adverse to the rights thereunder Indemnified Persons except as required by applicable Law.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance (the “D&O Tail Insurance”) in respect of individuals who, acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of covering each Indemnified Person on terms and conditions (including with respect to limits and retentions) no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such PersonCompany’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring existing immediately prior to the Effective Time covering each date hereof (the “Current D&O Insurance,” true, accurate and complete copies of the Indemnified Partieswhich have been made available to Parent) or, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses if such insurance coverage that is no less favorable than is unavailable, the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofbest available coverage; provided, however, that in no event shall if the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more D&O Tail Insurance is not available at an aggregate cost not greater than 250300% of the current last annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least date hereof for the Current D&O Insurance (the “AMaximum Amount”), which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coveragethen, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall obtain as much comparable insurance as can be obtained at a cost up to but not exceeding the Maximum Amount. The Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, ) maintain such policies “tail” insurance in full force and effect, effect and continue to honor their respective obligations during the obligations thereunderperiod commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time.
(c) In addition Notwithstanding anything herein to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in contrary, if any way limiting or modifying Indemnified Person notifies the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))Parent, for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time that a claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, arbitration or inquiry (includingwhether arising before, without limitation, in respect of acts at or omissions in connection with this Agreement and after the transactions contemplated herebyEffective Time) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld has been made against or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from involves such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timePerson, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification provisions of this Section 6.7 shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation arbitration or inquiry until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimfinal disposition thereof.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries (or any of its successors or assigns assigns) (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and or assets to any Person, then and then, in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of and its successors or assignsSubsidiaries, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume all of the obligations thereof set forth in this Section 6.7.
(fe) Without limiting This Section 6.7 shall survive the foregoingconsummation of the Merger and is intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, the Surviving Corporation Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and legal representatives, and shall comply not be terminated or modified in all such a manner as to adversely affect in any material respects with respect any Indemnified Person without the provisions written consent of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreementsuch affected Indemnified Person. The rights provided under this Section 6.7 are in addition to, dated June 18and shall not be deemed to be exclusive of, 2004 (as amended on July 29any other rights to which any Indemnified Person is entitled, 2004whether pursuant to Law, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementContract or otherwise.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Ambrx Biopharma, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Ambrx Biopharma, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors, officers, employees or agents, as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including any person who becomes a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time than (each, together with such person’s heirs, executor or administrators, an “Indemnified Person”), as provided in their respective articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents, or in any agreement between such Indemnified Person with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
(b) For a period of six years from and after the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify, advance expenses to, and hold harmless all Indemnified Persons for all acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including for avoidance of doubt, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent such persons are set forth indemnified and entitled to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to agreements between such Indemnified Persons and the Company and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to applicable Law, and pursuant to the Company’s or Subsidiaries’ Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents.
(c) The Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation will contain provisions with respect to exculpation, advancement and indemnification that are at least as favorable to the Indemnified Persons as those contained in the Company Certificate Articles of Incorporation and the Company Bylaws as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of not less than six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, were directors directors, officers, employees or officers agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”)Company, unless such a modification shall be is required by Law.
(bd) The From the Effective Time until the sixth anniversary of the Effective time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect, for the benefit of the Indemnified Persons with respect to their acts and omissions as directors, officers, employees or cause agents of the Company occurring prior to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Time, the existing policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect maintained by the Company as of the date of this Agreement in the form delivered by the Company to acts or omissions occurring Parent prior to the Effective Time covering each date of this Agreement (the Indemnified Parties“Existing D&O Policy”), on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the extent that directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofcoverage is commercially available; provided, however, that in no event shall that: (i) Parent and the Surviving Corporation may substitute for the Existing D&O Policy a policy or policies of comparable coverage, including a “tail” insurance policy; and (ii) the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) pay annual premiums for the Existing D&O Policy (or for any substitute or “tail” policies) in excess of $750,000 (the “Maximum Premium”). In the event any future annual premium more than 250% of premiums for the current annual premium paid by Existing D&O Policy (or any substitute policies) exceed the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amountMaximum Premium, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain be entitled to reduce the amount of coverage of the Existing D&O Policy (or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (any substitute or “tail” policies) to the Knowledge amount of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available that can be obtained for an annual a premium equal to that maximum amount. the Maximum Premium.
(e) The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall this Section 5.9 are intended to be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”in addition to, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force enforce and effecthonor, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify law for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, the rights otherwise available to the current directors, officers, employees and hold harmless agents of the Company and its Subsidiaries by Law, charter, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Persons and their Representatives.
(and release from any liability to f) In the event the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such each case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.9.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sonicwall Inc), Merger Agreement (Sonicwall Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter and the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) as the case may be, as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed indemnification and advancement of expenses covers actions or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, omissions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting or officers being limited by the provisions of Section 6.10(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee without the requirement of any bond or other security, together with but subject to Parent’s and the Surviving Entity’s receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Person’s heirsIndemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, executivesParent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, administrators delayed or conditioned) and Representatives(ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the “Indemnified Parties”), unless Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such modification shall be required by Lawexpenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, 6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better Best’s credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium in the aggregate does not exceed in any one year three hundred percent (300%) of the annual aggregate premium(s) under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better Best’s credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of provides coverage for acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of (for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent one year) three hundred percent (300%) of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.10 applies are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10. The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall be liable to for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.10.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.10 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.10 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.10 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.10. Parent hereby guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc.), Merger Agreement (American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter and the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) as the case may be, as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed indemnification and advancement of expenses covers actions or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, omissions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting or officers being limited by the provisions of Section 6.10(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee without the requirement of any bond or other security, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, in each case to the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required fullest extent permitted by Law, but subject to Parent’s and the Surviving Entity’s receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, in consultation with Parent, or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, 6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better Best’s credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium in the aggregate does not exceed in any one year three hundred percent (300%) of the annual aggregate premium(s) under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better Best’s credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of provides coverage for acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of (for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent one year) three hundred percent (300%) of the annual premium paid by the Company for such insurance as of the date hereof; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.10 applies are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10. The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall be liable to for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.10.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.10 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.10 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.10 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.10. Parent hereby guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Inc), Merger Agreement (Ventas Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses for matters occurring and exculpation by the Company or its Subsidiaries now existing in favor of each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of the Agreement or who becomes prior to the Effective Time than are set forth an officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries (each an “Indemnified Party”) as provided in the Company Certificate Articles and Company Bylaws or similar governing documents of Incorporation the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for pursuant to any other Contracts in effect on the date of the Agreement and disclosed in Section 6.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Indemnification Contracts”) (or with respect to Persons who become a period director or officer of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or Company prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of in a form substantially similar the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(bIndemnification Contracts) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained Merger) shall be honored by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of and its Subsidiaries and shall survive the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ Merger and officers’ liability insurance policies shall remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amountin accordance with their terms. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, maintain such policies honor and fulfill in full force and effect, and continue to honor all respects the obligations thereunderof the Company and its Subsidiaries under any and such Indemnification Contracts.
(cb) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for For six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by under applicable Law indemnify Law, Parent and hold harmless (the Surviving Corporation and release from any liability successor to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees)shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation or its successor to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against all losses, claims, damages, judgments liabilities, fees, expenses, Judgments and fines arising directly or amounts paid indirectly, in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) whole or in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising part out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts actions or omissions in their capacity as such occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions including in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and shall advance and/or reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees, expenses, Judgments and fines as the same are incurred, subject to the Surviving Corporation’s receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party to repay such legal and other fees and expenses paid in advance if it is ultimately determined in a final and non-appealable Judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation will not be liable for any settlement effected without the Surviving Corporation’s prior written Consent (which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(c) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for an aggregate period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time, the Company’s current directors and officers an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable than the Company’s existing policy as of the date of this Agreement and or, if insurance coverage that is no less favorable is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent three hundred percent (300%) of the Surviving Corporationlast annual premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement or, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyif less, the cost of a policy providing coverage on the same terms as the Company’s fees) incurred by or on behalf existing policy as of an Indemnified Party the date of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Company may prior to the Effective Time substitute therefor a single premium tail coverage with respect to D&O Insurance, in connection a form reasonably acceptable to Parent, with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it annual cost not in excess of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed date of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimthis Agreement.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 6.3 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party to whom this Section 6.3 applies without the consent Consent of such affected Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 6.3 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.3, each of whom may enforce the provisions of this Section 6.3).
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or licenses all or substantially all of its properties and assets (including Intellectual Property Rights) to any Person, then then, and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the each of such successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.3 to the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 extent of the Stock Purchase Agreementassets transferred to such successor or assign. The agreements and covenants contained herein shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which any Indemnified Party is entitled, dated June 18whether pursuant to Law, 2004 (as amended on July 29Contract or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, 2004shall be construed to or shall release, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews waive or impair any rights to directors’ and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in effect in accordance existence with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.3 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Pericom Semiconductor Corp), Merger Agreement (Diodes Inc /Del/)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) 8.6.1. The Certificate of Incorporation of Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Acquired Companies agree that all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liability for matters or in connection with acts or omissions occurring at any time prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect or on the date hereofClosing Date, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period that now exist in favor of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or Person who prior to or on the Effective TimeClosing Date is or was a current or former director, were directors officer or officers employee of an Acquired Company, or who at the request of an Acquired Company served prior to or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served on the Closing Date as a director, officer, member, manager, employee, trustee or fiduciary of any trustother entity of any type (each a “D&O Indemnified Person”) provided in the Organizational Documents of an Acquired Company, pension or in any agreement between a D&O Indemnified Person and an Acquired Company set forth on Schedule 8.6.1 (an “Indemnity Agreement”) will survive the Closing and will continue in full force and effect for the six (6) year period following the Closing Date. In furtherance (and not in limitation of) the foregoing, for the six (6) year period following the Closing Date, the Buyer will cause the Acquired Companies to, and the Acquired Companies will (i) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnified Person the provisions with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liability in the Organizational Documents of each of the Acquired Companies and (ii) continue in existence each Indemnity Agreement without termination, revocation, amendment or other employee benefit plan modification that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any D&O Indemnified Person.
8.6.2. On or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of before the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and RepresentativesClosing Date, the Buyer will obtain for the Acquired Companies, and, for a six (6) year period following the Closing Date, the Buyer will cause the Acquired Companies to maintain in effect, with no lapse in coverage, one or more “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain tail” or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time “runoff” directors’ and officers’ liability and employment practices liability insurance with respect to policies covering actual or claimed acts or omissions of any D&O Indemnified Person occurring prior to on or before the Effective Time covering Closing Date, in each of the Indemnified Parties, case on terms with respect to coverage, amount retentions, amounts and advancement other material terms at least as favorable to such D&O Indemnified Persons as those of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance such policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof.
8.6.3. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
any Acquired Company (c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns assigns) (ia) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (iib) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personother Person (including by dissolution, then liquidation, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar action), then, and in either each such case, the Buyer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume such other Person fully assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.78.6.
8.6.4. In any Action involving a D&O Indemnified Person and one or more other D&O Indemnified Persons, a D&O Indemnified Person shall have the right and obligation to control such D&O Indemnified Person’s defense of the Proceeding, or at the sole election of the D&O Indemnified Person, to tender control of the defense to the Buyer; provided, however, that if all D&O Indemnified Persons do not tender control of the defense to the Buyer, such D&O Indemnified Persons shall reasonably cooperate with each other to retain a single law firm (fand, if reasonable under the circumstances, one local law firm) Without limiting to represent such D&O Indemnified Persons; provided, further, that, if the foregoingD&O Indemnified Persons are unable to agree on a single law firm within thirty (30) days of the filing of such Action, the Surviving Corporation Buyer (or its designee) shall comply have the right to select counsel reasonably acceptable to the D&O Indemnified Persons (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) for the defense of such Action; provided, however, that a D&O Indemnified Person shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel) at the Buyer’s expense if (i) a D&O Indemnified Person or such law firm reasonably concludes the use of such law firm to represent such D&O Indemnified Person and any other D&O Indemnified Persons would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest or other significant divergence of interest, (ii) a D&O Indemnified Person or such law firm reasonably concludes that there may be one or more legal defenses available to such D&O Indemnified Person that are different from or in addition to those available to the other D&O Indemnified Persons, or (iii) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, it being understood and agreed by the parties that the fewest number of counsels necessary to avoid such conflicts of interest shall be used. In the event that defense of a matter is tendered to the Buyer, all material respects with D&O Indemnified Persons tendering such matter will cooperate in the defense of any such matter, and the Buyer shall not, without the prior written consent of such D&O Indemnified Persons, settle any Action in any manner that would: (A) impose any fine or other obligation on such D&O Indemnified Persons, including an admission of culpability on behalf of such D&O Indemnified Persons; or (B) not include a full release of such D&O Indemnified Persons from all liability in respect of such action, suit or proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the D&O Indemnified Persons. In the event that any D&O Indemnified Person controls his or her own defense, the Buyer and the applicable Acquired Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without such D&O Indemnified Person’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed; and provided, further, that the Buyer and the Acquired Companies shall not have any obligation hereunder to such D&O Indemnified Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final, that the indemnification of such D&O Indemnified Person in the manner contemplated hereby and pursuant to Section 8.6.1 hereof is prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements.
8.6.5. The provisions of Article 10 this Section 8.6 shall survive the Closing. This Section 8.6 shall be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Person and his or her respective heirs, executors, administrators, estates, successors and assigns, and each such Person shall be an express intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement for such purposes. Buyer shall pay, or shall cause the Acquired Companies to pay, as and when incurred by any Person referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, all fees, costs, charges and expenses incurred by such Person in enforcing such Person’s rights under this Section 8.6. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations under this Section 8.6 shall not be terminated, revoked, modified or amended in any way so as to adversely affect any Person referred to in the second sentence of this Section 8.6.5 without the written consent of such Person. With respect to any right to indemnification or advancement for actual or claimed acts or omissions occurring prior to or on the Closing Date, each Acquired Company, as applicable, shall be the indemnitor of first resort, responsible for all such indemnification and advancement that any D&O Indemnified Person may otherwise have rights to from any direct or indirect shareholder or equity holder of any of the Stock Purchase AgreementAcquired Companies (or any Affiliate of such shareholder or equity holder) and without right to seek subrogation, dated June 18indemnity or contribution. Each of the Acquired Companies and the Buyer further agrees that no advance or prepayment by any party other than the Acquired Companies as the primary indemnitor on behalf of any D&O Indemnified Person with respect to any claim for which such D&O Indemnified Person has sought indemnification from any of the Acquired Companies shall affect the foregoing and that any such secondary indemnitor shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all the rights of recovery of the D&O Indemnified Person against the Acquired Companies and the Acquired Companies hereby irrevocably release any such secondary indemnitor from, 2004 (as amended on July 29and irrevocably waive and relinquish any right to assert against any such secondary indemnitor, 2004any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. Each of the Acquired Companies, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews Buyer and the other D&O Indemnified Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with agree that the terms secondary indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementthis Section 8.6.5.
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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Healthsouth Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Healthsouth Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the articles or certificates of incorporation or By-laws (or comparable organization documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or Affiliates or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and each person who serves shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such Indemnitee. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or served omissions by them, in their capacities as a directorsuch at any time prior to the Effective Time, officerto the fullest extent permitted by Legal Requirements and (ii) not amend, member, trustee repeal or fiduciary otherwise modify any provisions of any trust, pension the Company Articles of Incorporation or other employee benefit plan By-laws (or enterprise or partnership or joint venture equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and Representatives, any indemnification agreement of the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract that has been made available to Parent as in effect on the date of this Agreement in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.6(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries will: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (B) the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to claims any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.6(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising from facts out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or events that occurred on or before investigation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, includingthe Company shall or, without limitationif the Company is unable to, in respect Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementEffective Time to, on terms with respect to coverage, amount obtain and advancement fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective TimeTime from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies; provided that the premium for such “tail” insurance shall not exceed 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company (in which case Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation toto obtain as much comparable insurance as available for 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company). If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring at or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.6 applies shall be liable third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.6.
(e) The obligations rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.6 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Legal Requirements or insurance policy or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.6.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Revlon Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Elizabeth Arden Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Following the Effective Time, Cal Dive and the Surviving Company shall (i) jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, all past and present directors, officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (in all of their capacities) (A) without limitation to subclause (B) below, to the same extent such individuals are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of and By-Laws and indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect date hereof with, or for the benefit of, any such individuals and (B) without limitation to indemnification and advancement of expenses subclause (A) above, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in each case for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) and (ii) include and cause to be maintained in effect in the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on (or any successor to the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified Surviving Company) for a period of six years after the Effective Time, provisions regarding elimination of liability of directors or managers, indemnification of officers, directors, managers, and employees and advancement of expenses that are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries than the corresponding provisions contained in the current Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company. After the Effective Time, Cal Dive shall cause the Surviving Company to obtain and fully pay (up to a maximum aggregate cost not to exceed $1,000,000 for such six-year period) for “tail” insurance policies (including Side A coverage for such covered individuals) with a claims period of at least six years from the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in any manner that would affect adversely an amount and scope at least as favorable as the rights thereunder of individuals who, Company’s existing policies with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ obligations of Cal Dive and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 5.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party indemnitee to whom this Section 5.6 applies without the prior written consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 5.6 applies shall be third third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.75.6).
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Horizon Offshore Inc), Merger Agreement (Cal Dive International, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to indemnification exculpation, indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses for matters facts, events, acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of (or in a comparable role with) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any person serving at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary employee of any trust, pension (or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a comparable role with) another Person (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), unless as the case may be, in each case, as provided in the respective organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any indemnification or similar agreements as of the date of this Agreement, shall survive the acceptance of Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer and the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms (it being agreed that after the Closing such modification rights shall be mandatory rather than permissive, if applicable), and Parent shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to perform such obligations thereunder. Parent shall cause the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to exculpation, indemnification, advancement of expenses and limitation of director, officer and employee (or comparable) liability that are no less favorable to the D&O Indemnified Parties than those set forth in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ organizational documents as of the date of this Agreement, which provisions thereafter shall not, for a period of at least six (6) years from the Effective Time, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of the D&O Indemnified Parties except as required by applicable Law.
(b) The Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain to) (i) indemnify, defend, hold harmless and advance expenses to the D&O Indemnified Parties with respect to all facts, events, acts or cause omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to be maintained in effect for six years from and including the Effective Time directors(including any matters arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), to the fullest extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries would be permitted by applicable Law; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any Action against any D&O Indemnified Party the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any D&O Indemnified Party upon receipt, if required by the DGCL, the Surviving Corporation’s organizational documents or any applicable indemnification agreement, of a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that such D&O Indemnified Party is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, Parent shall not (and officers’ liability insurance Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to acts any Action to which any D&O Indemnified Parties are parties, unless such settlement, compromise, consent or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each termination includes an unconditional release of all of the D&O Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained Parties covered by the Company in effect as Action from all liability arising out of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bsuch Action.
(c) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of For at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its other Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect the coverage provided by the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Closing Date and maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (which insurance coverage shall be substantially the same as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), as applicable (the “Existing D&O Insurance Policies”), or provide substitute policies (with insurance carriers having an A.M. Best financial strength rating of least an “A”) for the Company and the D&O Indemnified Parties who are covered by such policies Existing D&O Insurance Policies, in either case, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided that Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, shall not be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the aggregate annual premium currently paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the Existing D&O Insurance Policies (the “Maximum Amount”), but in such case shall purchase as much of such coverage as possible for such amount). In lieu of such insurance, prior to the Effective Time, the Company may purchase prepaid, non-cancellable six (6)-year “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (“Tail Coverage”), effective as of the Effective Time, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided that the premium for such Tail Coverage shall not exceed the Maximum Amount), and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation (or its applicable Subsidiaries) to maintain such Tail Coverage in full force and effect, without any modification, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition , in which event Parent shall cease to have any obligations under the other rights provided for in first sentence of this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b6.6(c)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of its their successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge or amalgamate into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity in of such consolidation consolidation, merger or merger amalgamation or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors successor and assigns assign of Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any such Subsidiary or any all or substantially all of its successors or assignstheir properties and assets, as the case may be, shall assume assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.6.
(e) The D&O Indemnified Parties are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall survive the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable, documented attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any D&O Indemnified Party in enforcing its indemnity and other rights under this Section 6.6. The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other applicable rights such D&O Indemnified Party may have under the respective organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation, any other indemnification arrangement, applicable Law or otherwise.
(f) Without limiting Notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoingcontrary, if any claim (whether arising before, at or after the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with Closing) is made against any of the D&O Indemnified Parties on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Closing Date, the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain this Section 6.6 shall continue in effect in accordance with until the terms final disposition of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementsuch claim.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Home Point Capital Inc.), Merger Agreement (Mr. Cooper Group Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. 7.1 From and after the Effective Date, the Acquirer shall procure that the Company and each member of the Group, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable indemnify, defend and hold harmless any D&O Party against any Liability arising in connection with respect or in relation to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation such D&O Party’s position as in effect on the date hereofa director, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed manager or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves subsidiaries at least to the extent such D&O Indemnified Party is indemnified immediately prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Articles or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary any deed of any trust, pension indemnity or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of agreement between such D&O Indemnified Party and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.subsidiaries; and
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for a period of six years from after the Effective Time Date, (i) if available, the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts maintained by the Company or omissions occurring any of its subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time covering each Date for the benefit of any D&O Party or (ii) to provide substitute policies of at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the D&O Parties when compared to the insurance maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries as of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement date of expenses no less favorable than this Agreement); or
(c) obtain as of the Effective Date “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies with a claims period of six years from the Effective Date with at least the same coverage and amounts, and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the D&O Parties when compared to the insurance maintained by the Company in effect and its subsidiaries as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to of this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective TimeAgreement, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring events which occurred on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimDate.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 7.2 The obligations of the Surviving Corporation Acquirer and the Company and its subsidiaries under this Section 6.7 Clause 7.1 shall not be terminated terminated, amended or modified in such a any manner so as to materially adversely affect any Indemnified D&O Party (including such person’s successors, heirs and legal representatives) to whom Clause 7.1 applies without the written consent of such Indemnified affected D&O Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified D&O Parties to whom this Section 6.7 Clause 7.1 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7Clause 7 shall be enforceable by such D&O Parties and their respective successors, heirs and legal representatives and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Acquirer and the Company and its subsidiaries).
(e) In 7.3 If, following the event that Effective Date, the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective successors or assigns assigns: (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person corporation or entity and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger; or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7Clause 7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 7.4 The rights of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, D&O Parties under this Clause 7 shall be in addition to any rights such D&O Parties may have under the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the articles of association or other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms comparable organisational documents of the Company Stock Purchase or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law, and the Acquirer shall, and shall cause the Company and each of its subsidiaries to, honour and perform under all indemnification agreements entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
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Samples: Implementation Agreement (Atotech LTD), Implementation Agreement (MKS Instruments Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation Any indemnification and exculpation provisions of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation By-laws or similar organizational documents as in effect on as of the date hereof, which provisions hereof shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time Closing Date in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, who at or prior to the Effective TimeClosing were directors, were directors officers or officers employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any Proceeding pending or asserted within such period shall continue until the disposition or resolution of such Proceeding. From and after the Closing, Parent will assume, be jointly and severally liable for, and honor, guaranty and stand surety for, and will cause the Surviving Corporation to honor, in accordance with their respective terms, each of the covenants contained in this Section 5.9, without limit as to time.
(b) Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation will, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless (and advance funds in respect of each of the foregoing) each present and former director, officer or employee of the Company and each person Person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise (collectively, “Indemnified Persons”) against any costs or partnership or joint venture expenses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the Company final disposition of any Proceeding), arising out of, relating to or in connection with any of its Subsidiaries action or omission occurring or alleged to have occurred at or before the Closing (each, together including acts or omissions in connection with such Person’s heirsPersons serving as an officer, executivesdirector or other fiduciary in any entity if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company) or the Merger. In the event of any such Proceeding, administrators Buyer and Representatives, the “Company shall cooperate with such Indemnified Parties”), unless Person in the defense of any such modification shall be required by LawProceeding.
(bc) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or For a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date, Parent will cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) maintained for the benefit of the Company, its current and former directors and officers (or third-party policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are in other respects not materially less advantageous to the Indemnified Persons, and which coverage and amounts shall be no less than the coverage and amounts provided at that time for Parent’s directors and officers) with respect to acts matters arising on or omissions occurring prior to before the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofClosing; provided, however, that in no event Parent shall the Surviving Corporation not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay annual premium more than premiums in excess of 250% of the current last annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of prior to the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if hereof (the amount of which premium is set forth in Section 5.9(c) of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure Company Disclosure Letter), but in such insurance case shall purchase as much coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, as reasonably practicable for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(cd) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))event Parent, for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the 5.9. The provisions of Article 10 this Section 5.9 shall survive the consummation of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews Merger and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms expressly are intended to benefit each of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnified Persons. Parent will pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Person in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Applix Inc /Ma/), Merger Agreement (Cognos Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Parent Merger Effective Time than are set forth (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of Indemnitees as provided in the Company Certificate Charter or the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement and listed in the Company Disclosure Letter shall survive the Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) (i) indemnify, which provisions shall defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement and listed in the Company Disclosure Letter, or (z) applicable Law, and (ii) not be amendedamend, repealed repeal or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (i)(y) above in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), at or prior to during the period commencing as of the Parent Merger Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Parent Merger Effective Time, were directors Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or officers expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a directorany of the transactions contemplated hereby, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary including the Mergers; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any trustsuch claim, pension action, suit, proceeding or other employee benefit plan investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or enterprise on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.9(b) or partnership elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity not to) settle or joint venture compromise or consent to the entry of the Company any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any of its Subsidiaries (eachclaim, together with such Person’s heirsaction, executivessuit, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.9(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Parent Merger Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Parent Merger Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 300% of the annual premium under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Parent Merger Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain in effect effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company (which may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay an annual premium more than 250for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ such insurance; and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before matters occurring prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If for a cost not exceeding such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies shall be liable third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.9.
(e) The obligations rights of the Surviving Corporation each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 6.9 shall be in addition to any rights such person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries listed in Section 4.12(a)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter (each, an “Existing Indemnification Right”). To the extent of any conflict between an Existing Indemnification Right and the rights granted to Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 6.9, the provision or provisions more favorable to the Indemnitee shall control.
(f) Any Indemnitee wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.9, upon learning of any such indemnifiable claim, shall promptly notify the Surviving Entity thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Entity of any liability it may have to such Indemnitee, except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the Surviving Entity. In the event of any such threatened or actual indemnifiable claim (whether asserted or arising at or before or after the Parent Merger Effective Time), (A) Parent or the Surviving Entity shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee (which acceptance shall not be terminated unreasonably withheld, delayed or modified conditioned), and Parent and the Surviving Entity shall not be liable to such Indemnitee for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, except that if Parent or the Surviving Entity elects not to assume such defense, or counsel for the Indemnitee advises that there are issues that raise conflicts of interest between Parent or the Surviving Entity and the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may retain counsel satisfactory to him or her, and Parent or the Surviving Entity shall pay all documented fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnitee within twenty (20) Business Days after statements therefor are received; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Entity shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph (f) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees in connection with an indemnifiable claim (selected by a majority of the applicable Indemnitees) in any jurisdiction except to the extent that any two or more Indemnitees have a conflict of interest in such claim, and (B) the Company and, after the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) promptly pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such threatened or actual claim to each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject to the receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnitee to repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Surviving Entity shall be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which prior written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, further, that the Company and the Surviving Entity shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee when and if a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable, that indemnification by them of such Indemnified Party and Indemnitee in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.
(g) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Mergers indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.9. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Thomas Properties Group Inc), Merger Agreement (Parkway Properties Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Company shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter or the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed indemnification and advancement of expenses covers actions or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, omissions at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.10(a), during the period commencing as of the Company Merger Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Company Merger Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Company shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any fees, costs or officers expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner or member of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, together with Parent or the Surviving Company (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such Personindemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Company the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(c) Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to maintain the Company’s heirs, executives, administrators officers’ and Representativesdirectors’ liability insurance policies (accurate and complete copies of which have been previously provided to Parent) in effect on the date hereof (collectively, the “Indemnified PartiesD&O Insurance”), unless ) for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Closing Date; provided that the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms no less advantageous in any material respect to such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain former directors or cause to be maintained officers so long as such substitution does not result in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance gaps or lapses of coverage with respect to acts or omissions matters occurring prior to the Company Merger Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofTime; provided, however, provided further that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay annual premium premiums in the aggregate of more than an amount equal to 250% of the current annual premium premiums paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policies in effect as of (the date hereof“Maximum Premium”), to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant hereto; provided further, however, that, further that if the amount of the annual premium premiums necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amountthe Maximum Premium, Parent and the Surviving Corporation Company shall procure and maintain or procure, for such six-year periodperiod as much coverage as can be reasonably obtained for the Maximum Premium. Parent shall have the option to cause coverage to be extended under the Company’s D&O Insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy or policies on terms and conditions no less advantageous in any material respect than the Company’s existing D&O Insurance, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (subject to the Knowledge of limitations set forth in the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for provisos above in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees6.10(c), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments such “tail” policy or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect policies shall satisfy the provisions of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”Section 6.10(c); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable Any Indemnitee wishing to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in claim indemnification under this Section 6.7. The 6.10, upon learning of any claim, action, proceeding or investigation described above, shall promptly notify the Surviving Company thereof in writing; provided that the failure to so notify the Surviving Company shall not affect the indemnification obligations of the Surviving Corporation Company under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in 6.10, except to the extent such a manner as failure to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without notify prejudices the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Surviving Company.
(e) The Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.10 applies shall be third third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.10. The provisions of this Section 6.10 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives.
(ef) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its their successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCompany, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.10.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (SmartStop Self Storage, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Extra Space Storage Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the Company current or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves former directors, officers or served employees, as a directorthe case may be, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”) as provided in the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries) or in any agreement set forth on Section 6.04(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and a copy of which have been made available to Parent (an “Indemnity Agreement”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained each as in effect for on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. For a period of not less than six years from after the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified PartiesTime, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ indemnify, defend and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procuredhold harmless, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal advance expenses to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts all acts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, omissions by them in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect their capacities as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained at any time prior to the Effective Time, Parent shallto the fullest extent provided by: (i) the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries) as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (ii) any Indemnity Agreement between any such Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation toCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, maintain such policies on the other hand, as in full force and effect, and continue to honor effect on the obligations thereunderdate of this Agreement.
(cb) In addition to Without limiting the other rights provided for in this provisions of Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)6.04(a), for six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to shall guarantee the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated 6.04(b)), in the same manner as provided by the Company immediately prior to the date hereof: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Indemnified Party from and against any costs or modified expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement (including, in each case, any interest or assessments thereon) in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Party’s capacity as a manner as director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to adversely affect the Effective Time; or (B) the Merger, this Agreement, the APA and any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and (ii) pay (within 30 days following any request for advancement) the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnified Party without the consent incurred in connection with any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and to repay such amount if it shall survive ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified, in each case, to the consummation extent that such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the Mergerdate of this Agreement by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Company Certificate, it being expressly agreed the Company Bylaws, the equivalent organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any Indemnity Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties.
(c) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties who are insured under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy with an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company; provided that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage at any time exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall obtain a policy which, in its good faith determination, provides the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may and at Parent’s request shall purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy; provided that payment for each year of insurance coverage provided by such “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance policy shall not exceed 300% of the annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company. Any such “tail” directors’ and others’ insurance policy will satisfy Parent’s obligations under this Section 6.04(c) to provide D&O Insurance.
(d) The Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 6.04 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.04. The provisions of this Section 6.04 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs and representatives.
(e) This Section 6.04 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that such other person or the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume the succeed to its obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.04.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company pursuant to (i) each indemnification agreement currently in effect between the Company and each person who is or was a director or officer of the Company at or prior to the Effective Time and (ii) any indemnification provision under the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as each is in effect on the date hereof (the persons to be indemnified pursuant to the agreements or provisions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.12(a) shall be referred to as, collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"). The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain the provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are exculpation from liability set forth in the Company Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect and Bylaws on the date hereofof this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers any Indemnified Party. Section 5.12(a) of the Company or any Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all indemnification agreements between the Company and its directors and officers. In addition to the foregoing, Parent shall guarantee the Surviving Corporation's performance of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”obligations pursuant to this Section 5.12(a), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect not terminate for six years from the Effective Time the Company's directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time covering each of Time. Prior to the Indemnified PartiesEffective Time, on terms with respect the Company shall purchase a six-year "runoff" addition to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the its existing directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability insurance policies maintained by policy (the Company in effect as "Runoff Policy"), the cost of the date hereofwhich Runoff Policy shall not exceed $700,000; provided, however, that if (i) Parent's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy in effect at the Effective Time ("Parent's Policy") provides coverage no event shall less favorable to the Surviving Corporation Company's directors and officers than the coverage that would be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid provided by the Runoff Policy and (ii) Parent causes Parent's Policy to cover all persons who would be covered by the Runoff Policy, then the Company shall not purchase the Runoff Policy. If the Company does not purchase the Runoff Policy, then for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of six years from the date hereof; provided furtherEffective Time, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (reduce the coverage provided by Parent's Policy to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall any person who would be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained covered by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderRunoff Policy.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 Parent and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify jointly and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable severally agree to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any the Indemnified Party Parties in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this 5.11.
(d) This Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personeach indemnified party, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsand Parent, as and shall be enforceable by the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7indemnified parties.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Guidant Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of [Reserved];
(b) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as maintain in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified (i) in its certificate of incorporation and bylaws for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to after the Effective Time, were the current provisions (or provisions which are, in the aggregate, substantially similar in the aggregate to the current provisions) regarding elimination of liability of directors or officers and indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, officers, directors and employees contained in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or any and (ii) for a period of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of six years after the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and RepresentativesEffective Time, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies maintained by the Company (provided, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, in effect as of the date hereofaggregate, no less advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for in any annual premium more than 250one year an amount in excess of 200% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policies in effect as of at the date hereofEffective Time; provided and, provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum a cost not exceeding such amount. .
(c) The provisions Surviving Corporation shall honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed Company pursuant to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior indemnification agreements and employment agreements (the parties under such agreements being referred to as the “Covered Persons”) set forth on Section 5.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule with the Company’s directors and officers existing at or before the Effective Time.
(d) Notwithstanding any time limit herein to the Effective Time from an insurer contrary, if any claim, action, proceeding or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of investigation (whether arising before, at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from or after the Effective Time Time) is made against each present (as of the Effective Time) or former officer, director or employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “D&O Indemnified Persons”) on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries provisions of this Section 6.75.6 (without regard to any such time limit) shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such claim, action, proceeding or investigation.
(e) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and or assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.6.
(f) Without limiting This Section 5.6 shall survive the foregoingconsummation of the Merger at the Effective Time, is intended to benefit the Company, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, the D&O Indemnified Persons and the Covered Persons, shall comply in be binding on all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 successors and assigns of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, Surviving Corporation and shall be enforceable by the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews D&O Indemnified Persons and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementCovered Persons.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of For not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnified Parties with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company By-laws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents of any Company Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement) and (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, which provisions shall and (ii) not be amendedamend, repealed repeal or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior any Indemnified Parties.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a directorshall or, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (eachis unable to, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, Parent shall cause the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability coverage of the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies and the Company's existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the "D&O Insurance"), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to acts any claim related to any period of time at or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company's existing policies, for an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide aggregate amount not to exceed eighteen times the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time last annual premium paid prior to the sixth anniversary date of this Agreement for the D&O Insurance. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such "tail" insurance policies as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company's current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to who are insured under the fact Company's D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid such insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent three hundred percent (300%) of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that last annual premium paid prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from date of this Agreement for the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimD&O Insurance.
(dc) The Surviving Corporation Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.12 applies shall be liable third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.12. The provisions of this Section 6.12 are intended to be for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by each Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.12.
(d) The obligations rights of each Indemnified Party under this Section 6.12 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of Company Subsidiary, or under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated any applicable Law or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect under any agreement of any Indemnified Party without with the consent of such Indemnified Party and Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.12 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person binding, jointly and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers severally, on all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoingParent, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall comply in all material respects with be enforceable by the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnified Parties and their successors, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.heirs or
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Parent and MergerCo agree that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of Incorporation the current or former directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents, or fiduciaries of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as provided in the Company Charter and Company Bylaws (or, as applicable, the charter, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, or other organizational documents of any of the Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereof) and indemnification agreements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries identified in Section 7.06(b) of the Disclosure Schedule (as in effect on the date hereof) shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in the Merger, without further action, at the Effective Time and shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
(b) For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the charter and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofCharter and Company Bylaws, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents, or officers fiduciaries of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”)Subsidiaries, unless such modification shall be required by Law and then only to the minimum extent required by Law. Purchaser agrees to cause Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to perform in a timely manner and to otherwise honor such obligations in all respects.
(bc) The At the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for purchase (at Parent’s expense) a six years from (6) year tail policy with substantially the Effective Time same coverage provided under the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ employed lawyer liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, hereof with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to that (i) following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, in the aggregate, no less advantageous to the insured, provided that such substitution shall not result in gaps or lapses of coverage with respect to matters occurring before the Effective Time; and (ii) in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 7.06(c) more than an amount equal to two hundred twenty-five percent (225%) of the current annual premium paid by the Company for such insurance. In the event that, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Surviving Corporation would be required to expend more than two hundred twenty-five percent (225%) of the current annual premiums paid by the Company, the Surviving Corporation shall obtain the maximum amount of such insurance obtainable by payment of a one-time premium not to exceed two hundred twenty-five percent (225%) of the current annual premiums paid by the Company. Parent shall, shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation or its successors or assigns to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the all obligations thereunder.
(cd) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to If the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges with or into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation corporation, partnership or other entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.77.06.
(fe) Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall comply in to perform all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, obligations of the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews Surviving Corporation under this Section 7.06 and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the terms payment and performance of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementSurviving Corporation’s obligations pursuant to this Section 7.06.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Merger Agreement provides for certain indemnification rights in favor of Incorporation of Silicon Image’s and its subsidiaries’ current and former directors, officers or employees. Following the Effective Time, Parent is obligated to cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect and its subsidiaries to honor and fulfill their obligations under their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) and all indemnification agreements between Silicon Image or any of its subsidiaries and advancement any of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents in effect on the date hereof, of the Merger Agreement and which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified have been disclosed in Silicon Image’s confidential disclosure schedule for a period of six years from after the Effective Time (the “Indemnification Agreements”). During that six year period, such provisions for indemnification shall remain in full force and effect, and Parent shall not, nor shall it permit the Surviving Corporation to, amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions for indemnification in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany individual who at any time on or prior to the Effective Time was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Silicon Image or its subsidiaries with respect to actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of Time (including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of transactions contemplated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”Merger Agreement), unless such modification shall be is required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereoflaw; provided, however, that in no the event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain claim or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain claims are asserted or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained made either prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until disposition of any and all such claim is finally disposed claims. For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are required to maintain Silicon Image’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), in respect of acts or all judgmentsomissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, orderscovering each person covered by the D&O Insurance as of the date of the Merger Agreement, decrees or other rulings on terms with respect to the coverage and amounts no less favorable, in connection with such claim are fully satisfiedthe aggregate, than those of the D&O Insurance in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate may substitute policies of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries containing terms with respect to coverage and amounts no less favorable, in the aggregate, to such persons than the D&O Insurance. In satisfying their obligation to maintain D&O Insurance, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are not obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 250% of the amount paid by Silicon Image for the D&O Insurance for its last full fiscal year. If the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such 250% cap, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are obligated to obtain a policy with the Indemnified Party greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such 250% cap. Prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the defense Merger Agreement, Silicon Image may purchase a six-year “tail” prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance (“Tail Policy”) on terms and conditions no less favorable, in the aggregate, than the D&O Insurance and for an amount not to exceed 250% of any action which isthe amount paid by Silicon Image for coverage for its last full fiscal year. If Silicon Image does not purchase the Tail Policy, or Parent may result inpurchase a Tail Policy subject to the same requirements. In the event that Silicon Image purchases the Tail Policy, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be liable maintain such Tail Policy in full force and effect and continue to pay honor their respective obligations thereunder. If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates or merges into any other entity in which it is not the surviving entity or transfers all reasonable expensesor substantially all of its properties and assets, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing then such successors and assigns of Parent or the indemnity and other Surviving Corporation shall assume all of the obligations provided for summarized in this Section 6.7. 11—“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements—Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.” The obligations persons covered by the provisions of the Merger Agreement described in this section are intended third-party beneficiaries with respect to such provisions and Parent and the Surviving Corporation under Corporation’s obligations summarized in this Section 6.7 11—“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements—Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance” shall not be terminated terminated, amended or otherwise modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party such person without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7their prior written consent.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation charter and/or bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time not less favorable than are those set forth in the charter and bylaws of the Company Certificate as of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whowho at, or prior to, the Effective Time were directors or officers of the Company.
(b) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted and not otherwise prohibited under applicable Law or under the Company’s charter, bylaws or any applicable indemnification agreements, and regardless of whether the Merger becomes effective, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation, to the extent indemnified as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the Company’s charter, bylaws and/or indemnification agreements in effect on the date hereof or under applicable Law, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, each present and former director or officer of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to (x) the fact that the Indemnified Party is or was an officer, director, employee, agent or other fiduciary of the Company or any Company Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time or (y) this Agreement or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether in any case asserted or arising before or after the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Indemnified Party becomes involved in any actual or threatened Action with respect to which such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.5 after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the Company’s charter, bylaws and/or indemnification agreements in effect on the date hereof or under applicable Law, advance to such Indemnified Party within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Surviving Corporation of a written request for such advance, his or her legal expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation incurred in connection therewith); provided that any person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking, to the extent then required by the TBCA, to repay such advances if it is finally judicially determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. Any determination required to be made, for purpose of this Section 6.5 in advance of final judicial determination, with respect to whether an Indemnified Party’s conduct complied with the standards set forth under Tennessee Law, the Company’s charter, bylaws or indemnification agreements, as the case may be, shall be made by independent counsel mutually acceptable to Parent and the Indemnified Party.
(c) Parent shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Company pursuant to indemnification agreements with the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents existing at or prior to the Effective Time to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law or, subject to Section 6.5(a), under the relevant charter or bylaws. Neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any threatened or actual claim for which indemnification could be sought by an Indemnified Party hereunder, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or such Indemnified Party otherwise consents in writing to such settlement, compromise or consent. The Surviving Corporation shall cooperate with an Indemnified Party in the defense of any matter for which such Indemnified Party could seek indemnification hereunder.
(d) At or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain obtain a “tail” insurance policy from an insurance carrier with the same or cause better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect that provides coverage for the six years following the Effective Time at least comparable in amount and scope to acts the coverage provided under the Company’s directors and officers insurance policy in effect as of the Effective Time for the individuals who are or omissions were directors and officers of the Company for claims arising from facts or events occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified PartiesTime, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250in excess of 200% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability such coverage. If the Surviving Corporation is unable to obtain the “tail” insurance policies described in effect as the first sentence of this Section 6.5(d) for an amount equal to or less than the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if maximum premium specified in the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amountpreceding sentence, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain obtain as much comparable “tail” insurance as possible for an amount equal to such maximum premium.
(e) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or procureshall release, for such six-year period, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance claims under any policy that is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have or has been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, in existence with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective TimeCompany, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors, it being understood and agreed that the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7 and 6.5 is not prior to or in limitation thereof substitution for any such claims under such policies.
(but without in any way limiting or modifying f) This Section shall survive the obligations consummation of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Merger at the Effective Time, is intended to benefit the Company, the Surviving Corporation and the Indemnified Parties, shall to be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the fullest extent permitted Surviving Corporation and shall be enforceable by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Indemnified Parties. In the event Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall expressly assume and succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.5.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Genesco Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate certificate of Incorporation incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain the provisions no less favorable with respect to regarding liability of directors and indemnification of directors and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than officers that are set forth forth, as of the date of this Agreement, in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on and the date hereofbylaws, respectively, of DTN, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, who at or at any time prior to the Effective TimeTime were directors, were directors officers, employees, fiduciaries or officers agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawDTN.
(b) The For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or use all reasonable efforts to cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time policies of directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, coverage in amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of scope at least “A”, which as favorable as DTN's existing policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time; provided, Parent shallhowever, and shall cause that during such period the Surviving Corporation toshall in no event be required to expend pursuant to this Section more than an amount per year equal to 200 percent of current premiums paid by DTN for such insurance, maintain such policies which current premium amount is set forth in full force and effect, and continue to honor Schedule 7.5(b) of the obligations thereunderDTN Disclosure Schedule.
(c) In addition This Section is intended to be for the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 benefit of, and not in limitation thereof shall be enforceable by, the indemnified parties, their heirs and personal representatives and shall be binding on the Surviving Corporation and its respective successors and assigns.
(but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from d) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation agrees that it shall, and Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of DTN and any DTN Subsidiary, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, "Costs") incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that DTN or any DTN Subsidiary would have been permitted under the law of the state or jurisdiction of its formation and under the certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of DTN or any DTN Subsidiary (as in effect on the date hereof) to indemnify such Indemnified Parties (and the Surviving Corporation shall, and Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted by under applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Law; provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification from indemnification); and provided, further, that any determination required to be made with respect to whether an officer's or director's conduct complies with the standards set forth under applicable Law and the certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of DTN or any DTN Subsidiary shall be made by independent counsel selected by the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In To the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns extent paragraph (id) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be serve to indemnify and hold harmless an Indemnified Party, for a period of six years after the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoingdate hereof, the Surviving Corporation shall, and Acquiror shall comply in all material respects with cause the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase AgreementSurviving Corporation to, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with subject to the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.set forth herein,
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Vs&a Communications Partners Iii Lp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. Elan and the Surviving Corporation shall, jointly and severally, (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification indemnify and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, all past and present directors, officers and employees of Dura and its Subsidiaries (in all of their capacities) to the same extent such Persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by Dura pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements of Dura, in existence on the date hereof with any directors, officers and employees of Dura and its Subsidiaries for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), (b) include and cause to be maintained in effect in the Company Certificate Surviving Corporation's (or any successor's) certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified incorporation and bylaws for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to after the Effective Time, were the current provisions regarding elimination of liability of directors, indemnification of officers, directors or officers and employees and advancement of expenses contained in the Company or any certificate of its Subsidiaries incorporation and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary bylaws of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of Dura in existence on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries date hereof and (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(bc) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for a period of six years from after the Effective Time the current policies of directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, Dura (provided that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b(or any successor) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance may substitute therefor policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are, which policies provide in the Indemnified Parties with coverageaggregate, from the Effective Time no less advantageous to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, ; PROVIDED that in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and event shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue (or any successor) be required to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without expend in any way limiting or modifying one year an amount in excess of 200% of the obligations of any annual premiums currently paid by Dura for such insurance; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the annual premiums for such insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Timeexceed such amount, the Surviving Corporation (or any successor) shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. The provisions of this Section 5.7 are in addition to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify rights to indemnification and hold harmless (and release exculpation from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of liabilities for acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of any past or present director, officer or employee of Dura or any of its Subsidiaries referred to herein, as provided by their respective certificates of incorporation or by-laws (includingor comparable organizational document) and any indemnification agreements of Dura, without limitationthe existence of which does not constitute a breach of this Agreement. Elan agrees to pay, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that cause the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporationto pay, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party such past or present director, officer or employee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation rights under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent 5.7. The provisions of such Indemnified Party and this Section 5.7 shall survive the consummation of Merger and are intended to be for the Mergerbenefit of, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies and shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7enforceable by, such past or present directors, officers and employees and their respective heirs and representatives.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter and the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period indemnification and advancement of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, expenses covers actions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting or officers being limited by the provisions of Section 6.9(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, together with Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such Person’s heirsindemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, executives, administrators and Representatives, in which case the “Indemnified Parties”), unless Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such modification shall be required by Lawexpenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, 6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium in the aggregate does not exceed in any one year three hundred percent (300%) of the annual aggregate premium(s) under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of (for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent one year) three hundred percent (300%) of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.9.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.9 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of Section 6.9 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and Section 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Mergers indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting Section 6.9. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (ai) The Certificate of Incorporation bylaws of the Surviving Corporation Company shall, and the Principal Shareholder shall cause such bylaws to, contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the bylaws of the Company Certificate as of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from after the Effective Time date hereof in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Reverse Split Effective TimeDate, were directors directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or officers agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany.
(bii) The Surviving Corporation Company shall, and the Principal Shareholder shall cause the Company to, maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each date of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect later of the Reverse Split Effective Date or the consummation of the Offer to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than Purchase the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, (provided that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ may substitute therefor policies with an insurer of equal or greater claims paying ratings and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of at least the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary same coverage containing terms and conditions that are not less favorable) with respect to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained matters occurring prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary later of the Reverse Split Effective Time, Date.
(iii) The provisions set forth in this Section 12(a) shall not be exclusive of any other rights with respect to claims arising from facts indemnification, insurance or events that occurred on expense advancement which any person may have or before hereafter acquire under any Law, agreement or otherwise. Following the Reverse Split Effective TimeDate, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect Principal Shareholder shall use its best efforts to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by cause the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force assume, honor and effectcomply with all agreements and contracts between the Company and its directors, and continue officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents requiring the Company to honor the obligations thereunderprovide indemnification, insurance or expense advancement.
(civ) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of If the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (ix) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (iiy) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, Company shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.712(a).
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Funding and Indemnification Agreement (Jingwei International LTD)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. The Merger Agreement provides for indemnification and insurance rights in favor of Blue Apron’s current and former directors, managers, officers and agents, who we refer to as “indemnitees.” Specifically, Wonder and Purchaser have agreed that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (aand rights to advancement of expenses relating thereto) The Certificate existing in favor of Incorporation any indemnitees whether under applicable law, as provided in Blue Apron’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or in any indemnification agreement between an indemnitee and Blue Apron shall survive the Merger and continue in full force and effect. From the period beginning on the Effective Time and ending six years from the Effective Time, Wonder shall cause the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation shall contain and its subsidiaries to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time and exculpation of each indemnitee than are set forth in the Company Certificate certificate of Incorporation incorporation and bylaws of Blue Apron (and with respect to each such subsidiary, the comparable organizational documents of such subsidiary) as in effect on the date hereofSeptember 28, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) 2023. The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or will either (i) maintain, and Wonder will cause the Surviving Corporation to be maintained maintain, at no expense to the beneficiaries, in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified PartiesTime, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the Blue Apron’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by (the Company in effect “Existing D&O Policies”) with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the Transactions), so long as the annual premium therefor would not exceed 300% of the date hereof; providedlast annual premium (the “Maximum Premium”) paid prior to the Effective Time for the Existing D&O Policies or (ii) purchase a six-year extended reporting period endorsement with respect to the Existing D&O Policies and maintain such endorsement in full force and effect for its full term. If Blue Apron’s or the Surviving Corporation’s existing insurance expires, howeveris terminated or cancelled during such six-year period or exceeds the Maximum Premium, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required will obtain, and Wonder will cause the Surviving Corporation to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its obtain, as much directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies as can be obtained for the remainder of such period for an annualized premium not in effect as excess of the date hereof; provided furtherMaximum Premium, howeveron terms and conditions no less advantageous to the indemnitees than the Existing D&O Policies. Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, thateach of Blue Apron, Wonder and Purchaser will use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions as promptly as practicable and (ii) execute or deliver any additional instruments TABLE OF CONTENTS necessary to consummate the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, and to fully carry out the purposes of, the Merger Agreement. Each of Wonder, Purchaser and Blue Apron will use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the other parties all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable law in connection with the Offer, the Merger or the other Transactions. Except the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, Wonder will not, and will cause its affiliates not to, acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by another manner, any person or portion thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, if the amount of entering into a definitive agreement relating to (or the annual premium necessary consummation of) such acquisition, merger or consolidation would reasonably be expected to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, (i) increase the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations risk of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, governmental entity entering an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive order prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
Transactions (eincluding under any antitrust laws) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that materially delay the successors and assigns consummation of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7Transactions.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Company and its Subsidiaries under any and all indemnification agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective current or former directors and officers, any director, officer or trustee of another entity (but only to indemnification the extent that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company) and advancement any employee or agent of expenses for matters occurring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any person who becomes such a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent prior to the Effective Time than (subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.1(b)(v) hereof) (each such Person regardless of whether such Person has entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the “Indemnified Persons”), including the indemnification agreements listed in Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to) cause the articles of association (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, insurance, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are set forth at least as favorable as the indemnification, insurance, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the articles of incorporation and bylaws (or other similar organizational documents) of the Company Certificate and its Subsidiaries as of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which and during such seven (7)-year period, such provisions shall not be amendedrepealed, repealed amended or otherwise modified for a in any manner except as required by applicable Law.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.1(a), during the period of six years from commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law applicable to Parent, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 263 of the ICL, to the extent applicable, Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any manner costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry arises directly or indirectly out of or pertains directly or indirectly to (i) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates prior to or at the Effective Time, or (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that would affect adversely if, at any time prior to the rights thereunder seventh (7th) anniversary of individuals whothe Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to Parent a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 6.1(b), then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law applicable to Parent, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 263 of the ICL, to the extent applicable, Parent shall advance, prior to the final disposition of any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought under this Agreement, promptly following request by an Indemnified Person therefor, all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses) incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Person to repay such advances if it is ultimately decided in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.1(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person under this Agreement unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnified Person.
(c) During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the seventh (7th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to) (i) maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”), or obtain D&O Insurance comparable to the current D&O Insurance, in each case in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and covering each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of covered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Partiescurrent D&O Insurance, on terms with respect to coverage, amount the coverage and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as amounts that are equivalent to those of the date hereofcurrent D&O Insurance; provided, however, that in no event shall satisfying its obligations under this Section 6.1(c), Parent and the Surviving Corporation Company shall not be required obligated to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bpay annual premiums in excess of three hundred percent (300%) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium aggregate amount of premiums paid by the Company for coverage for its directors’ current fiscal year (which premiums the Company represents and officers’ liability insurance policies warrants to be as set forth in effect as Section 6.1(c)(i) of the date hereofCompany Disclosure Letter) (such three hundred percent (300%) amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”); provided further, however, that, if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, Parent and the Surviving Corporation Company shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then reasonably and commercially available for an annual premium equal a cost not exceeding the Maximum Annual Premium, or (ii) purchase a seven (7)-year extended reporting period endorsement with respect to D&O Insurance (a “Reporting Tail Endorsement”) and maintain such Reporting Tail Endorsement in full force and effect for its full term, provided, however, that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer Surviving Company taking any actions set forth in clauses (i) or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”(ii) above, which policies provide Parent shall be provided the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time opportunity to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitationpurchase, in respect of lieu thereof, a substitute policy with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on same coverage limits and substantially similar terms with respect as in the Reporting Tail Endorsement proposed to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained be purchased by the Company in effect as of Surviving Company. Notwithstanding the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall purchase a Reporting Tail Endorsement in amount and scope no less favorable than those of the current D&O Insurance in consultation with Parent shalland, and if requested by Parent, shall cause work with Parent’s insurance brokers in connection with the Surviving Corporation topurchase of such Reporting Tail Endorsement; provided, maintain that the annual premiums paid by the Company for such policies Reporting Tail Endorsement shall not exceed the amount set forth in full force and effect, and continue Section 6.1(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter. In the event the Company purchases such Reporting Tail Endorsement prior to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Company shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), Company to) maintain such Reporting Tail Endorsement in full force and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating effect and continue to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitationhonor their respective obligations thereunder, in respect lieu of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement all other obligations of Parent and the transactions contemplated herebySurviving Company under the first sentence of this Section 6.1(c) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation for so long as such Reporting Tail Endorsement shall not be responsible for any amounts paid maintained in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimfull force and effect.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of If Parent or the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation Surviving Company or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, Company shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Company set forth in this Section 6.1.
(e) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.1 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or any other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the Reporting Tail Endorsement (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the Reporting Tail Endorsement (and their heirs and representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons or other persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the Reporting Tail Endorsement referred to in Section 6.1(c) (and their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.1, with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Person in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in Section 6.1. Subject to applicable Law, the rights of the Indemnified Persons (and other persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the Reporting Tail Endorsement (and their heirs and representatives)) under this Section 6.1 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the memorandum and articles of association, certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements of or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity).
(f) Without limiting the foregoingThe obligations and liability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation Company and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.1 shall comply be joint and several.
(g) Nothing in all material respects this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.1 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation All rights to indemnification existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary for their acts and omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, as provided in the Certificates of Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), shall survive the Trulia Merger and shall be honored by the Trulia Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to the fullest extent available under applicable Law for a period of six years from the Effective Time, and any claim made requesting indemnification pursuant to such rights within such six- year period shall continue to be subject to this Section 6.07(a) and the indemnification rights provided hereunder until the disposition of such claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Certificates of Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of the Trulia Surviving Corporation and the Trulia Subsidiaries shall contain provisions no less favorable in the aggregate with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Certificates of Incorporation Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries (as in effect on as of the date hereofof this Agreement), which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or officers agents of the Company Trulia or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”)Trulia Subsidiary, unless such modification shall be required by Law. The Trulia Surviving Corporation shall (and HoldCo shall cause the Trulia Surviving Corporation to) fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries pursuant to the indemnification agreements between Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary and any current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement).
(b) The Trulia Surviving Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to Time, if available, the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Trulia (provided that the Company Trulia Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable in effect as of the date hereofaggregate) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trulia Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b6.07(b) for any annual premium more than an amount per year equal to 250% of the current annual premium premiums paid by Trulia for such insurance. In lieu of the Company for foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, Trulia may in its discretion purchase, and Zillow or HoldCo may in its discretion purchase if Trulia declines to do so, a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of policy covering the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, period from and after the Effective Time from a carrier with comparable or better credit ratings to Trulia’s current directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (policy carrier(s) and on terms and conditions not less favorable in the aggregate to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable insured persons than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies coverage currently maintained by Trulia with respect to matters occurring up to the Company in effect as Effective Time; provided, however, that without Zillow’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the cost of the date hereofsuch “tail” policy shall not exceed an amount equal to 250% of current annual premiums paid by Trulia for such insurance. If such prepaid policies have been a “tail” policy is obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, the Trulia Surviving Corporation shall (and HoldCo shall cause the Trulia Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies policy in full force and effect, effect for its full term and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Trulia Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Trulia Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsor, as the case may beat HoldCo’s option, HoldCo shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.07.
(fd) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the The provisions of Article 10 this Section 6.07 shall (i) survive consummation of the Stock Purchase AgreementMergers, dated June 18(ii) are intended to be for the benefit of, 2004 and will be enforceable by, each indemnified or insured party, his or her heirs and his or her representatives and (as amended on July 29iii) are in addition to, 2004and not in substitution for, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the any other Persons identified therein, for so long as rights to indemnification or contribution that any such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementperson may have by contract or otherwise.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Trulia, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation All rights to indemnification existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary for their acts and omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, as provided in the Certificates of Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), shall survive the Trulia Merger and shall be honored by the Trulia Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to the fullest extent available under applicable Law for a period of six years from the Effective Time, and any claim made requesting indemnification pursuant to such rights within such six-year period shall continue to be subject to this Section 6.07(a) and the indemnification rights provided hereunder until the disposition of such claim. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Certificates of Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of the Trulia Surviving Corporation and the Trulia Subsidiaries shall contain provisions no less favorable in the aggregate with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Certificates of Incorporation Incorporation, By-laws and equivalent organizational documents of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries (as in effect on as of the date hereofof this Agreement), which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or officers agents of the Company Trulia or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”)Trulia Subsidiary, unless such modification shall be required by Law. The Trulia Surviving Corporation shall (and HoldCo shall cause the Trulia Surviving Corporation to) fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Trulia and the Trulia Subsidiaries pursuant to the indemnification agreements between Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary and any current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of Trulia or any Trulia Subsidiary (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement).
(b) The Trulia Surviving Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to Time, if available, the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by Trulia (provided that the Company Trulia Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable in effect as of the date hereofaggregate) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trulia Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b6.07(b) for any annual premium more than an amount per year equal to 250% of the current annual premium premiums paid by Trulia for such insurance. In lieu of the Company for foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, Trulia may in its discretion purchase, and Zillow or HoldCo may in its discretion purchase if Trulia declines to do so, a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of policy covering the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, period from and after the Effective Time from a carrier with comparable or better credit ratings to Trulia’s current directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (policy carrier(s) and on terms and conditions not less favorable in the aggregate to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable insured persons than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies coverage currently maintained by Trulia with respect to matters occurring up to the Company in effect as Effective Time; provided, however, that without Zillow’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the cost of the date hereofsuch “tail” policy shall not exceed an amount equal to 250% of current annual premiums paid by Trulia for such insurance. If such prepaid policies have been a “tail” policy is obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, the Trulia Surviving Corporation shall (and HoldCo shall cause the Trulia Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies policy in full force and effect, effect for its full term and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Trulia Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Trulia Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsor, as the case may beat HoldCo’s option, HoldCo shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.07.
(fd) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the The provisions of Article 10 this Section 6.07 shall (i) survive consummation of the Stock Purchase AgreementMergers, dated June 18(ii) are intended to be for the benefit of, 2004 and will be enforceable by, each indemnified or insured party, his or her heirs and his or her representatives and (as amended on July 29iii) are in addition to, 2004and not in substitution for, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the any other Persons identified therein, for so long as rights to indemnification or contribution that any such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementperson may have by contract or otherwise.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Zillow Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) fulfill and honor all obligations of the Company to the Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by the Laws of the State of Delaware and required by: (x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (y) the indemnification agreement(s) of the Company or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract(s) as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees, unless such modification is required by the Laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will to the extent permitted by the Laws of the State of Delaware: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each person who serves Indemnitee against and from any costs or served expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, inquiries, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, memberemployee, trustee fiduciary or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates; or (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesy) the Recapitalization, the “Indemnified Parties”)Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby or by the Patent Sale Agreement; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation of a covered person for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such modification shall be required settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of such covered person from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by Lawany Indemnitee or such Indemnitee otherwise consents in writing to such settlement, compromise, consent or termination.
(bc) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior Prior to the Effective Time covering each Time, the Company shall obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal Effective Time with respect to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed any claim related to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide as the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to claims arising from facts or events D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses are no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by coverage provided under the Company in effect as of Company’s existing policies; provided that such D&O Insurance must have the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this limits set forth on Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimDisclosure Schedule.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Purchaser and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries (such Persons, the “Indemnified Parties”), as provided in their respective certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents) or in any indemnification agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an Indemnified Party, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. The Surviving Corporation shall (and the Purchaser shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnified Parties with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (i) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (ii) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of indemnification agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (eachand any Indemnified Party, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, in each case as in effect on the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Lawdate of this Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for a period of at least six (6) years from after the Effective Time coverage under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to policies as in effect on the date hereof for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each (“D&O Insurance”); provided that (i) the Purchaser may substitute therefor policies with a reputable insurer of comparable credit quality of substantially similar coverage and amounts containing terms no less advantageous in the aggregate to the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect (ii) if the existing D&O Insurance expires or is canceled during such period, the Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation will use their commercially reasonable efforts to coverageobtain substantially similar D&O Insurance from a reputable insurer of comparable credit quality, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that (iii) in no event shall the Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current last annual premium premiums paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer (the “Maximum Premium Amount”) to maintain or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. procure D&O Insurance pursuant to this Section 5.9 and (iv) if the premiums of at least “A”such D&O Insurance would exceed the Maximum Premium Amount, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation shall obtain a policy with coverage, from the Effective Time to greatest coverage reasonably available for a cost not exceeding the sixth anniversary Maximum Premium Amount. In lieu of the Effective Timeforegoing, with respect to claims arising from facts the Purchaser may, or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall may cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain purchase six (6) year tail coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on terms not materially less favorable to any director, officer or employee to the existing policy of the Company as in effect on the date hereof. Premiums for such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor tail coverage shall not exceed the obligations thereunderMaximum Premium Amount.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in The provisions of this Section 6.7 5.9 shall survive consummation of the Merger and expressly are intended to benefit each of the Indemnified Parties. The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation thereof of, any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under any other indemnification arrangement.
(but without in any way limiting or modifying d) In the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to event the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations in this Section 5.9.
(e) The Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.9.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (180 Connect Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent, REIT Merger Sub and Partnership Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the REIT Merger Effective Time than are set forth (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of Indemnitees as provided in the Company Certificate Charter or Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement shall survive the Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) (i) indemnify, which provisions shall defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, or (z) applicable Law, and (ii) not be amendedamend, repealed repeal or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (i)(y) above in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.9(a), at or prior to during the period commencing as of the REIT Merger Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the REIT Merger Effective Time, were directors Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or officers expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a directorany of the transactions contemplated hereby, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary including the Mergers; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any trustsuch claim, pension action, suit, proceeding or other employee benefit plan investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or enterprise on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.9(b) or partnership elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity not to) settle or joint venture compromise or consent to the entry of the Company any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any of its Subsidiaries (eachclaim, together with such Person’s heirsaction, executivessuit, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.9(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the REIT Merger Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), in each case, for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the REIT Merger Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with policy limits no less than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium does not exceed 250% of the annual premium under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the REIT Merger Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Entity shall continue to maintain in effect effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company (which may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay an annual premium more than for the D&O Insurance in excess of 250% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ such insurance; and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before matters occurring prior to the REIT Merger Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If for a cost not exceeding such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.9 applies shall be liable Third Party beneficiaries of this Section 6.9. The provisions of this Section 6.9 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. 6.9.
(e) The obligations rights of the Surviving Corporation each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 6.9 shall be in addition to any rights such person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries listed in Section 4.12(a)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter (each, an “Existing Indemnification Right”). To the extent of any conflict between an Existing Indemnification Right and the rights granted to Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 6.9, the provision or provisions more favorable to the Indemnitee shall control.
(f) Any Indemnitee wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.9, upon learning of any such indemnifiable claim, shall promptly notify the Surviving Entity thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve Parent or the Surviving Entity of any liability it may have to such Indemnitee, except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the Surviving Entity. In the event of any such threatened or actual indemnifiable claim (whether asserted or arising at or before or after the REIT Merger Effective Time), (A) Parent or the Surviving Entity shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee (which acceptance shall not be terminated unreasonably withheld, delayed or modified conditioned), and Parent and the Surviving Entity shall not be liable to such Indemnitee for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, except that if Parent or the Surviving Entity elects not to assume such defense, or counsel for the Indemnitee advises that there are issues that raise conflicts of interest between Parent or the Surviving Entity and the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may retain counsel satisfactory to him or her, and Parent or the Surviving Entity shall pay all documented fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnitee within twenty (20) Business Days after statements therefor are received; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Entity shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph (f) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees in connection with an indemnifiable claim (selected by a majority of the applicable Indemnitees) in any jurisdiction except to the extent that any two or more Indemnitees have a conflict of interest in such claim, and (B) the Company and, after the REIT Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) promptly pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such threatened or actual claim to each Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject to the receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnitee to repay such expenses if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified; provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Surviving Entity shall be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which prior written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, further, that the Company and the Surviving Entity shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee when and if a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable, that indemnification by them of such Indemnified Party and Indemnitee in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.
(g) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Mergers indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.9. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.9.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (RLJ Lodging Trust)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior and its Subsidiaries to the Effective Time, were all current and former directors or officers of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors and any Person who becomes a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Persons”) under (i) any indemnification, expense advancement and each person who serves exculpation provision set forth in any certificate of incorporation or served as a director, officer, member, trustee bylaws or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture comparable organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (eachii) all indemnification agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any such Indemnified Persons. For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesnone of Parent, the “Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall amend, repeal or otherwise modify the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnified Parties”)Parties with respect to indemnification, unless such modification shall be required by Lawexculpation and limitation of liabilities of the Indemnified Parties and advancement of expenses.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause In addition to be maintained in effect for six years from the provisions of Section 7.1(a), during the period commencing at the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Timefullest extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry arises directly or indirectly out of or pertains directly or indirectly to (i) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case to the same extent as provided in any certificate of incorporation or bylaws or comparable organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any indemnification agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any such Indemnified Person; provided, however, that if, at any time prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to Parent a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.1(b), then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, advance, prior to the final disposition of any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought under this Agreement, promptly following request by an Indemnified Person therefor, all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses) incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry; provided, however, that if, at any time prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to Parent a written notice asserting a claim for advancement under this Section 7.1(b), then the right to advancement asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved; and provided, further, that such Indemnified Person provides an undertaking to repay such advances to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to any appeal) that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification under applicable Law. In the event of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (i) Parent shall have the right to control the defense thereof after the Effective Time (it being understood that, by electing to control the defense thereof, Parent will be deemed to have waived any right to object to the Indemnified Person’s entitlement to indemnification hereunder with respect thereto), (ii) each Indemnified Person shall be entitled to retain his or her own counsel, whether or not Parent shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (iii) Parent shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by an Indemnified Person, promptly after statements therefor are received, whether or not Parent shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (iv) Parent shall provide each Indemnified Person and his or her own counsel with reasonable access to the books and records of the Company after the Effective Time to the extent such books and records are relevant to the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry and (v) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any settlement effected without his or her prior express written consent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.1(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person under this Agreement unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry. Each Indemnified Person is, and the Indemnified Persons collectively are, intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.1(b), and each such Person shall have a right to enforce the rights hereunder as if such person was a party to this Agreement.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company may, in consultation with Parent, obtain “tail” prepaid insurance policies with a claims period of at least six years from and after the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance (collectively, “D&O Insurance”), for the Indemnified Persons, with terms, conditions, retentions and levels of coverage at least as favorable, in the aggregate, as the Company’s existing D&O Insurance with respect to matters existing or occurring prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby). If such “tail” prepaid insurance policies have been obtained, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation after the Effective Time to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, for their full term, and to continue to honor the its respective obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition . If the Company fails to obtain such “tail” prepaid insurance policies as of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, continue to maintain in effect, at no expense to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))beneficiaries, for a period of at least six years from and after the Effective TimeTime for the Indemnified Persons, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance (provided that Parent (or any successor) may substitute therefor policies of at least the same terms, conditions, retentions and levels of coverage and amounts which are, in the aggregate, as favorable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to Indemnified Persons as provided in the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary existing policies as of the Company date of this Agreement, from an insurance carrier with the same or of any of its better rating as the Company’s current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”insurance carrier); provided, however, that in no event will Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required, and the Company shall not be responsible permitted, to expend for any amounts paid such policies pursuant to this Section 7.1 an annualized premium amount in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 150% of the Surviving Corporationannual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance and if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld Parent or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation shall, and the Company may, obtain a substantially similar policy (from an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate insurance carrier with the same or better rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier) with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. Each Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which Person is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be Persons collectively are, intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.77.1(c), and each such Person shall have a right to enforce the rights hereunder as if such person was a party to this Agreement.
(ed) In the event that If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 7.1.
(e) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.77.1 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or any other person who is a beneficiary under the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.1(c) or the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other person who is a beneficiary under the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.1(c) or the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons or other persons who are beneficiaries under the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.1(c) or the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.1, with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified Persons (and other persons who are beneficiaries under the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.1(c) or the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and representatives)) under this Section 7.1 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents of, or any and all indemnification agreements of or entered into by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity).
(f) Without limiting the foregoingNothing in this Agreement is intended to, the Surviving Corporation shall comply be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in all material respects existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 7.1 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (McCormick & Schmicks Seafood Restaurants Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to indemnification exculpation, indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses for matters facts, events acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of (or in a comparable role with) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any person serving at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, memberemployee, trustee agent or fiduciary of any trust(or in a comparable role with) another Person (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), pension as the case may be, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms (it being agreed that after the Closing such rights shall be mandatory rather than permissive, if applicable), and Parent shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to perform such obligations thereunder. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to exculpation, indemnification, advancement of expenses and limitation of director, officer and employee benefit plan (or enterprise comparable) liability that are no less favorable to the D&O Indemnified Parties than those set forth in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ organizational documents as of the Closing Date, which provisions thereafter shall not, for a period of at least six years from the Effective Time, be amended, repealed or partnership otherwise modified in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of the D&O Indemnified Parties.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, the D&O Indemnified Parties with respect to all facts, events, acts or joint venture omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to and including the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), to the fullest extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries would be permitted by applicable Law; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any Action against any D&O Indemnified Party the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any D&O Indemnified Party upon receipt, if required by the DGCL, the Surviving Corporation’s organizational documents or any applicable indemnification agreement, of a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that such D&O Indemnified Party is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, Parent shall not (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any Action, unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all of the D&O Indemnified Parties covered by the Action from all liability arising out of such Action.
(c) For at least six years after the Effective Time, (i) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its other Subsidiaries to maintain in full force and effect the coverage provided by the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Closing Date and maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, as applicable (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified PartiesExisting D&O Insurance Policies”), unless or provide substitute policies (with insurance carriers having an A.M. Best financial strength rating of least an “A”) for the Company and the D&O Indemnified Parties who are currently covered by such modification Existing D&O Insurance Policies, in either case, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) Parent shall be required by Law.
(b) The not permit the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause its other Subsidiaries to be maintained take any action that would prejudice the rights of, or otherwise impede recovery by, the beneficiaries of any such insurance, whether in effect for six years from respect of claims arising before or after the Effective Time Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will purchase prepaid, non-cancellable six year “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Partiesinsurance, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ employment practices liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect (“Tail Coverage”), effective as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts facts, events, acts or events omissions that occurred on at or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that Parent shallshall not be required to expend for such “tail” insurance an aggregate premium in excess of 300% of the aggregate annual premium paid for the Existing D&O Insurance Policies (the “Maximum Amount”); provided, further that if such insurance is not available or the annual premium for such insurance exceeds the Maximum Amount, then Parent shall obtain the best coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Amount), and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, (or its applicable Subsidiaries) to maintain such policies Tail Coverage in full force and effect, without any modification, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition , in which event Parent shall cease to have any obligations under the other rights provided for in first sentence of this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b6.6(c)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of its their successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge or amalgamate into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity in of such consolidation consolidation, merger or merger amalgamation or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors successor and assigns assign of Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any such Subsidiary or any all or substantially all of its successors or assignstheir properties and assets, as the case may be, shall assume assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.6.
(e) The D&O Indemnified Parties are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall survive the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs or Representatives. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any D&O Indemnified Party in enforcing its indemnity and other rights under this Section 6.6. The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other applicable rights such D&O Indemnified Party may have under the respective organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation, any other indemnification arrangement, applicable Law or otherwise.
(f) Without limiting Notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoingcontrary, if any claim (whether arising before, at or after the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with Closing) is made against any of the D&O Indemnified Parties on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain this Section 6.6 shall continue in effect in accordance with until the terms final disposition of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementsuch claim.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Buyer and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in their respective articles of association, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (ii) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreements of the Company or any its subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Lawthis Agreement.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of Section 6.8(a), during the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to period ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Buyer will: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (B) the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.8(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Buyer nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.8(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.
(c) At the Company’s election in consultation with Buyer, (i) the Company shall obtain prior to the Effective Time “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of at least six years from the Effective Time with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in amount and scope no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company for claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shallat a cost that does not exceed 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for D&O Insurance (as defined below) or (ii) if the Company shall not have obtained such tail policy, and shall Buyer will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))provide, for a period of not less than six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to Indemnitees who are insured under the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify Company’s directors’ and hold harmless (officers’ insurance and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), indemnification policy with an insurance and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact indemnification policy that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingthe “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable, without limitationtaken as a whole, in respect than the existing policy of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectivelyCompany or, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Buyer or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of be obligated to obtain a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate policy with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimgreatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.8 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.8. The provisions of this Section 6.8 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee, his or her successors, heirs or representatives.
(e) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.8 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.8.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to indemnification and exculpation, advancement of expenses and indemnification for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the Transactions), existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. After the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (y) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain subsidiaries or cause to be maintained other applicable contract as in effect for six years from on the Effective Time directors’ date of this Agreement, and officers’ liability insurance (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (including6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, without limitationParent and the Surviving Corporation will, to the same extent as such persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date hereof under the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the equivalent organizational or governing documents of each of the Company’s subsidiaries: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, inquiries, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in respect of acts or omissions settlement in connection with this any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (y) the Offer, the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any Transactions; and (ii) advance prior to the transactions contemplated herebyfinal disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 5.7(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, an the “Indemnifiable ClaimD&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date of this Agreement with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date of this Agreement, or (ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available at an annual premium equal to 300% of the annual premium currently paid by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection the Company, with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 5.7 applies shall be liable Third Party beneficiaries of this Section 5.7. The provisions of this Section 5.7 are intended to pay be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.75.7.
(e) In The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 5.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the event that certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, or at Parent’s option, Parent, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.7.
(fg) Without limiting Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 8.1 or Section 8.7 to the foregoingcontrary, this Section 5.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on the successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall comply in all material respects with be enforceable by the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnitees and their successors, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementheirs or representatives.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Kaydon Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from From and after the Effective Time, VIALOG and the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify will indemnify, defend and hold harmless (the present and release from any liability to former officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties Company against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments Claims or amounts that are paid in settlement (collectivelyof, “Losses”) in respect with the approval of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onthe Surviving Corporation, or arising out of otherwise in connection with any Claim based in whole or relating to in part on the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee director or fiduciary officer of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or and arising out of acts actions or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby) Transactions), in each case to the fullest extent permitted under the BCA or the DBCL or the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whichever governs and affords the greatest protection (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that and will pay any expenses in advance of the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement final disposition of any Indemnifiable Claim without such action or proceeding to each such Person to the consent fullest extent permitted under the BCA or the DBCL or the laws of the Surviving CorporationCommonwealth of Massachusetts, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable upon receipt from the Person to whom expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf are advanced of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that to the extent required under such person is not entitled to indemnification from laws. VIALOG will cause the Surviving Corporation. In Corporation to, and the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate will observe and comply with the Indemnified Party Company's obligations pursuant to the indemnification agreements, if any, listed in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter.
(b) This Section 6.7 is intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, the current and former officers and directors of the Company, their heirs and personal representatives and will be binding on the Surviving Corporation and its respective successors and assigns.
(c) VIALOG will apply for directors and officers insurance in the defense amount of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim$2,000,000 for the benefit of the directors and officers of VIALOG and the Surviving Corporations.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable will not amend or change its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations adopt a lesser standard of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7indemnification.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable Merger Agreement provides for indemnification and exculpation rights with respect to indemnification liabilities for acts and advancement of expenses for matters omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth Time, as well as related rights to advancement of expenses, in favor of the current and former directors and officers of the Company, who we refer to collectively as the “indemnitees.” Specifically, for a period of six years after the Effective Time, the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company Certificate as of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofof the Merger Agreement which relate to indemnification, which provisions exculpation and advancement of expenses, as well as certain indemnification agreements between an indemnitee and the Company made available to Parent, shall survive the Merger and must not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoan indemnitee, and will be observed by the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to the fullest extent available under Delaware (or other applicable) law during such six-year period. The Merger Agreement also provides that, from the Effective Time until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation must maintain (and Parent must cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain) in effect the existing policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company as of the date of the Merger Agreement for the benefit of the indemnitees who were covered by such policy as of the date of the Merger Agreement with respect to their acts and omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time in their capacities as directors and officers of the Company (as applicable), on terms with respect to coverage, deductibles and amounts no less favorable than the existing policy. Alternatively, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors Parent or officers of the Company may, through a nationally recognized insurance broker approved by Parent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as conditioned) purchase a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of six-year “tail” policy for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company policy in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Merger Agreement, on terms with respect subject to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderspecified limitations.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Offer to Purchase (Sanofi)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent, Merger Sub and LLC Sub agree that all rights to indemnification and indemnification, exculpation or advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth now existing in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect favor of, and all limitations on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period personal Liability of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries each present and each person who serves or served as a former director, officer, memberemployee, trustee fiduciary, or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Personprovided for in the Company’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company Charter Documents in effect as of the date hereof, shall continue to be honored and in full force and effect for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in no event respect of any claims asserted or made within such period shall continue until the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% disposition of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge claim. The Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The Company will contain provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising indemnification, exculpation from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount Liability and advancement of expenses no less that are at least as favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company as those currently provided in effect as Article 8 of the date hereof. If Company’s certificate of incorporation and during such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after year period following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Company shall not, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company not to, amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at or prior to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries)Effective Time were directors, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees)officers, and all lossesemployees, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onfiduciaries, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary agents of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts in respect to actions or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), unless such modification is required by applicable Legal Requirements. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation also agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless the present and former officers, directors, employees, fiduciaries and agents of the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time to the extent (i) provided in connection with this Agreement any written indemnification agreements currently in effect between the Company or its Subsidiaries and such individuals or (ii) required by the transactions contemplated herebyCompany’s Charter Documents, in each case as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b) For a period of six (collectively6) years after the Effective Time, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Parent shall maintain in effect the current level and scope of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance as in effect at the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time covering those persons who are covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that if the Surviving Corporation aggregate annual premiums for such insurance at any time during such period exceed 200% of the per annum rate of premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance on the date hereof, then Parent will provide the maximum coverage that will then be available at an annual premium equal to 200% of such rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.2(b) by procuring an equivalent six (6) year “tail” policy under the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, the equivalent annual premium for which “tail” policy shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent exceed 200% of the Surviving Corporationper annum rate of premium currently paid by the Company for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance; provided that if the equivalent annual premium for such “tail” policy exceeds 200% of the per annum rate of premium currently paid by the Company for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, which consent then Parent will provide the maximum coverage that will then be available at an equivalent annual premium equal to 200% of such rate and in doing so will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations pursuant to this Section 4.2(b).
(c) The provisions of this Section 4.2 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall not be unreasonably withheld enforceable by, each of the Persons indemnified hereby, and his or delayedher heirs and Representatives. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party provisions in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time this Section 4.2 are intended to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides be in addition to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking rights otherwise available to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In current directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries and/or agents of the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted Company or made within such six-year periodits Subsidiaries by Legal Requirements, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of charters, bylaws or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimagreements.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of If Parent or the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its the successors or assigns of Parent or the Surviving Company (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in Entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCompany, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.74.2.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Insmed Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter, the Company Bylaws, each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), or written agreement, as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period indemnification and advancement of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, expenses covers actions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting or officers being limited by the provisions of Section 6.10(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers; and (eachii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification under Maryland law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, together with Parent or the Surviving Entity (i) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (ii) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such Person’s heirsindemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, executives, administrators and Representatives, in which case the “Indemnified Parties”), unless Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or the Surviving Entity the amount of all such modification shall be required by Lawexpenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Entity as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies as long as the annual premium in the aggregate does not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the annual aggregate premium(s) under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company (includingwhich may be provided under Parent’s D&O Insurance policy) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent three hundred percent (300%) of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.10 applies are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10. The provisions of this Section 6.10 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.10.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.10 shall be in addition to any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.10 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.9 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Mergers indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of this Section 6.7.
(e) Parent, the Surviving Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsEntity, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.10. The parties acknowledge and agree that Parent guarantees the foregoing, payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEntity’s obligations pursuant to this Section 6.10.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under any and all (i) indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are agreements set forth in on Section 6.10 of the Company Certificate of Incorporation Disclosure Letter, and as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed between (A) the Company or otherwise modified for any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective current or former directors and officers as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of such agreements as in effect on the date hereof and (B) any person who becomes a period director or officer of six years from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time and executes an indemnification agreement on terms no less favorable to the Company and no more favorable to such person than the current form of indemnification agreement with its directors and officers that has been made available to Parent (the “Indemnified Persons”) and (ii) indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation provisions in any manner that would affect adversely Constitutional Documents of the rights thereunder Company or any of individuals whoits Subsidiaries in effect on the date of this Agreement, in each case until the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) cause the certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses, covering acts and omissions of directors and officers, in each case in their respective capacities as such, occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the certificates of incorporation and bylaws (or officers other similar organizational documents) of the Company or any of and its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company date hereof, and during such six-year period, such provisions shall not be repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, manner adverse to the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be Persons except as required by applicable Law.. Table of Contents
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause Prior to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall purchase a six-year “tail” prepaid policy on the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties(“D&O Insurance”), on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by provided that the Company in effect as of the date hereof; providedshall not pay, however, that in no event shall and Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required obligated to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bpay, annual premiums in excess of three hundred percent (300%) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium amount paid by the Company for coverage for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure last full fiscal year (such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum three hundred percent (300%) amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”) (which premiums the Company represents and warrants to be as set forth in Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Letter). The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ (and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies “tail” policy in full force and effect, . The Surviving Corporation shall (and continue to honor Parent shall cause the obligations thereunderSurviving Corporation to) maintain such a “tail” policy in full force and effect.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting If Parent or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns such continuing or surviving corporation or entity or transferee of the Surviving Corporation such properties or any of its successors or assignsassets, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 6.10.
(d) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
6.10 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person. Each of the Indemnified Persons (fand their heirs) Without limiting are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10 with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the foregoingIndemnified Persons (and their heirs) under this Section 6.10 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements, if any, with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as Made Available to Parent, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity). The obligations and liability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.10 shall comply be joint and several.
(e) Nothing in all material respects this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.10 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Xcerra Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation indemnification, advancement and exculpation provisions of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification agreements by and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to among the Company and its directors and officers as in effect at the Effective Time than are set forth in shall survive the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions Merger and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely manner. The Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the rights thereunder Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of individuals whothe Group Companies under (i) any indemnification, at advancement of expenses and exculpation provision set forth in any memorandum and articles of association or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers comparable organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) all indemnification agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Indemnified Party (as defined below). The memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company shall contain provisions no less favorable to the intended beneficiaries with respect to exculpation and indemnification of liability and advancement of expenses than are set forth in the memorandum and articles of association of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, and Parent shall cause such provisions not to be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law. From and after the Effective Time, any agreement of any Indemnified Party with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries regarding exculpation or indemnification of liability or advancement of expenses shall be assumed by the Surviving Company, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(b) The Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to, maintain in effect for six (6) years from the Effective Time the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions) maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries covering each current or former director or officer and any person who serves becomes a director or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesthe parties covered thereby, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable to the Indemnified Parties than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company those in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than those provided under the Company’s current policies; provided, further, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b6.05(b) for any annual premium more than 250an amount per year equal to 300% of the current annual premium premiums paid by the Company for such insurance, and if the cost of such insurance policy exceeds such amount, then the Surviving Company shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage for a cost not exceeding such amount. In addition, the Company may, at its option, purchase a six (6)-year “tail” prepaid policy prior to the Effective Time on terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability no less advantageous to the Indemnified Parties than the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of maintained by the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure Company. If such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if “tail” prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Company shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation Company to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the respective obligations thereunder, and all other obligations of Parent or Surviving Company under this Section 6.05(b) shall terminate.
(c) In addition Subject to the other rights provided for in terms and conditions of this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))6.05, for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Company shall comply, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Company to comply, with all of the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law Company’s obligations, and each of the Surviving Company and Parent shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with their respective obligations to indemnify and hold harmless (and release from including any liability obligations to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), advance funds for expenses) (i) the Indemnified Parties against any and all reasonable costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s feesattorneys’ fees and expenses), and all judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, judgments or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of connection with any threatened, pending actual or completed claim, action suit or proceedingthreatened Action, whether civil, criminal, civil, administrative or investigativeinvestigative (“Damages”), based on, or arising out of or of, relating to or in connection with (x) the fact that such Person an Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or (y) any acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred (including acts or omissions with respect to the approval of this Agreement or the Transactions or arising out of or pertaining to the Transactions and actions to enforce this provision or any other indemnification or advancement right of any Indemnified Party) prior to or at the Effective Time, to the extent provided under the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ respective organizational and governing documents or agreements in effect on the date hereof and to the fullest extent permitted by the BVI Companies Act or any other applicable Law, provided, that such indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable Law; and (ii) such Indemnified Parties against any and all Damages arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (includingin such persons’ official capacity as an officer, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees director or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party fiduciary in the defense Company or any of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimits Subsidiaries.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Company or the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company, the Surviving Corporation Company, or any of its successors or assignsParent, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.05.
(e) The agreements and covenants contained in this Section 6.05 shall be in addition to any other rights an Indemnified Party may have under the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or equivalent constitutional documents), or any agreement between an Indemnified Party and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, under the BVI Companies Act or other applicable Law, or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 6.05 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties and their heirs and legal representatives, each of which shall be a third-party beneficiary of the provisions of this Section 6.05. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Company under this Section 6.05 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party.
(f) Without limiting the foregoingNothing in this Agreement is intended to, the Surviving Corporation shall comply be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy or other agreement that is or has been in all material respects existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.05 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under any such policies or other agreements.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (China Zenix Auto International LTD)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Buyer and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers of the Company claimed prior to, at or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from after the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including any matters arising in connection with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement now existing in favor of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ current or former directors and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by , as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries as provided in effect as their respective articles of association, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents) or in any agreement shall survive the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, Merger and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies continue in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from . From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify required by: (i) the Amended and hold harmless Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”equivalent organizational documents) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out Affiliates as in effect on the date of acts this Agreement; and (ii) any indemnification agreements of the Company or omissions its Subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) Buyer will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy with an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingthe “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable in both amount and terms and conditions of coverage than the existing policy of the Company (a true and complete copy of which has previously been provided to Buyer) or, without limitationif substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay the one-time premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance (the “Maximum Premium”); provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Buyer or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable obligated to pay all reasonable expensesobtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that Buyer may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of elect to purchase (or to cause the Surviving Corporation under to purchase), in lieu of the D&O Insurance, a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance “tail” or “runoff” insurance program for a period of six years following the Effective Time with respect to wrongful acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, which program shall be comparable in both amount and terms and conditions of coverage to the existing policy of the Company; provided, that the premium for such “tail” or “runoff” policy shall not exceed an amount equal to the Maximum Premium. Buyer acknowledges that the Company is in the process of obtaining insurance coverage as discussed with Buyer, which, upon its effectiveness, would satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner 6.7(b). The Company agrees that, from and after the date hereof, the Company will consult with Buyer and Buyer’s insurance broker as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent status of and other material information regarding such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties insurance coverage.
(c) The Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee, his or her successors, heirs or representatives.
(ed) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.5 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation, and the Surviving Corporation hereby agrees, to do the following.
(a) The Certificate of Incorporation of For six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification indemnify and advancement of expenses for matters occurring hold harmless the present and former, and any person who prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate becomes one of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofthe, which provisions shall not be amendedofficers, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whodirectors, at or prior employees and agents (including fiduciaries with respect to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture plans) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the an “Indemnified PartiesParty”), unless ) in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including acts or omissions with respect to the adoption of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions) and otherwise with respect to the Transactions to the same extent such modification shall be required Persons are indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date hereof by Lawthe Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries and the indemnification agreements in existence on the date hereof with any directors and officers of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for For six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained in effect provisions in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries (or in such documents of any successor to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to business of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries)) regarding elimination of liability, indemnification and advancement of expenses that are no less advantageous to the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), than the corresponding provisions in the certificate of incorporation and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary bylaws of the Company or of any and each of its current or former Subsidiaries or in existence on the date of this Agreement. From and after the Effective Time, any trustagreement between any Indemnified Party, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of on the one hand, and the Company or any of its current Subsidiaries, on the other hand, regarding elimination of liability, indemnification or former Subsidiaries advancement of expenses and shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Parent shall be jointly and severally liable with the Surviving Corporation for, and shall ensure that the Surviving Corporation complies with, the foregoing obligations and all other obligations in this Section 4.8.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall obtain and fully pay the premium for a non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or arising out discovery period through at least six years after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of acts or omissions occurring on time at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in including claims with respect to the adoption of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herebyconsummation of the Transactions); provided that the Company shall give Parent a reasonable opportunity to participate in the selection of such “tail” insurance policy and the Company shall give good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent with respect thereto; and provided that the cost payable for such “tail” insurance policy shall not exceed 250% of the amount per annum the Company paid for coverage for 2015 (which amount is set forth in Section 4.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) (collectivelysuch maximum amount, an the “Indemnifiable ClaimMaximum Premium”); provided) and if the cost for such “tail” insurance policy exceeds the Maximum Premium, that then the Company shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Premium. After the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid maintain such “tail” policy in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The full force and effect and Parent and Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time take no action to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate intentionally interfere with the Indemnified Party in coverage provided to any of the defense Company’s current directors or officers under such policies of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claiminsurance.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expensesIf Parent, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of Company or the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner Corporation, as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Mergercase may be, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties property and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation applicable successor, assign or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, transferee shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.74.8 (including this Section 4.8(d)).
(fe) Without limiting The rights of each Indemnified Party under this Section 4.8 shall be in addition to any rights such Person may have under the foregoingcertificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, under DGCL or any other Applicable Law, under any agreement of any Indemnified Party with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise. These rights shall survive consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and their respective heirs and legal representatives. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 4.8 shall comply not be terminated or modified in all material respects with such a manner as to adversely affect the provisions rights of Article 10 any Indemnified Party without the consent of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnified Party.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Agreement provides that Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect will cause all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate and exculpation existing as of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company Merger Agreement in favor of any present or former director, officer or employee of Boulder or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
) as provided in (bi) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain Boulder’s organizational documents or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ (ii) agreements between an Indemnified Party and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts Boulder or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each one of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company its subsidiaries (in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by Merger Agreement) to survive the Company Merger and to continue in full force and effect for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies a period of not less than six years plus ninety days after the Effective Time or, if longer, for such period as is set forth in any applicable agreement with an Indemnified Party in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement further provides that Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procurewill, for such six-year periodjointly and severally, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the indemnify all Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify law with respect to all acts and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or omissions arising out of or relating to the fact that their services as directors, officers or employees of Boulder, its subsidiaries or another person, if such Person Indemnified Party is or was serving as a director, officerofficer or employee of such other person at the request of Boulder, memberwhether asserted or claimed before, trustee at or fiduciary of the Company after, or of any of its current occurring before or former Subsidiaries or any trustat, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions including in connection with this the negotiation and execution of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectivelyconsummation of the Transactions or otherwise). If any Indemnified Party is or becomes involved in any legal action in connection with any matter subject to indemnification under the Merger Agreement, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that then Pinnacle Table of Contents and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for will, jointly and severally, advance as incurred any amounts paid costs or expenses (including legal fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (“Damages”) arising out of or incurred in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of connection with such legal action, subject to Pinnacle’s or the Surviving Corporation’s, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred as applicable, receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timeParty, provided that prior thereto if required by the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking DGCL, to repay such advances Damages if it is ultimately determined under applicable law that such person Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporationbe indemnified. In the event of any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year periodlegal action, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed (i) each of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation shall reasonably is required to cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any such legal action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
and (dii) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of neither Pinnacle nor the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated are permitted to settle, compromise or modified consent to the entry of any judgment in such a manner as any legal action pending or threatened in writing to adversely affect any which an Indemnified Party without the is a party (and in respect of which indemnification could be sought by such Indemnified Party hereunder), unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such legal action. The Merger Agreement further provides that Pinnacle and shall survive the Surviving Corporation will, jointly and severally, maintain in effect for at least six years after the Effective Time the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by Boulder or policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time (including in connection with the negotiation and execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the MergerTransactions or otherwise) so long as Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation are not required to pay an annual premium in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid by Boulder for such insurance before the date of the Merger Agreement (such 300% amount being the “Maximum Premium”). If Pinnacle or the Surviving Corporation are unable to obtain the insurance described in the prior sentence for an amount less than or equal to the Maximum Premium, it being expressly agreed that then Pinnacle and the Indemnified Parties Surviving Corporation will, jointly and severally, instead obtain as much comparable insurance as possible for an annual premium equal to whom the Maximum Premium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of the arrangements contemplated by this Section 6.7 applies shall paragraph, before the Effective Time, Boulder is entitled to purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, with an annual premium not to exceed the Maximum Premium, covering the matters described in this paragraph and, if Boulder elects to purchase such a policy before the Effective Time, then Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation’s obligations under this paragraph will be third party beneficiaries satisfied so long as Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation cause such policy to be maintained in effect for a period of this Section 6.7.
(e) six years following the Effective Time. In the event that Pinnacle or the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation are required to take all necessary action so that the successors and or assigns of Pinnacle and the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as will succeed to the case may be, shall assume the foregoing obligations set forth in this Section 6.7regarding insurance and indemnification.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to and its Subsidiaries to) honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries under any and all: (i) indemnification agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and advancement any of expenses for matters occurring their respective current or former directors and officers as of the date of this Agreement and any person who becomes a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (the “Indemnified Persons”) and (ii) indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation provisions in any certificate of incorporation or bylaws or comparable organizational document of the Company Certificate or any of Incorporation as its Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement. All rights of the Indemnified Persons provided under any indemnification agreement or organizational document described in (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.10(a) shall survive the Effective Time and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, which provisions and shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of such individuals who, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to before the Effective Time, were directors it being understood that nothing in this sentence shall require any amendment to the articles of incorporation or officers bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.10(a), during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry arises directly or indirectly out of or pertains directly or indirectly to (i) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan Affiliates (regardless of whether such action or enterprise omission, or partnership alleged action or joint venture omission, occurred prior to, at or at the Effective Time), or (ii) any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required transactions contemplated by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofthis Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for if, at any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect any Indemnified Person delivers to claims arising from facts Parent or events that occurred the Surviving Corporation a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.10(b), then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on or before the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Timefullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) advance, maintain prior to the final disposition of any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought under this Agreement, promptly following request by an Indemnified Person therefor, all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses) incurred by such policies Indemnified Person in full force connection with any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Person to repay such advances if it is ultimately decided in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification. In the event of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (A) the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to control the defense thereof after the Effective Time (it being understood that, by electing to control the defense thereof, the Surviving Corporation will be deemed to have waived any right to object to the Indemnified Person’s entitlement to indemnification hereunder with respect thereto), (B) each Indemnified Person shall be entitled to retain his or her own counsel, whether or not the Surviving Corporation shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry, (C) the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and effectexpenses of any counsel retained by an Indemnified Person, promptly after statements therefor are received, whether or not the Surviving Corporation shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry and continue (D) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any settlement effected without his or her prior express written consent. Notwithstanding anything to honor the obligations thereundercontrary set forth in this Section 7.10(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), neither the Surviving Corporation nor any of its Affiliates (including Parent) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person under this Agreement unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry.
(c) In addition to During the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 period commencing at the Effective Time and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying ending on the obligations sixth anniversary of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), to) maintain in effect the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “LossesD&O Insurance”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, covering each person covered by the D&O Insurance, on terms with this Agreement respect to the coverage and amounts that are equivalent to those of the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)D&O Insurance; provided, however, that in satisfying its obligations under this Section 7.10(c), Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid obligated to pay annual premiums in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent three hundred percent (300%) of the Surviving Corporationamount paid by the Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year (such three hundred percent (300%) amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”) (which consent shall not premiums the Company represents and warrants to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The as set forth in Section 7.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter); provided that, if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of be obligated to obtain a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate policy with the Indemnified Party in greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimMaximum Annual Premium.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated If Parent or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision reasonable provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 7.10(d).
(e) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.77.10 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or their heirs and representatives) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.10(c) (and their heirs and representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons (or their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.10, with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified Persons (and their heirs and representatives) under this Section 7.10 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements of or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity).
(f) Without limiting the foregoingThe obligations and liability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 7.10 shall comply be joint and several.
(g) Nothing in all material respects this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of respect to the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 7.10 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Roundy's, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time and to the extent not prohibited by the SST II Charter and SST II’s bylaws, the Surviving Corporation Company shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each present and former director, manager, partner and officer of SS Toronto and each of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnitee”), which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by SS Toronto and each of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate SS Toronto Charter and SS Toronto’s bylaws or each of Incorporation its Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed indemnification and advancement of expenses covers actions or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, omissions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.01(a), during the period commencing as of the Closing Date and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Closing Date, and subject to any limitations in the SST II Charter, SST II, SSOPII and the Surviving Company shall (and SST II and SSOPII shall cause the Surviving Company to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any fees, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee partner or fiduciary member of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company SS Toronto or any of its Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, or (eachy) this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, together including the Merger; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to indemnification) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Person’s heirsIndemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, executivesneither SST II, administrators and Representatives, SSOPII or the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification Surviving Company: (i) shall be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and (ii) shall have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to SST II, SSOPII or the Surviving Company the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(bc) The SST II and SSOPII shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall Company to maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directorsSS Toronto’s officers’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as on the date hereof for a period of not less than six (6) years after the date hereof; provided, howeverthat the Surviving Company may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms no less advantageous in any material respect to such former directors or officers so long as such substitution does not result in gaps or lapses of coverage with respect to matters occurring prior to the Closing Date; provided further, that in no event shall SST II, SSOPII or the Surviving Corporation Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay annual premium premiums in the aggregate of more than an amount equal to 250% of the current annual premium premiums paid by SS Toronto for such insurance (the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability “Maximum Premium”), to maintain or procure insurance policies in effect as of the date hereofcoverage pursuant hereto; provided further, however, that, that if the amount of the annual premium premiums necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amountthe Maximum Premium, SST II and SSOPII shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall Company to procure and maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to period as much coverage as can be reasonably obtained for the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderMaximum Premium.
(cd) In addition Any Indemnitee wishing to the other rights provided for in claim indemnification under this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations 5.01, upon learning of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))claim, for six years from and after the Effective TimeAction, proceeding or investigation described above, shall promptly notify the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid Company thereof in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)writing; provided, that the failure to so notify the Surviving Corporation Company shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without affect the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation Company under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.75.01.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Company or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision SST II shall, and shall be made so that the successors and assigns of cause the Surviving Corporation Company, or any of its successors or assigns, as to maintain the case may be, shall assume policies and honor the obligations set forth provided for in this Section 6.75.01.
(f) Without limiting SST II shall cause the foregoingSurviving Company to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Company under this Section 5.01. The provisions of this Section 5.01 are intended for the benefit of and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnitees and their respective heirs and representatives.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Surviving Corporation parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the obligations of this Section 5.01 shall comply in all material respects with survive the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews Closing and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementEffective Time.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties”) as provided in the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or in any agreement (a “Company Indemnity Agreement”), each as in effect on the date of this Agreement shall survive the Merger and each person who serves shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Company Indemnity Agreements. Parent and the Surviving Entity shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnified Parties with respect to all acts or served omissions by them in their capacities as a directorsuch at any time prior to the Effective Time, officerto the fullest extent provided by: (i) the Company Certificate, member, trustee the Company Bylaws (or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) as in effect on the date of this Agreement; and (each, together with ii) any Company Indemnity Agreement between any such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators Indemnified Party on the one hand and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany or any of its Subsidiaries on the other hand.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)6.04(a), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall Parent will: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify Law, each Indemnified Party from and hold harmless (and release from against any liability to the Surviving Corporation costs or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees), and all judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, judgments or penalties liabilities and amounts paid in settlement (collectivelyincluding, “Losses”in each case, any interest or assessments thereon) in respect of connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit action, suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onto the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or arising investigation arises out of or relating to the fact that pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Person is or was Indemnified Party’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time; or former Subsidiaries (B) the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay (within 30 days following any request for advancement) the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnified Party incurred in connection with any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or arising out investigation upon receipt of acts an undertaking by or omissions on behalf of such Indemnified Party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified, in each case, if such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar governing documents or any applicable Company Indemnity Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties.
(c) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Entity to provide, for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties who are insured under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy with an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect the “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable than the existing policy of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Company; provided, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage at any time exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneythe Company may and at Parent’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of request shall, prior to the Effective Time, purchase a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time“tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy, provided that prior thereto payment for each year of insurance coverage provided by such “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance policy shall not exceed 300% of the Indemnified Party provides annual premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company. Any such “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy will satisfy Parent’s obligation under this Section 6.04(c) to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimprovide D&O Insurance.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 6.04 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.04. The provisions of this Section 6.04 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs and representatives.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 6.04 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation Entity or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that such other person or the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, Entity as the case may be, be shall assume the succeed to its obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.04.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Merger Agreement provides for indemnification, advancement of Incorporation expenses and insurance rights in favor of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect POINT’s current and former directors, officers, employees and agents, who we refer to as “indemnitees.” Specifically, Lilly and Purchaser have agreed that all rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses exculpation from liabilities for matters acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth (and rights to advancement of expenses) existing at the execution of the Merger Agreement in the Company Certificate favor of Incorporation indemnitees as provided in POINT’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or under any indemnification agreement in effect on as of October 2, 2023 and made available to Lilly will be assumed by the date hereofSurviving Corporation, which provisions shall without further action at the Effective Time, survive the Offer Closing and the Merger, continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and will for the period beginning upon the Acceptance Time and ending six years from the Effective Time, not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for in a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights any right thereunder of individuals who, at any indemnitee. Xxxxx will ensure that the Surviving Corporation complies with and honors these obligations. At or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of following good-faith consultation with Xxxxx and utilizing Lilly’s insurance broker, POINT may obtain and fully pay the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the premium for “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Company Effective Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in effect as connection with the approval of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall Merger Agreement and the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bconsummation of the Transactions) for the period beginning upon the Acceptance Time and ending six years from the Effective Time, covering each indemnitee and containing terms (including with respect to coverage and amounts) and conditions (including with respect to deductibles and exclusions) that are in the aggregate, no less favorable to any annual premium more indemnitee than 250% those of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its POINT’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as on October 2, 2023 (the “Existing D&O Policies”). However, the maximum aggregate premium for such “tail” insurance policies will not exceed 300% of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the aggregate annual premium necessary payable by POINT pursuant to maintain or procure its most recent renewal under the Existing D&O Policies (the “Maximum Amount”). If such “tail” insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least POINT, Xxxxx will cause such “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability tail” insurance policies to be maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, for their full term, and continue cause all obligations thereunder to honor be honored by it and the obligations thereunder.
(c) Surviving Corporation. In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and event POINT does not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any obtain such “tail” insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))policies, then, for the period beginning upon the Acceptance Time and ending six years from and after the Effective Time, Xxxxx will either purchase such “tail” insurance policies or Xxxxx will maintain in effect the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) Existing D&O Policies in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with this the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the MergerTransactions). However, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that neither Xxxxx nor the Surviving Corporation will be required to pay aggregate annual premiums for maintaining the Existing D&O Policies in excess of the Maximum Amount, and, if the annual premium of such insurance coverage exceeds such amount, Lilly or the Surviving Corporation will be obligated to obtain the maximum amount of coverage available for an annual premium not exceeding the Maximum Amount. Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each of POINT, Lilly and Purchaser will, and will cause their respective subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to the Outside Date, the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, including (i) causing each of the Offer Conditions and each of the conditions to the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement to be satisfied, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after October 2, 2023, (ii) the making of all necessary notices to, and the obtaining of all necessary or advisable actions or non-actions, waivers and consents from, any third party (including any Governmental Entity) with respect to the Merger Agreement or the Transactions, in each case as requested by Xxxxx, provided that POINT will not be required to make, or agree to make, any payments, or enter into or amend any contract, in connection therewith, (iii) the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings with, and the taking of all Table of Contents reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid a Proceeding by, any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger Agreement or the Transactions, (iv) the defending or contesting of any Proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed and (v) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transactions and to fully carry out the purposes of the Merger Agreement. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, POINT and POINT Board will (A) take all action necessary to ensure that no restrictions on business combinations of any Takeover Law or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to any Transaction or the Merger Agreement and (B) if the restrictions on business combinations of any Takeover Law or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to any Transaction or the Merger Agreement, use its reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary to ensure that the Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by the Merger Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Transactions and the Merger Agreement. Each of Lilly and POINT will not, and will not permit their respective subsidiaries to, enter into a definitive agreement providing for, or consummate, any acquisition of a 40% or greater ownership interest in or applicable assets of any third party, where (i) such third party’s lead product or product candidate is, or the subject assets include, a PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy and (ii) the consummation of such agreement or acquisition would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay any required approvals or the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), or any Foreign Antitrust Laws applicable to the Merger. Lilly and POINT will, or will cause their ultimate parent entity as that term is defined in the HSR Act to, in consultation and cooperation with the other, file (i) with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) the notification and report form required under the HSR Act for the Offer, the Merger or any of its successors or assigns the other Transactions as promptly as practicable (ibut in no event later than October 24, 2023) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the “NRC”) the application for consent to an indirect transfer of control within two business days of October 2, 2023 (the “NRC Consent”), which filing was made on October 3, 2023. Each of Lilly and POINT will (w) furnish to the other party such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or substantially all submission which is necessary under the HSR Act, any Foreign Antitrust Law or the Atomic Energy Act, (x) give the other party reasonable prior notice of its properties any such filings or submissions and, to the extent reasonably practicable, of any communication with, and assets to any Personinquiries or requests for additional information from, then the FTC, the DOJ, the NRC and in either such caseany other Governmental Entity regarding the Offer, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation Merger or any of the other Transactions, and permit the other party (or its successors outside counsel if necessary to retain confidentiality) to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of, permit the participation of, and incorporate all reasonable comments of the other party in connection with, any such filings, submissions, communications, inquiries or assignsrequests, (y) unless prohibited by applicable law or by the applicable Governmental Entity, and to the extent reasonably practicable, (A) not participate in or attend any meeting, or engage in any substantive conversation, with any Governmental Entity in respect of the Offer, the Merger or any of the other Transactions without providing reasonable prior notice to the other party and providing reasonable opportunity to the other party to attend any material meeting or conversation, (B) in the event one party is prohibited by applicable law or by the applicable Governmental Entity from participating in or attending any such meeting or engaging in any such conversation, keep such party apprised with respect thereto, (C) cooperate with one another in the filing of any substantive memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or any of the other Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Entity and (D) furnish the other party with copies of all material filings, submissions, correspondence and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or members of any Governmental Entity’s staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions and (z) comply with any inquiry or request from the FTC, the DOJ, the NRC or any other Governmental Entity as promptly as reasonably practicable. Any such additional information will be in Table of Contents substantial compliance with the requirements of the HSR Act, the applicable Foreign Antitrust Law or the Atomic Energy Act, as the case may be. The parties hereto agree not to extend, shall assume directly or indirectly, any waiting period under the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) HSR Act or any Foreign Antitrust Law or enter into any agreement with a Governmental Entity to delay or not to consummate the Offer, the Merger or any of the other Transactions, except with the prior written consent of the other party. Without limiting the foregoing, POINT, Lilly and Purchaser will promptly provide to the Surviving Corporation shall comply in other (or the other’s respective advisors) copies of all material respects with correspondence between such party and any Governmental Entity relating to the provisions of Article 10 Transactions. POINT, Lilly and Purchaser may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under Section 7.02 of the Stock Purchase Merger Agreement as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein will be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the party providing such materials. In furtherance of the foregoing and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, dated June 18Lilly and Purchaser have agreed to take promptly any and all steps necessary to avoid, 2004 eliminate or resolve each and every impediment and obtain all clearances, consents, approvals and waivers under the HSR Act or any Foreign Antitrust Law that may be required by any Governmental Entity, so as to enable POINT, Lilly and Purchaser to close the Transactions as promptly as practicable (as amended on July 29and in any event by or before the Outside Date); provided, 2004however that nothing in Section 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (which is described under this heading) will require, and notwithstanding anything to the “Company Stock Purchase contrary in the Merger Agreement”, neither Lilly nor Purchaser will have any obligation to (or to cause any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or POINT or any POINT Subsidiary to): (i) sell, license, divest or dispose of or hold separate the assets, intellectual property or businesses of any entity, (ii) terminate, amend or assign any existing relationships or contractual rights or obligations of any entity, (iii) change or modify any course of conduct regarding future operations of any entity, (iv) otherwise take any action that would limit the freedom of action with respect to, or the ability to retain, one or more businesses, assets or rights of any entity or interests therein or (v) commit to take any such action in the foregoing clause (i), among the Company(ii), Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement(iii) or (iv).
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Samples: Offer to Purchase (ELI LILLY & Co)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall, and TCCC shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor and fulfill in all material respects the obligations of CCE under any and all indemnification agreements between CCE or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries and advancement any of expenses for matters occurring their respective current or former directors and officers and any Person who becomes a director or officer of CCE or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time than (such agreements, the "Indemnity Agreements" and such Persons, "Indemnified Persons"). In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) cause the charters and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) of the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable as the indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions set forth in the Company Certificate charters and bylaws (or other similar organizational documents) of Incorporation CCE as in effect on of the date hereof, which and during such six-year period such provisions shall not be amendedrepealed, repealed amended or otherwise modified for a in any manner adverse to any Indemnified Person except as required by applicable Law.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 6.19(a), during the period of six years from commencing at the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely and ending on the rights thereunder sixth (6th) anniversary of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors the Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any Losses in connection with any Action, to the extent such Action arises directly or officers indirectly out of the Company or pertains directly or indirectly to (i) any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves action or served omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person's capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee employee or fiduciary agent of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company CCE or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates for such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, that occurred prior to or at the Effective Time; provided, however, that if, at any time prior to the sixth (each6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, together with any Indemnified Person delivers to CCE a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under this Section 6.19(b), then the claim asserted in such Person’s heirsnotice shall survive the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In the event of any such claim, executivesproceeding, administrators and Representativesinvestigation or inquiry, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to control the defense thereof after the Effective Time (it being understood that, by electing to control the defense thereof, the “Surviving Corporation will be deemed to have waived any right to object to the Indemnified Parties”Person's entitlement to indemnification hereunder with respect thereto unless it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification under Law or the DGCL), and (ii) each Indemnified Person shall be entitled at his or her sole cost and expense to retain his or her own counsel, whether or not the Surviving Corporation shall elect to control the defense of any such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.19(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Surviving Corporation nor any of its Affiliates (including TCCC) shall settle or otherwise compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry for which indemnification may be sought by an Indemnified Person under this Agreement unless such modification shall be required by Lawsettlement, compromise, consent or termination includes a full release of all Indemnified Persons from all liability arising out of such claim, proceeding, investigation or inquiry.
(bc) The At Splitco's direction, TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time to obtain and fully pay the premium (in each case, at TCCC's expense) for the extension of (i) the directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability coverage of CCE's or any of the North American Business Subsidiaries' existing directors' and officers' insurance policies and (ii) CCE's or any of its Subsidiaries' existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case, set forth on Section 6.19 of the CCE Disclosure Letter (collectively, "D&O Insurance"), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim involving any Indemnified Person in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Partiesand with a carrier and upon terms that are reasonably acceptable to CCE and that are, on terms with respect to coveragecoverage and amount, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than those of CCE's or any of its Subsidiaries' existing D&O Insurance; provided that the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company aggregate cost of such policy shall not exceed that amount set forth in effect as Section 6.19 of the date hereofCCE Disclosure Letter; provided, howeverfurther, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount aggregate premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage D&O Insurance exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation promptly shall maintain or procure, for notify CCE of such six-year period, directors’ excess and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) shall be obligated to obtain D&O Insurance with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shallfor a cost not exceeding such amount, and Splitco shall be entitled to contribute additional amounts to increase coverage. The Surviving Corporation shall (and TCCC shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies "tail" policy in full force and effect, effect and continue to honor the their respective obligations thereunder.
(cd) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, If the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”TCCC) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation (or TCCC) set forth in this Section 6.19.
(e) The obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.19 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person (or any other Person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the "tail" policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or other Person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the "tail" policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons or other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the "tail" policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.19(e), with full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified Persons (and other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the "tail" policy referred to in Section 6.19(c) (and their heirs and representatives)) under this Section 6.19 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights that such Persons may have under the charters, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements of or entered into by CCE or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether at law or in equity).
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, The obligations and liability of the Surviving Corporation Corporation, TCCC and their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.19 shall comply be joint and several. Nothing in all material respects this Section 6.19 is intended to (i) limit the rights of any TCCC Indemnified Party to indemnification from Splitco to the extent provided for in Article IX in respect of amounts paid pursuant to this Section 6.19 or (ii) entitle any party to recover any amounts in connection with this Section 6.19 to the provisions extent that such party or any of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as its Affiliates has already recovered such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase amount pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors' and officers' insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to CCE or any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.19 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
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Samples: Business Separation and Merger Agreement (Coca Cola Co)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation After Closing, the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation Company Parties shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as their respective Organizational Documents immediately prior to Closing and set forth in any indemnification agreement currently in effect on the date hereofbetween any Seller or any Company Party and any current or former officer or director of any Company Party, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time Closing Date in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective TimeClosing Date, were directors directors, officers, fiduciaries or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary agents of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereofParty; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event that any Indemnifiable Claim claim for indemnification is asserted or made within such six-six (6) year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of such claim shall continue until the final disposition of such claim is finally disposed claim.
(b) After Closing, Purchaser shall, in the same manner as provided by the Company Parties immediately prior to the Execution Date, indemnify and hold harmless, each present and former director and officer of the Company Parties (collectively, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”) against all Liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) paid or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings incurred in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Indemnified Party in the defense Closing Date), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action which isor omission occurring on or before the Closing Date in their capacity as an officer, director, employee, fiduciary or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimagent of the Company Parties.
(dc) The Surviving Corporation This Section 5.14 is intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be liable to pay all reasonable expensesenforceable by, including reasonable attorney’s feespresent or former directors and officers of each Company Party, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity their respective heirs and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party personal representatives and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) binding on Purchaser and its successors and assigns. In the event that the Surviving Corporation Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any PersonPerson (including by dissolution), then then, and in either each such case, Purchaser shall cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall Purchaser assume and honor the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.14. The agreements and covenants contained herein shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which any such present or former director or officer is entitled, whether pursuant to Law, contract or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to any Company Party or their respective officers and directors and Business Employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.14 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (EnCap Energy Capital Fund X, L.P.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. 6.4.1 From and after the Effective Date, Bidder shall cause the Company and each of its subsidiaries to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (a) The Certificate of Incorporation honor and fulfill in all respects, and maintain in full force and effect, the obligations of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification Company and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior its subsidiaries to the Effective Time than are set forth in fullest extent permissible under applicable Law, under the Articles or the articles of association or other comparable organisational documents of the Company Certificate or any of Incorporation its subsidiaries, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amendedand under any indemnification or other similar Contracts in effect on the date hereof, repealed and disclosed in Clause 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, to any directors, managers, officers or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as was a director, officermanager, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesin each case whose indemnification agreement is disclosed in Clause 6.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter) in the six (6) years prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”)) arising out of or relating to actions or omissions in their capacity as such occurring at or prior to the Effective Date, unless such modification shall be required by Law.
including in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the Acquisition; and (b) The Surviving Corporation indemnify, defend and hold harmless any D&O Indemnified Parties against any liability arising in connection with or in relation to such D&O Indemnified Party’s position as a director, manager or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to the extent such D&O Indemnified Party is indemnified immediately prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Articles or any deed of indemnity or other agreement between such D&O Indemnified Party and the Company or any of its subsidiaries and listed on Schedule 6.4.
6.4.2 Bidder shall, or shall cause the Company or one of its subsidiaries to, (a) maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for a period of six (6) years from after the Effective Time Date, if available, the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts maintained by the Company or omissions occurring its applicable subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time covering each Date for the benefit of any D&O Indemnified Party or (b) provide substitute policies of at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties when compared to the insurance maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. Bidder’s obligations under this Clause 6.4.2 shall be deemed to be satisfied if Bidder or the Company obtains as of the Effective Date “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies with a claims period of six (6) years from the Effective Date with at least the same coverage and amounts, and containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect Parties when compared to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect and its subsidiaries as of the date hereofof this Agreement, with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred on or prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, provided that in no event Bidder shall the Surviving Corporation not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual maintain such policies if the applicable premium more than 250amount exceeds 300% of the current annual premium paid by amount of the Company for its current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries immediately prior to the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure Effective Date. If such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation cannot be obtained at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum or less than such amount. The provisions of , Bidder shall obtain such insurance coverage (or “tail” coverage) with the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed greatest coverage available, with respect to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained matters occurring prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”Date, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If for a cost not exceeding such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderamount.
(c) In 6.4.3 The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party under this Clause 6.4 shall be in addition to any rights such D&O Indemnified Party may have under the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting Articles or modifying the obligations articles of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension association or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture comparable organisational documents of the Company or any of its current subsidiaries or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for under any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfiedsimilar Contracts. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and These rights shall survive the consummation of the MergerAcquisition and are intended to benefit, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies and shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Party.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Implementation Agreement (Oxford Immunotec Global PLC)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation Trust shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect cause all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth and exculpation now existing in the Company Certificate favor of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereofany present or former trustee, which provisions shall not be amendeddirector, repealed officer or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary the fiduciaries of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of Company Benefit Plans and Indemnified Parties (as defined in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Trust Agreement) and Registered Trustee Persons (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, as defined in the Trust Agreement) (the “Indemnified Parties”)) as provided in (i) the Company Organizational Documents, unless (ii) the minutes of any meetings of the Company Board or any committee of the Company Board, (iii) the minutes of any meetings of the boards of directors, or any committee of the boards of directors or equivalent governing bodies, of any of the Subsidiaries of the Company or (iv) agreements between an Indemnified Party and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, in each case, to survive the Merger and to continue in full force and effect for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time or, if longer, for such modification shall be required by Lawperiod as is set forth in any applicable agreement with an Indemnified Party in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) The Surviving Corporation Trust shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for at least six (6) years from after the Effective Time the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company or policies of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous with respect to acts claims arising out of or omissions occurring prior relating to events which occurred before or at the Effective Time covering each (including in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Indemnified Partiestransactions contemplated by this Agreement) so long as the Surviving Trust is not required to pay an annual premium in excess of 200% of the last annual premium paid by the Company for such insurance before the date of this Agreement (such 200% amount being the “Maximum Premium”). If the Surviving Trust is unable to obtain the insurance described in the prior sentence for an amount less than or equal to the Maximum Premium, on terms then the Surviving Trust shall instead obtain as much comparable insurance as possible for an annual premium equal to the Maximum Premium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of the arrangements contemplated by this Section 5.6(b), before the Effective Time and with respect the prior consent of Acquirer, the Company shall be entitled to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by policy covering the Company matters described in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b5.6(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, thatand, if the amount of the annual premium necessary Company elects to maintain or procure purchase such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or a policy before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Trust’s obligations under this Section 5.6(b) shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to be satisfied so long as the Surviving Corporation or any Trust causes such policy to be maintained in effect for a period of its Subsidiaries), six (6) years following the Effective Time.
(c) Acquirer hereby acknowledges that the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance, including rights provided by other Persons. Acquirer hereby agrees that (including reasonable attorney’s feesi) the Surviving Trust is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., their obligations to the Indemnified Parties are primary and any obligation of such other Persons to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by any such Indemnified Party are secondary), (ii) the Surviving Trust shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any such Indemnified Party and shall be liable for the full indemnifiable amounts, without regard to any rights any such Indemnified Party may have against any such other Person and (iii) the Surviving Trust irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases such other Persons from any and all lossesclaims against any such other Persons for contribution, claims, damages, judgments subrogation or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. Each of any threatened, pending Acquirer and Surviving Trust further agrees that no advancement or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of payment by any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or such other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or Persons on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from any such Indemnified Party requesting with respect to any claim for which such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to has sought indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In Trust shall affect the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted foregoing and such other Persons shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or made within payment to all of the rights of recovery of such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in against the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimSurviving Trust.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for covenants contained in this Section 6.7. The obligations 5.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 Indemnified Parties and their respective heirs and legal representatives and shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as deemed exclusive of any other rights to adversely affect any which an Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Mergeris entitled, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties whether pursuant to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7Law, Contract or otherwise.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Trust or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges or converts into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation consolidation, merger or merger conversion or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision the Surviving Trust shall be made take all necessary action so that the successors and or assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsTrust, as the case may be, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.75.6.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect All rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in by the Company Certificate or any of Incorporation as its Subsidiaries existing in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed favor of those Persons who are present or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were former directors or and officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee under benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture plans of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”) for their acts and omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, as provided in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) and as provided in the indemnification agreements between the Company and said Indemnified Parties (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) in the forms made available by the Company to Parent or Parent’s Representatives prior to the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Merger and the Surviving Corporation shall cause them to be observed by the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware Law. In furtherance of the foregoing, for not less than six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation and the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or other similar documents) of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for periods at or prior to the Effective Time than are currently set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or the equivalent organizational documents of any Subsidiary of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against (i) all losses, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), unless judgments, fines, claims, damages or liabilities or, subject to the proviso of the next sentence, amounts paid in settlement, arising out of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (and whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time) to the extent that they are based on or arise out of the fact that such modification Person is or was a director, officer or fiduciary under benefit plans, including payment on behalf of or advancement to the Indemnified Party of any expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to such indemnification and/or advancement, (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities to the extent they are based on or arise out of or pertain to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, and including any expenses incurred in enforcing such Person’s rights under this Section 6.08; provided, that (x) none of Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be required liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (y) except for legal counsel engaged for one or more Indemnified Parties on the date hereof, none of Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated under this Section 6.08(a) to pay the fees and expenses of more than one legal counsel (selected by a plurality of the applicable Indemnified Parties) for all Indemnified Parties in any jurisdiction with respect to any single legal action except to the extent that, on the advice of any such Indemnified Party’s counsel, two or more of such Indemnified Parties shall have conflicting interests in the outcome of such action. In the event of any such loss, expense, claim, damage or liability (whether or not asserted before the Effective Time), the Surviving Corporation shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, after statements therefor are received and otherwise advance to such Indemnified Party upon request, reimbursement of documented expenses reasonably incurred (provided that, if legally required, the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advance if it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such Person is not legally entitled to indemnification under Law).
(b) The Company shall be permitted to, prior to the Effective Time, and if the Company fails to do so, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect Company to, obtain and fully pay the premium for six years an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for a period from the Effective Time directors’ through and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of including the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall six (6) years after the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(bClosing Date (a “Tail Policy”) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, includingand which Tail Policy shall contain coverage and amounts equivalent to and in any event at least as favorable to the Indemnified Parties as the coverage currently provided by Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (in the aggregate); provided, without limitationhowever, that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend, for the entire Tail Policy, in respect excess of three (3) times the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and, provided, further that, if the premium of such insurance coverage exceeds such amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy or policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. If the Company and the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policy as of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementEffective Time, on terms with respect the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, continue to coverage, amount maintain in effect for a period of at least six (6) years from and advancement after the Effective Time (and for so long thereafter as any claims brought before the end of expenses no less favorable than such six-year period thereunder are being adjudicated) the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in place as of the date hereof with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are equivalent to and in any event at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to , or the Effective Time, Parent Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain purchase comparable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for such six-year period (and for so long thereafter as any claims brought before the end of such six-year period thereunder are being adjudicated) with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are equivalent to and in any event at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof; provided that in full force no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to pay annual premiums in the aggregate more than an amount equal to 300% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for such directors’ and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderofficers’ liability insurance.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting If Parent or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates shall consolidate with or merges merge into any other Person corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personindividual, then corporation or other entity, then, and in either each such case, proper provision provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.08.
(fd) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the The provisions of Article 10 this Section 6.08 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnified Parties and their heirs. This Section 6.08 may not be amended, dated June 18, 2004 altered or repealed after the Effective Time without the prior written consent of the affected Indemnified Party.
(as amended on July 29, 2004, e) The rights of the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among Indemnified Parties under this Section 6.08 shall be in addition to any rights such Indemnified Parties may have under the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementor any of its Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Contracts or Laws.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Parent agrees (and shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect and each of its Subsidiaries to agree from and after the Effective Time) that all rights to indemnification and advancement all limitations on liability now existing in favor of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed any current or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a former director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained as provided in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company Organizational Documents or in any Company Benefit Plan (excluding the CEO’s change in control agreement with the Company) as in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event hereof shall survive the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, Merger and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies continue in full force and effect, and continue to honor effect for a period of not less than six (6) years after the obligations thereunderEffective Time.
(cb) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 6.9 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))thereof, for six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent agrees to cause the Surviving Corporation shall and its Subsidiaries to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the ) all Indemnified Parties against to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws with respect to all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), acts and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onomissions occurring, or arising out of or otherwise relating to the fact that such Person is their services as directors, officers, employees or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary agents of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trustSubsidiaries, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of the matters set forth herein. Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, and provide advancement of expenses to the Indemnified Parties (to the extent they would be entitled to indemnification) with respect to all acts and omissions occurring, or omissions otherwise relating to their services as directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, at or prior to the Effective Time including, without limitation, in connection with this Agreement respect of the matters set forth herein.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectivelyif it is unable to, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible to) obtain and fully pay (up to a maximum aggregate cost of $600,000 (the “Maximum Aggregate Premium”)) for any amounts paid “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of at least six (6) years from the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier covering each such Person currently covered by the Company’s existing policies with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without an amount and on terms with respect to coverage at least as favorable as the consent of Company’s existing policies with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayedEffective Time. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto If the Indemnified Party provides to Company and/or the Surviving Corporation an undertaking is unable to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from obtain the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party insurance described in the defense of any action which isprior sentence for an amount less than or equal to the Maximum Aggregate Premium, or may result in, it shall instead obtain as much comparable insurance as possible for an Indemnifiable Claimannual premium equal to the Maximum Aggregate Premium.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expensesIf Parent, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting 6.9. The rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 6.9 shall survive the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 consummation of the Stock Purchase AgreementMerger and are intended to benefit, dated June 18and shall be enforceable by, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementeach Indemnified Party.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Brookstone Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Merger Agreement provides for certain indemnification rights in favor of Incorporation of Fusion-io's and its subsidiaries' current and former directors, officers or employees. Following the Effective Time, Parent is obligated to cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect and its subsidiaries to honor and fulfill their obligations under their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) and all indemnification agreements between Fusion-io or any of its subsidiaries and advancement any of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents in effect on the date hereof, of the Merger Agreement and which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified have been disclosed in Fusion-io's confidential disclosure schedule for a period of six years from after the Effective Time (the "Indemnification Agreements"). During that six year period, Parent shall not, nor shall it permit the Surviving Corporation to, amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions for indemnification in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whoany individual who at any time on or prior to the Effective Time was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of Fusion-io or its subsidiaries with respect to actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of Time (including the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of transactions contemplated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”Merger Agreement), unless such modification shall be is required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereoflaw; provided, however, that in no the event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain claim or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain claims are asserted or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained made either prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until disposition of any and all such claim is finally disposed claims. For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are required to maintain Fusion-io's current directors' and officers' liability insurance ("D&O Insurance"), in respect of acts or all judgmentsomissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, orderscovering each person covered by the D&O Insurance as of the date of the Merger Agreement, decrees or other rulings on terms with respect to the coverage and amounts no less favorable, in connection with such claim are fully satisfiedthe aggregate, than those of the D&O Insurance in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate may substitute policies of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries containing terms with respect to coverage and amounts no less favorable, in the aggregate, to such persons than the D&O Insurance. In satisfying their obligation to maintain D&O Insurance, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are not obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 250% of the amount paid by Fusion-io for the D&O Insurance for its last full fiscal year. If the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such 250% cap, Parent and the Surviving Corporation are obligated to obtain a policy with the Indemnified Party greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such 250% cap. Prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the defense Merger Agreement, Fusion-io may purchase a six-year "tail" prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance ("Tail Policy") on terms and conditions no less favorable, in the aggregate, than the D&O Insurance and for an amount not to exceed 250% of any action which isthe amount paid by Fusion-io for coverage for its last full fiscal year. If Fusion-io does not purchase the Tail Policy, or Parent may result inpurchase a Tail Policy subject to the same requirements. In the event that Fusion-io purchases the Tail Policy, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be liable maintain such Tail Policy in full force and effect and continue to pay honor their respective obligations thereunder. If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates or merges into any other entity in which it is not the surviving entity or transfers all reasonable expensesor substantially all of its properties and assets, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing then such successors and assigns of Parent or the indemnity and other Surviving Corporation shall assume all of the obligations provided for summarized in this Section 6.7. 11—"The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements—Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance." The obligations persons covered by the provisions of the Merger Agreement described in this section are intended third-party beneficiaries with respect to such provisions and Parent and the Surviving Corporation under Corporation's obligations summarized in this Section 6.7 11—"The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements—Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance" shall not be terminated terminated, amended or otherwise modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party such person without their prior written consent. Reasonable Best Efforts. Each of the consent parties to the Merger Agreement has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including (i) causing the Offer Conditions and the conditions to the Merger to be satisfied or fulfilled as soon as reasonably practicable, (ii) obtaining all necessary or appropriate consents, waivers and approvals under any material contracts requested to be obtained by Parent, (iii) obtaining all necessary actions or non-actions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from governmental authorities, the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods, making all necessary registrations, declarations and filings necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (iv) executing or delivering any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. With respect to certain regulatory matters, and without limiting the provisions described above in this Section 11—"The Merger Agreement; Other Agreement—Merger Agreement—Reasonable Best Efforts": • Parent and Fusion-io shall file with the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the "Antitrust Division") a Notification and Report Form relating to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as required by the HSR Act, and Parent shall file comparable pre-merger notification filings, forms and submissions with any governmental authority that is required by the antitrust laws of the Federal Republic of Germany; • Parent and Fusion-io shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other in the making of such Indemnified Party filings, (ii) supply the other with any information or documents that may be required in order to effectuate such filings, and shall survive (iii) comply with any request for additional information made by the consummation FTC, the Antitrust Division or the competition or merger control authorities of the Mergerany other jurisdiction; and • none of Parent, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision their subsidiaries shall be made so that the successors required to, and assigns Fusion-io and its subsidiaries may not, without Parent's consent, become subject to, consent to, or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order to: • sell, license, assign, transfer, divest, hold separate or otherwise dispose of any assets, business or portion of business of Fusion-io, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, Parent, Purchaser or any of its successors their respective subsidiaries, • conduct, restrict, operate, invest or assignsotherwise change the assets, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoingbusiness or portion of business of Fusion-io, the Surviving Corporation shall comply Corporation, Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective subsidiaries in all material respects with any manner, or • impose any restriction, requirement or limitation on the provisions of Article 10 operation of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004business or portion of the business of Fusion-io, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”)Surviving Corporation, among Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective subsidiaries unless requested by Parent with respect to such an action that is only binding on Fusion-io in the Company, Loews and event the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementMerger Closing occurs.
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Samples: Offer to Purchase (Sandisk Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of To the fullest extent permitted by Law, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation Entity shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring each Indemnitee, which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Indemnitee by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, immediately prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate Charter and the Company Bylaws or each of Incorporation the Company Subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date hereofof this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period indemnification and advancement of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, expenses covers actions and omissions at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors including all transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.8(a) or officers any additional rights that any Indemnitee may have under any employment or indemnification agreement or under the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws, during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law (and Parent shall take such corporate action as may be required to cause the Surviving Entity to): (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such Action arises out of or pertains to (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee or employee of the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any other corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, pension or other association, employee benefit plan or other enterprise or partnership or joint venture for whom such person served in such capacity at the request of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (y) this Agreement or any of its Subsidiaries the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (eachii) promptly pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Action the expenses (including attorneys’ fees and any expenses incurred in defending, together serving as a witness with respect to or otherwise participating in any claim in advance of final disposition of such claim, including payment on behalf of or advancement to the Indemnitee of any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with enforcing any rights with respect to such indemnification and/or advancement, in each case without the requirement of posting a bond or other security) of any Indemnitee subject to the receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, including a good faith affirmation by such Indemnitee of such Indemnitee’s compliance with the standard of conduct required in the Company Charter and the Company Bylaws or the applicable Company Subsidiary’s articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents), as in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided, that (i) the Surviving Entity shall have the right to defend such action and to designate counsel to defend such action and, after assuming such defense, notwithstanding anything contained in Section 6.8(a) or Section 6.8(b), as the case may be, to the contrary, the Surviving Entity shall not be liable to the Indemnitee for any fees, expenses or costs in connection with such Personclaim; provided, however, that in the event that the Indemnitee’s heirscounsel determines that there is a conflict of interest between the Surviving Entity’s position and the Indemnitee’s position then the Indemnitee shall have the right to designate one counsel of their own at the Surviving Entity’s expense, executivesprovided, administrators that the Surviving Entity shall not be obligated to pay the fees and Representatives, expenses of more than one counsel (selected by a plurality of the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(bapplicable Indemnitees) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained for all Indemnitees in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance any jurisdiction with respect to any single claim; and (ii) the Surviving Entity shall not be liable for any amounts paid in settlement effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed). The indemnification and advancement obligations of the Surviving Entity pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall extend to acts or omissions occurring prior at or before the Effective Time and any claim relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Indemnitee shall promptly refund to the Surviving Entity the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time covering each Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Entity as of the Indemnified PartiesEffective Time to, on terms with respect to coverage, amount obtain and advancement fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of expenses no less favorable than the coverage afforded by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount(collectively, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure“D&O Insurance”), in each case, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, 6) years from and after inquiry the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer one or insurers which have an insurer financial strength more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions and retentions that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies and with limits of at least liability that are no lower than the limits on the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Entity for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause either: (i) the Surviving Corporation to, Entity shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable in the aggregate than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (ii) Parent shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or any Entity to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation Entity shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 250% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving CorporationEntity shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.8 applies are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.8. The provisions of this Section 6.8 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or representatives. Parent shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party Indemnitee in successfully enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.8.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.8 shall be in addition to, and shall not be deemed to be exclusive of, any rights such Person or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary may have under the Company Charter, the Company Bylaws or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of any of the Company Subsidiaries, or the Surviving Entity or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee or any employee with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or its officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of 6.8 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the Surviving Corporation under contrary, this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and 6.8 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies Merger indefinitely and shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person binding, jointly and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers severally, on all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoingParent, the Surviving Corporation Entity and its subsidiaries, and shall comply in all material respects with be enforceable by the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnitees and their successors, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.heirs or
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws (or comparable organization documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and each person who serves shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such Indemnitee. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) for a period of six years from and after the Effective Time (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or served omissions by them, in their capacities as a directorsuch, officeroccurring at or prior to the Effective Time, memberto the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law and (ii) not amend, trustee repeal or fiduciary otherwise modify any provisions of any trust, pension the Certificate of Incorporation or other employee benefit plan By-laws (or enterprise or partnership or joint venture equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators as in effect on the date of this Agreement and Representatives, any indemnification agreement of the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany or its Subsidiaries or other applicable contract that has been made available to Parent as in effect on the date of this Agreement in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.6(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee's capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries occurring or alleged to have occurred at any time before or after the Effective Time; or (B) the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys' fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be finally determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to claims any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.6(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising from facts out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior investigation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent the Company shall, and in consultation with Parent, or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the Acceptance Time to, maintain such obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors' and officers' liability coverage of the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies in full force and effectthe Company's existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)"D&O Insurance"), for a claims reporting or discovery period of six years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than (and otherwise comparable to) the coverage provided under the Company's existing policies; provided, that the premium for such "tail" insurance shall not exceed 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such "tail" insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company's current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to Indemnitees who are insured under the fact Company's D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of provides coverage for acts or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier, without limitation, in respect that is no less favorable than the existing policy of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Company; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount; and provided, further that Parent may substitute therefor policies of an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier, containing terms (including reasonable attorney’s feeswith respect to coverage and amounts) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection and conditions (including with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time respect to time, deductibles and exclusions) that are no less favorable to any Indemnitee than the coverage provided that prior thereto under the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimCompany's existing policies.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.6 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.6.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.6 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or insurance policy or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns a majority of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.Corporation's
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Nortek Inc)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the articles or certificates of incorporation or by- laws (or comparable organization documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves subsidiaries or served as a director, officer, member, trustee affiliates or fiduciary of in any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreement listed in Section 6.7(a) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries Disclosure Letter (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified PartiesIndemnity Agreements”), unless such modification ) shall be required by Law.
survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. For a period of six (b6) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, maintain such policies in full force defend and effecthold harmless, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
advance expenses (c) In addition subject to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall person to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable whom expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation are advanced providing an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from indemnification) to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by Law and as required by: (A) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or By-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (B) any Indemnity Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(A) and (B) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the Indemnity Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent, the Surviving Corporation. In Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates will, to the event fullest extent permitted by law: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted costs or made within such six-year periodexpenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, ordersfines, decrees or other rulings losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim are fully satisfiedclaim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (B) the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, in each case, if such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s or any of its subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other similar governing documents or any applicable Indemnity Agreements. The Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, (i) neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation and (ii) the Indemnified Parties as a group shall retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each matter.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”) for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties who are currently insured by the D&O Insurance, in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the Indemnified Party same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are, in the defense aggregate, no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of any action which isthe Effective Time, there shall be no breach of this provision so long as (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or may result in(ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company’s D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an Indemnifiable Claiminsurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, that is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, in each case, in no event shall Parent and the Surviving Corporation be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O Insurance in excess of 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.7.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or insurance policy or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger in accordance with its terms and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation By virtue of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable occurrence of the Mergers, EQBK shall, from and after the Effective Time, succeed to Community’s obligations with respect to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors, officers, employees and advancement agents of expenses for Community, respectively, as provided in their articles of incorporation, Bylaws, indemnification agreements or otherwise in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in (collectively, the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on “Existing Indemnification Obligation”). EQBK hereby guaranties Community’s indemnification obligations.
(b) Except to the date hereofextent prohibited by applicable Law, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified following the Effective Time and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, EQBK shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless any Person who has rights to indemnification from Community, under the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawExisting Indemnification Obligation.
(bc) The Surviving Corporation Prior to Closing, EQBK and Equity Bank shall maintain or cause obtain, at the expense of EQBK, a six (6) year tail insurance coverage policy relating to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies currently maintained by Community and the Company in effect Bank as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, hereof with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and including the transactions contemplated hereby) as currently maintained by Community (collectively, an “Indemnifiable ClaimTail Policy”), on terms no less advantageous than those contained in Community’s existing directors’ and officers’ and company’s liability insurance policy; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation EQBK shall not be responsible for any amounts paid obligated to expend, on an annual basis, an amount in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 200% of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred current annual premium paid as of the date hereof by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from Community for such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claiminsurance.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated If EQBK or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation Equity Bank or any of its their successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and or assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, proper to the extent necessary, provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation EQBK or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall Equity Bank expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.14.
(e) The provisions of this Section 6.14 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer or director of Community or the Bank (the “Indemnified Parties”) and his or her heirs and representatives and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by contract or otherwise.
(f) Without limiting Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.14, upon learning of any Claim, shall promptly notify EQBK in writing thereof. In the foregoingevent of any such claim for indemnification (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) EQBK shall have the Surviving Corporation right to assume the defense thereof and EQBK shall comply not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in all material respects connection with the provisions defense thereof, except that if EQBK elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are substantive issues which raise conflicts of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews interest between EQBK and the other Persons identified thereinIndemnified Parties, then the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them, and EQBK shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for so long as such provisions remain in effect the Indemnified Parties in accordance with its historical business practices; provided that EQBK shall be obligated pursuant to this Section 6.14(f) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any jurisdiction; (ii) the terms Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter; and (iii) EQBK shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent; provided that EQBK shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Party and such Indemnified Party shall reimburse EQBK for any fees and expenses of such Indemnified Party’s counsel that were paid by EQBK, when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine, and such determination shall have become final, that the Company Stock Purchase Agreementindemnification of such Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification to) honor and advancement fulfill in all respects the obligations of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate under (i) the indemnification agreements that have been made available to Parent between (A) the Company and any of Incorporation as in effect on its current or former directors and officers and any person who becomes a director or officer of the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of Company and (B) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a directorcorporation, officerpartnership, memberjoint venture, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise and any Person serving or partnership who served as a director, officer, member, manager, partner, trustee or joint venture other fiduciary of any of the foregoing at the request of the Company, in each case, prior to the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Persons”), and (ii) indemnification, expense advancement and exculpation provisions in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any as in effect on the date of its Subsidiaries this Agreement. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the “Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) cause the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation and the advancement of expenses that are no less favorable to the Indemnified Parties”)Persons than the indemnification, unless exculpation and advancement of expenses provisions contained in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as of the date hereof, and during such modification six (6) year period, such provisions shall not be repealed, amended or otherwise modified in any manner adverse to the Indemnified Persons except as required by Lawapplicable Law or as provided below.
(b) The Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 7.8(a), during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, Liabilities and amounts paid in settlement of or in connection with any threatened or actual action, suit, claim, proceeding, investigation, arbitration or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (each an “Indemnified Proceeding”), to the extent such Indemnified Proceeding arises directly or indirectly out of or pertains or relates directly or indirectly to (i) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnified Person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or other Affiliates (including as a fiduciary with respect to any employment benefit plan) or by reason of the fact that such Indemnified Person is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or its Affiliates or at the request of the Company as such (including as a fiduciary with respect to any employee benefit plan) of another Person (regardless, in each case, of whether such action or omission, or alleged action or omission, occurred prior to or at the Effective Time), (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) the enforcement of any of the rights of such Indemnified Person (or his or her heirs or legal representatives) under this Section 7.8; provided that if, at any time prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, any Indemnified Person delivers to the Surviving Corporation a written notice of any prospective, threatened or actual Indemnified Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement may be sought under this Section 7.8(b), then the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 7.8 shall survive the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved. In addition, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) advance, prior to the final disposition of any Indemnified Proceeding for which indemnification may be sought under this Agreement, promptly following a request by an Indemnified Person therefor, all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses) incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such Indemnified Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Person, to the extent required by Law, to repay such advances if it is ultimately decided in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(c) During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the benefit of the directors and officers of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time directors’ Time, an insurance and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of (the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect “D&O Insurance”) that is substantially equivalent to and in any event providing coverage, amount terms, conditions, retentions, limits of liability, deductibles and advancement of expenses no amounts not less favorable to the insured Persons than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by of the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to of this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereofAgreement; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, that the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (not be required to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for pay an annual premium equal for the D&O Insurance in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid prior to that maximum amountthe date of this Agreement, but in such case shall purchase coverage as favorable to the insured Persons as is available for such amount as long as such substitution does not result in gaps or lapses of coverage with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, . The Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, ) maintain such policies the D&O Insurance “tail” policy in full force and effect, effect and continue to honor the their respective obligations thereunder, during the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time.
(cd) In addition Notwithstanding anything herein to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in contrary, if any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, Indemnified Person notifies the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time that a claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (includingwhether arising before, without limitation, in respect of acts at or omissions in connection with this Agreement and after the transactions contemplated herebyEffective Time) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from has been made against such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timePerson, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries provisions of this Section 6.77.8 shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.
(e) In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation (or any of its their respective successors or assigns assigns) (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or engages in any division transaction, or (ii) transfers transfers, conveys or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any PersonPerson or effects any division transaction, then and then, in either each such case, Parent shall make proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, shall assume all of the obligations thereof set forth in this Section 6.77.8.
(f) Without limiting This Section 7.8 shall survive the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 consummation of the Stock Purchase AgreementMerger and is intended to benefit, dated June 18and from and after the Effective Time shall be enforceable by, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms each of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementIndemnified Persons and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and legal representatives, and shall not be amended, terminated, altered, repealed or modified from and after the Effective Time in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Person without the written consent of such affected Indemnified Person. The rights provided under this Section 7.8 shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which any Indemnified Person is entitled, whether pursuant to Law, Contract or otherwise, and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any such other rights.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Icosavax, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Merger Agreement provides for certain indemnification rights in favor of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect AMPAC’s and its Subsidiaries’ current and former directors, officers or employees. Specifically, Parent agreed to take all actions necessary such that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time than are set forth existing in favor of any individual as of the date of the Merger Agreement who was then or had been at any time prior to the date of the Merger Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director, officer or employee of AMPAC or any of its Subsidiaries or who is or was serving at the request of AMPAC or any of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer or employee of another entity as provided in the Company Certificate respective articles of Incorporation as incorporation or by-laws (or comparable organizational documents) of AMPAC and its Subsidiaries, and any indemnification agreements with any such persons, will survive the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and will continue in full force and effect on the date hereofin accordance with their terms, which provisions shall and will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six 6 years from after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of such individuals who, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time. The Merger Agreement also provides for certain insurance rights in favor of AMPAC’s and its Subsidiaries’ current and former directors and officers. Specifically, were directors or officers Parent agreed to maintain the existing officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policies maintained by AMPAC as of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture date of the Company Merger Agreement (or any substitute policies with at least the same coverage and amounts that are not less advantageous) for a period of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Time; provided that after the Effective Time, Parent will not be required to expend annually in the aggregate an amount in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid by AMPAC for such insurance prior to the date of the Merger Agreement in respect of coverage required to be maintained pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In lieu of the foregoing, AMPAC may purchase, prior to, on or after the Effective Time, a six-year “tail” prepaid directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with policy in respect to of acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount such current and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ former director and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderofficer.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall provide exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for each former director, officer, employee or agent of Company (each, a "Former Company DOEA Indemnitee"), which is at least as favorable in scope and amount to such Former Company DOEA Indemnitee as the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provided to such Former Company DOEA Indemnitee by the Company immediately prior to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify Effective Time in the Company Charter and the Company Bylaws as in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided that such exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses covers actions at or prior to the Effective Time, including all of the Transactions.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.12(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless (each Former Company DOEA Indemnitee against and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation costs or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s attorneys' fees), and all judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, judgments or liabilities and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceedingAction, whether civil, criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising to the extent such Action arises out of or relating pertains to the fact that (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Person is or was Former Company DOEA Indemnitee's capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee employee or fiduciary agent of the Company Company, or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company (y) this Agreement or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior the Transactions, including the Merger. Notwithstanding anything to the Effective Time (includingcontrary set forth in this Agreement, without limitation, in respect of acts Parent or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation (i) shall not be responsible liable for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim effected without the their prior written consent of the Surviving Corporation, (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld, delayed or delayed. The Surviving Corporation conditioned) and (ii) shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred not have any obligation hereunder to any Former Company DOEA Indemnitee to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable Law, in which case the Former Company DOEA Indemnitee shall promptly refund to Parent or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking the amount of any expenses which may be advanced.
(c) The Former Company DOEA Indemnitees to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled whom this Section 5.12 applies are intended to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such sixbe third-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed party beneficiaries of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfiedthis Section 5.12. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with provisions of this Section 5.12 are intended to be for the Indemnified Party in the defense benefit of any action which iseach Former Company DOEA Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, administrators or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimrepresentatives.
(d) The Surviving Corporation rights of each Former Company DOEA Indemnitee under this Section 5.12 shall be liable in addition to pay all reasonable expensesany rights such Person or any employee of the Company may have under the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws, including reasonable attorney’s feesor under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Former Company DOEA Indemnitee. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors' and officers' insurance claims under any policy that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party is or has been in enforcing existence with respect to the indemnity Company or its officers, directors and other obligations employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation 5.12 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in any such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7policies.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company, as in effect on of the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or officers agents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”)Company, unless such modification shall be required by Lawlaw. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company pursuant to any indemnification agreement between the Company and its directors and officers as of the Effective Time and any indemnification provisions under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time Time, if available, the current directors’ ' and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ ' liability insurance policies maintained by the Company (unless Parent, in effect as its sole discretion, includes the current directors and officers of the date hereofCompany under its existing directors' and officers' liability policies for not less than six years from the Effective Time or causes the Surviving Corporation to substitute policies of at least the same coverage and containing terms and conditions that are not materially less favorable than the current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by the Company) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b8.06(b) for any annual premium more than 250an amount per year equal to 225% of the current annual premium premiums paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior represents to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderbe approximately $113,166).
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting event the Company or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may be, or at Parent's option, Parent, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.78.06.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to indemnification exculpation, indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses for matters facts, events, acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and whether or not asserted before the Effective Time), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of (or in a comparable role with) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other individual serving at the request of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee director or fiduciary officer of any trust, pension (or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a comparable role with) another Person (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification as the case may be, shall be required by Law.
survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms (b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from it being agreed that after the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable such rights shall be mandatory rather than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, thatpermissive, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procuredapplicable), and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, perform such obligations thereunder. Parent shall cause the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to exculpation, indemnification, contribution, advancement of expenses and limitation of director, officer or employee (or comparable) liability that are no less favorable to the D&O Indemnified Parties with respect to the period prior to the Effective Time than those set forth in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ organizational documents as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, which provisions thereafter shall not, for a period of at least six (6) years from the Effective Time, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of the D&O Indemnified Parties.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each D&O Indemnified Party with respect to all facts, events, acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to and including the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and whether or not asserted before the Effective Time), to the fullest extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries would be permitted by applicable Law; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any Action against any D&O Indemnified Party the fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection therewith by such D&O Indemnified Party upon receipt, if required by the DGCL, the Surviving Corporation’s organizational documents or any applicable indemnification agreement, of a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such D&O Indemnified Party is not permitted to be indemnified under applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.6(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, Parent shall not (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any Action, unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all of the D&O Indemnified Parties covered by such Action from all liability arising out of such Action.
(c) For at least six (6) years after the Effective Time, (i) Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect the coverage provided by the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable (collectively, the “Existing D&O Insurance Policies”), or provide substitute policies (with insurance carriers having an A.M. Best financial strength rating of least an “A”) for the Company and the D&O Indemnified Parties who are currently covered by such policies Existing D&O Insurance Policies, in either case, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) Parent shall not, and shall not permit the Surviving Corporation or its other Subsidiaries to, take any action that would prejudice the rights of, or otherwise impede recovery by, the beneficiaries of any such insurance, whether in respect of claims arising before or after the Effective Time (unless such beneficiary is not entitled to such recovery as a result of a final, non-appealable judicial determination under such insurance as a result of such beneficiary’s conduct). In lieu of such insurance, prior to the Effective Time, the Company (or, at the election of Parent, the Surviving Corporation) may purchase prepaid, non-cancellable six (6)-year “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, employment practices liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (“Tail Coverage”), effective as of the Effective Time, with limits and on terms and conditions no less advantageous to the D&O Indemnified Parties than the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, covering claims arising from facts, events, acts or omissions that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, including the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that the aggregate annual premium for such “tail” insurance shall not, without the prior consent of Parent, exceed three-hundred percent (300%) of the aggregate annual premium paid for the Existing D&O Insurance Policies (the “Maximum Amount”); provided, further that if such insurance is not available or the annual premium for such insurance exceeds the Maximum Amount, then such Tail Coverage shall be the best coverage available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Amount), and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation (or its applicable Subsidiaries) to maintain such Tail Coverage in full force and effect, without any modification, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition , in which event Parent shall cease to have any obligations under the other rights provided for in first sentence of this Section 6.7 6.6(c). Any placement, replacement, cancellation, renewal, or extension of the Existing D&O Insurance Policies, including such Tail Coverage, required under this Section 6.6 (i) shall be negotiated, placed and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying finally bound by the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated brokers selected and engaged by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees)Pxxxxx, and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, ii) such insurance brokers shall be designated as the “Losses”) in respect broker of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out record.” The Company and its insurance brokers shall reasonably cooperate and assist the newly appointed broker of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions record in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectivelyany such placement, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); providedreplacement, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporationcancellation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timerenewal, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which isextension, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimTail Coverage required under this Section 6.6.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7.
(e) In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of its their successors or assigns shall (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge or amalgamate into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity in of such consolidation consolidation, merger or merger amalgamation or (ii) transfers transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision shall to be made so that the successors successor and assigns assign of Parent, the Surviving Corporation Corporation, any such Subsidiary or any all or substantially all of its successors or assignstheir properties and assets, as the case may be, shall assume assumes the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.6.
(e) The D&O Indemnified Parties are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.6. The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall survive the Merger and are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, each D&O Indemnified Party and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any D&O Indemnified Party in enforcing its indemnity and other rights under this Section 6.6 to the same extent and under the same conditions and procedures (and subject to the same conditions, including with respect to the advancement of expenses) as such D&O Indemnified Party is entitled on the date of this Agreement under or in respect of the organizational documents of the Company (or the corresponding organizational documents of any Subsidiary of the Company). The rights of each D&O Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other applicable rights such D&O Indemnified Party may have under the respective organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation, any other indemnification arrangement, applicable Law or otherwise.
(f) Without limiting Notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoingcontrary, if any claim (whether arising before, at or after the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with Effective Time) is made against any of the D&O Indemnified Parties on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of Article 10 this Section 6.6 shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such claim. The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall not be amended in a manner that is adverse to any D&O Indemnified Party (including such D&O Indemnified Party’s successors, assigns and heirs, as applicable) without the consent of the Stock Purchase AgreementD&O Indemnified Party (including the successors, dated June 18assigns and heirs, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementapplicable) affected thereby.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Avantax, Inc.)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless all current and former directors, officers and employees, as the case may be, of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Company and its Subsidiaries to indemnification and advancement of expenses the fullest extent permitted by Law for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth Closing Date (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) in their capacities as such. Purchaser shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Purchaser, the Company Certificate or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any current or former directors, officers and employees, as the case may be, of Incorporation Purchaser, the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date, and any indemnification provisions under the Purchaser Organizational Documents, Company Organizational Documents or the comparable charter or Organizational Documents of any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions in each case to the maximum extent permitted by Law, and shall not be amendedamend, repealed repeal or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time modify any such provision in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights of such indemnitee thereunder of individuals who, at for any acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawClosing Date.
(b) The Surviving Corporation Prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time enter into a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to policy covering the Effective Time covering each current and former directors, officers and employees, as the case may be, of the Indemnified Company (the “Insured Parties, ”) on customary terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses that are no less favorable to the Insured Parties than the those of any present directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies policy maintained by the Company in effect as of covering the date hereof; providedInsured Parties (such policy, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the a “Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procureD&O Policy”), for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to a period of seven years after the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunderClosing Date.
(c) In addition Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the other rights provided for in contrary, this Section 6.7 9.6 shall survive the Closing and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))shall be binding, for six years from jointly and after the Effective Timeseverally, on Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation shall to Company and its Subsidiaries and all successors and assignees of Purchaser, the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify Company and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event that Purchaser or any Indemnifiable Claim of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is asserted not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all its properties and assets to any Person, Purchaser shall cause proper provisions to be made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed so that the successors and assigns of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings Purchaser assume the obligations set forth in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimthis Section 9.6.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation Purchaser under this Section 6.7 9.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified indemnitee and/or Insured Party to whom this Section 9.6 applies without the express written consent of such Indemnified Party affected indemnitee and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being Insured Party. It is expressly agreed that the Indemnified indemnitees and/or Insured Parties to whom this Section 6.7 9.6 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.79.6.
(e) In Purchaser shall assume, be jointly and severally liable for, and shall honor, in accordance with their respective terms, each of the event covenants contained herein without limit as to time. Purchaser shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any indemnitee and/or Insured Party in enforcing the Surviving Corporation indemnity and other obligations provided hereunder or other applicable indemnification obligation referenced to herein. The rights of each indemnitee and/or Insured Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Person may have under the Company Organizational Documents or the comparable charter or Organizational Documents of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any of its successors other indemnification arrangement or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7otherwise.
(f) Without limiting On the foregoingClosing Date, the Surviving Corporation Purchaser shall comply in all material respects enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company with the provisions of Article 10 of individuals set forth on Schedule 9.6, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase AgreementClosing.
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Samples: Share Exchange Agreement (Wealthbridge Acquisition LTD)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each person who serves Indemnitee against and from any costs or served expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates; or (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesy) the Offer, the “Indemnified Parties”)Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such modification shall be required settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by Lawany Indemnitee or such Indemnitee otherwise consents in writing to such settlement, compromise, consent or termination.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal Effective Time with respect to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed any claim related to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate annual premium for such insurance policies for any such year shall not be in excess of the maximum aggregate annual premium contemplated by A.M. Best Co. of at least the immediately following sentence. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that that neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an aggregate annual premium for any amounts paid such insurance policies in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 275% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium paid by the Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year for such insurance; and provided, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of be obligated to obtain a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate policy with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimgreatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.7.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from From and after the Effective Time, VIALOG and the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify will indemnify, defend and hold harmless (the present and release from any liability to former officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties Company against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments Claims or amounts that are paid in settlement (collectivelyof, “Losses”) in respect with the approval of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based onthe Surviving Corporation, or arising out of otherwise in connection with any Claim based in whole or relating to in part on the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee director or fiduciary officer of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or and arising out of acts actions or omissions occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby) Transactions), in each case to the fullest extent permitted under the CCC or the DBCL or the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whichever governs and affords the greatest protection (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that and will pay any expenses in advance of the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement final disposition of any Indemnifiable Claim without such action or proceeding to each such Person to the consent fullest extent permitted under the CCC or the DBCL or the laws of the Surviving CorporationCommonwealth of Massachusetts, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable upon receipt from the Person to whom expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf are advanced of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that to the extent required under such person is not entitled to indemnification from laws. VIALOG will cause the Surviving Corporation. In Corporation to, and the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate will observe and comply with the Indemnified Party Company's obligations pursuant to the indemnification agreements, if any, listed in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter.
(b) This Section 6.7 is intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, the current and former officers and directors of the Company, their heirs and personal representatives and will be binding on the Surviving Corporation and its respective successors and assigns.
(c) VIALOG will apply for directors and officers insurance in the defense amount of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim$2,000,000 for the benefit of the directors and officers of VIALOG and the Surviving Corporations.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable will not amend or change its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations adopt a lesser standard of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7indemnification.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect ListCo agrees that all rights to indemnification and indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation (including all limitations on personal liability) existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of each present and former director, officer or employee of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries provided for matters in their respective Organizational Documents or in any agreement to which Willow or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time than are set forth (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time arising out of the Transaction) shall survive the consummation of the Transaction and shall continue in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as full force and effect in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for accordance with their terms. For a period of six (6) years from after the Merger Effective Time Time, ListCo shall maintain in effect the provisions for indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation in the Organizational Documents of Willow and its Subsidiaries or in any agreement to which Willow or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect adversely the rights thereunder of any individuals whowho at any time prior to the Merger Effective Time were directors, officers or employees of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time arising out of the Transaction); provided, however, that in the event any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending, asserted or made either prior to the Merger Effective Time or within such six (6)-year period, all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation required to be continued pursuant to this Clause 7.3(a) in respect thereof shall continue until disposition thereof.
(b) ListCo agrees that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation (including all limitations on personal liability) existing as of the date of this Agreement in favor of each present and former director, officer or employee of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries provided for in their respective Organizational Documents or in any agreement to which Sun or any of its Subsidiaries is a party in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the Transaction) shall survive the consummation of the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, ListCo shall maintain in effect the provisions for indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation in the Organizational Documents of Sun and its Subsidiaries or in any agreement to which Sun or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any individuals who at any time prior to the Effective Time were directors directors, officers or officers employees of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the Company Transaction); provided, however, that in the event any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending, asserted or made either prior to the Effective Time or within such six (6)-year period, all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or exculpation required to be continued pursuant to this Clause 7.3(b) in respect thereof shall continue until disposition thereof.
(c) At and after the Merger Effective Time, Willow shall (and ListCo shall cause Xxxxxx to), to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trustanother company, pension joint venture, trust or other employee enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company Willow or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirshis or her respective heirs and representatives, executivesa “Willow Indemnified Party” and, administrators and Representativescollectively, the “Willow Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
) against all costs and expenses (b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in effect for six years from the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each advance of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations final disposition of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b))actual or threatened claim, for six years from and after the Effective Timesuit, the Surviving Corporation shall proceeding or investigation to each Willow Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to timeLaw, provided that prior thereto the any Willow Indemnified Party to whom fees and expenses are advanced provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person Xxxxxx Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year periodindemnification), all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, ordersfines, decrees or other rulings losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Indemnified Party in the defense Merger Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action which isor omission in such person’s capacity as a director, officer or may result inemployee of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries or as a director, an Indemnifiable Claimofficer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case occurring or alleged to have occurred at or before the Merger Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time arising out of the Transaction).
(d) At and after the Effective Time, Sun shall (and ListCo shall cause Sun to), to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with his or her respective heirs and representatives, a “Sun Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Sun Indemnified Parties” and, collectively with the Willow Indemnified Parties, the “Indemnified Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any actual or threatened claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Sun Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by Law, provided that any Sun Indemnified Party to whom fees and expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such Sun Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in such person’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries or as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case occurring or alleged to have occurred at or before the Effective Time (including actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time arising out of the Transaction).
(e) For a period of six (6) years from the Merger Effective Time, ListCo shall cause to be maintained in effect (i) the coverage provided by the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Merger Effective Time maintained by Xxxxxx and its Subsidiaries with respect to matters arising on or before the Merger Effective Time (provided that ListCo may substitute therefor policies with a carrier with comparable credit ratings to the existing carrier of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less favourable to the insured) or (ii) a “tail” policy (which Willow may purchase at its option prior to the Merger Effective Time, and, in such case, ListCo shall cause such policy to be in full force and effect, and shall cause all obligations thereunder to be honored by Xxxxxx) under Xxxxxx’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy that covers those persons who are currently covered by Xxxxxx’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof for actions and omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time, is from a carrier with comparable credit ratings to Xxxxxx’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy carrier and contains terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the insured than those of Xxxxxx’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that, after the Merger Effective Time, ListCo shall not be required to pay annual premiums in excess of (and if Willow purchases such a tail policy, the cost thereof shall not exceed) three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid by Willow prior to the date hereof in respect of the coverages required to be obtained pursuant hereto, but in such case ListCo or Willow, as applicable, shall purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount.
(f) For a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time, ListCo shall cause to be maintained in effect (i) the coverage provided by the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance in effect as of the Effective Time maintained by Xxx and its Subsidiaries with respect to matters arising on or before the Effective Time (provided that ListCo may substitute therefor policies with a carrier with comparable credit ratings to the existing carrier of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the insured) or (ii) a “tail” policy (which Sun may purchase at its option prior to the Effective Time, and, in such case, ListCo shall cause such policy to be in full force and effect, and shall cause all obligations thereunder to be honored by Sun) under Sun’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy that covers those persons who are currently covered by Sun’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof for actions and omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time, is from a carrier with comparable credit ratings to Sun’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy carrier and contains terms and conditions that are no less favourable to the insured than those of Sun’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that, after the Effective Time, ListCo shall not be required to pay annual premiums in excess of (and if Sun purchases such a tail policy, the cost thereof shall not exceed) three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual premium paid by Sun prior to the date hereof in respect of the coverages required to be obtained pursuant hereto, but in such case ListCo or Sun, as applicable, shall purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount.
(g) The Surviving Corporation rights of each Indemnified Party under this Clause 7.3 shall be liable in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the Organizational Documents of Willow or any of its Subsidiaries or the Organizational Documents of Sun or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, any agreement, any insurance policy, the Act (or any other applicable Law) or otherwise. The provisions of this Clause 7.3 shall survive the consummation of the Transaction and shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the written consent of such affected Indemnified Party (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this Clause 7.3 and shall be entitled to enforce the covenants contained in this Clause 7.3). ListCo shall pay (or cause to be paid) all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7Clause 7.3.
(eh) In the event that the Surviving Corporation ListCo or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all conveys more than fifty percent (50%) of its properties and assets to any Person, then then, and in either each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall ListCo assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7Clause 7.3.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Transaction Agreement (WestRock Co)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws (or comparable organization documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or in any agreement (including those filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Documents filed at least two (2) calendar days prior to the date hereof or listed on Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter) shall survive the Merger and each person who serves shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such Indemnitee. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or served omissions by them, in their capacities as a directorsuch at any time prior to the Effective Time, officerto the fullest extent permitted by Law and (ii) not amend, member, trustee repeal or fiduciary otherwise modify any provisions of any trust, pension the Certificate of Incorporation or other employee benefit plan By-laws (or enterprise or partnership or joint venture equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and Representatives, any indemnification agreement of the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawCompany or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract that has been made available to Parent as in effect on the date of this Agreement in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.5(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries will: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates; or (B) the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.5(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to claims any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.5(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising from facts out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or events that occurred on or before investigation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, includingthe Company shall or, without limitationif the Company is unable to, in respect Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementEffective Time to, on terms with respect to coverage, amount obtain and advancement fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company in effect as Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from and after the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective TimeTime from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, Parent shallconditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies; provided, that the premium for such “tail” insurance shall cause not exceed 250% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation tofor any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations a period of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for at least six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitation, in respect that is no less favorable than the existing policy of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)Company; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 250% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such amount; and provided, further that Parent may substitute therefor policies of an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, containing terms (including reasonable attorneywith respect to coverage and amounts) and conditions (including with respect to deductibles and exclusions) that are no less favorable to any Indemnitee than the coverage provided under the Company’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimexisting policies.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.5. The provisions of this Section 6.5 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.5.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.5 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or insurance policy or under any agreement (including any employment agreement) of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.5 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.5.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification indemnify and advancement of expenses for matters occurring prior hold harmless, to the Effective Time than are set forth fullest extent permitted under applicable Law (and shall also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law and without requiring a preliminary determination as to the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, each present and former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Company Joint Ventures and each Person who is presently or who has in the past acted as a trustee or fiduciary under any Company Certificate of Incorporation as Plan (in effect on each case, when acting in such capacity) (the date hereof“Indemnified Parties”), which provisions shall not be amendedagainst any costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), repealed judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, losses, claims, damages or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time liabilities (collectively, “Costs”) incurred in connection with any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals whothreatened, pending or completed Legal Proceeding relating to or in connection with any action or omission occurring or alleged to have occurred whether existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers of claimed prior to, at or after the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a directorEffective Time, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of including Legal Proceedings related to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required transactions contemplated by Lawthis Agreement.
(b) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall and if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time to obtain and fully pay for non-cancelable “tail” insurance policies with a policy term of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time from one or more insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carriers with respect to (1) directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance, with benefits and levels of coverage, taken as a whole, at least as favorable as the Company’s existing policies (collectively, “D&O Insurance”), and (2) Side A insurance with respect to acts the current independent directors of the Company at least as favorable, taken as a whole, as that described in Schedule 6.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (“Side A Insurance”), in each case, to the maximum extent commercially obtainable and with respect to matters existing or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time covering each of (including in connection with this Agreement or the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereoftransactions or actions contemplated hereby); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b(or shall the Company expend) for such D&O Insurance and Side A Insurance policies in any annual premium more than 250one year an amount in excess of 200% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ therefor. If the Company and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for any reason fail to obtain such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ “tail” insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
maintain in effect for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof and Side A Insurance with benefits and levels of coverage at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof or described in Schedule 6.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, or the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, use commercially reasonable efforts to purchase comparable D&O Insurance and the Side A Insurance for such six (6) year period with benefits and levels of coverage at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof or described in Schedule 6.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, (to the maximum extent commercially obtainable) with respect to matters occurring at or before the Effective Time, provided, however, that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend for such D&O Insurance and Side A Insurance policies in any one year an amount in excess of 200% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company therefor; and if the annual cost of any such insurance coverage exceeds such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall obtain a policy with respect to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify insurance coverage with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In addition, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and hold harmless its Subsidiaries to include and maintain in the Surviving Corporation’s Charter and the Surviving Corporation’s Bylaws and the comparable organizational documents of each such Subsidiary for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Date provisions regarding the elimination of liability for, and release from any liability indemnification of, present and former officers, directors and employees and the advancement of expenses that are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than the corresponding provisions contained in the Charter and the Bylaws and the comparable organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
(c) If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its Subsidiaries)properties and assets to any other Person, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees)then, and all lossesin each such case, claims, damages, judgments (A) provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent assume all of the Surviving Corporation, which consent obligations set forth in this Section 6.6 and (B) prompt written notice thereof shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time provided to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable ClaimParties.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 6.6 shall not be terminated terminated, amended or otherwise modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party (or any other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.6(b) hereof (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Party or other Person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section 6.6(b) hereof (and their heirs and representatives). The provisions of this Section 6.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall survive the consummation be enforceable by, each of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties and other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to whom in Section 6.6(b) hereof, and their respective heirs and legal representatives. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnified Party in enforcing the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.6.
(e) In the event that The obligations and liability of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision their respective Subsidiaries under this Section 6.6 shall be made so that the successors joint and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7several.
(f) Without limiting [Intentionally Reserved]
(g) The rights of the foregoingIndemnified Parties (and other Persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” referred to in Section 6.6(b)) hereof under this Section 6.6 shall be in addition to any rights such Indemnified Parties may have under the MGCL, the Surviving Corporation Charter or the Bylaws or the comparable organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, or under any applicable Contracts, Laws and any or all indemnification agreements of or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which rights shall comply survive the Effective Time and shall continue in all material respects full force and effect.
(h) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors or employees, it being understood that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.6 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under any such policies.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any Legal Proceeding (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time) is made against or involves any Indemnified Party, on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain this Section 6.6 shall continue in effect in accordance with until the terms final disposition of the Company Stock Purchase Agreementsuch Legal Proceeding.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (PHH Corp)
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or by-laws (or comparable organization documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (A) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of (B) any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture indemnification agreement of the Company or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(A) and (B) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Lawany Indemnitees.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each of the Indemnified Parties, ending on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (B) the Merger, the Merger Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to claims any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising from facts out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or events that occurred on or before investigation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, includingthe Company shall or, without limitationif the Company is unable to, in respect Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation as of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementEffective Time to, on terms with respect to coverage, amount obtain and advancement fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies maintained by and the Company Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”), in effect as each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from and after the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period or time at or prior to the Effective TimeTime from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, Parent shallconditions, retentions and shall cause limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation tofor any reason fails to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations a period of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for at least six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection be obligated to obtain a policy with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time the greatest coverage available, with respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.7.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors whether asserted or officers claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of any Indemnitee as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws (or comparable organization documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves subsidiaries or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of in any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect with respect to such Indemnitee. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (eachand Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, together defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them, in their capacities as such Person’s heirsat any time prior to the Effective Time, executivesto the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and (ii) not amend, administrators repeal or otherwise modify any provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws (or comparable organizational documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and Representativesany indemnification agreement of the Company or its subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement that has been made available to Parent, in any manner that would adversely affect the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Lawrights thereunder of any Indemnitees.
(b) The Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.5(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law: (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Indemnitee against and from any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission by such Indemnitee in its capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates occurring at or prior to the Effective Time; or (B) the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys' fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.5(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall maintain (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.5(b) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause to be maintained in effect for six years from the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ ' and officers’ ' liability coverage of the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies and the Company's existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the "D&O Insurance"), for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, with respect to acts any claim related to any period or omissions occurring time at or prior to the Effective Time covering each of from an insurance carrier with the Indemnified Parties, on terms same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to coverageD&O Insurance, amount with terms, conditions, retentions and advancement limits of expenses liability that are no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of the date hereof; provided, that the premium for such "tail" insurance shall not exceed 275% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such "tail" insurance policies maintained by as of the Company Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall continue to maintain in effect effect, for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof, with the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance, with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of the date hereof; or (ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for a period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnitees who are insured under the Company's D&O Insurance with comparable insurance that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company's current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance, with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay an annual premium more than 250for such insurance in excess of 275% of the current annual premium currently paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereofD&O Insurance; provided provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Timeavailable, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain for a cost not exceeding such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)amount; provided, further that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances Parent may from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation time substitute therefor policies of an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate insurance company with the Indemnified Party in same or better credit rating as the defense Company's current insurance company containing terms (including with respect to coverage and amounts) and conditions (including with respect to deductibles and exclusions) that are no less favorable to any Indemnitee than the coverage provided under the Company's existing policies as of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimthe date hereof.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.76.5. The provisions of this Section 6.5 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.5.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.5 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or insurance policy or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.5 or Section 9.6 hereof to the contrary, this Section 6.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.76.5.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate Acquirer shall, or shall cause the First-Step Surviving Corporation or the Final Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to fulfill and honor the obligation of the Company to the Company’s present and former directors and officers (the “Indemnified Directors and Officers”) pursuant to the terms of (i) the Company’s Articles of Incorporation of and Bylaws and (ii) any indemnification agreements between the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification Company and advancement of expenses for matters occurring the Indemnified Directors and Officers existing prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed hereof and provided or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior made available to the Effective Time, were directors or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and each person who serves or served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representatives, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by LawAcquirer.
(b) The Surviving Corporation This Section 5.24 (i) shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from survive the Effective Time directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering consummation of each of the Indemnified PartiesMergers, on terms with respect (ii) is intended to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide benefit the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, Directors and Officers and their respective heirs and (iii) is in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation addition to, maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in substitution for, any way limiting other rights to indemnification or modifying the obligations of contribution that any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Timesuch Person may have against Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the First-Step Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Final Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without first arising after the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld Closing Date by contract or delayedotherwise. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this This Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 5.24 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Party Director and Officer under this Section 5.24 without the written consent of such affected Indemnified Party Director and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7Officer.
(ec) From the Effective Time until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Acquirer shall, or shall cause the Final Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect, for the benefit of the Company’s officers and directors with respect to their acts and omissions as directors and officers of the Company occurring prior to the Effective Time, the existing policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company as of the date of this Agreement in the form delivered by the Company to Acquirer prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Existing D&O Policy”); provided, however, that (i) Acquirer or the Final Surviving Corporation may substitute for the Existing D&O Policy a policy or policies of comparable coverage and (ii) Acquirer or Final Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments to the extent such premiums exceed 125% of the premiums paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insurance (the “Maximum Premium”). In the event that any future annual premiums for the Existing D&O Policy (or any substitute policies) exceed the Maximum Premium, Acquirer or the Final Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to reduce the amount of coverage of the Existing D&O Policy (or any substitute policies) to the amount of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not coverage that can be obtained for a premium equal to the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any PersonMaximum Premium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth nothing in this Section 6.75.24(c) shall prevent Acquirer from purchasing a “tail” policy for the Existing D&O Policy.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Buyer agrees that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective TimeClosing Date, were directors whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing Date (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in their respective articles of association, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect. Buyer shall (and Buyer shall cause the Company to) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Closing Date to the fullest extent required by the certificate of incorporation or bye-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.22(a), during the period ending on the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Buyer will: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each person who serves Indemnitee against and from any costs or served expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (A) any action or omission or alleged action or omission taken or not taken in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee officer or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries or affiliates prior to the Closing Date; or (eachB) and any transactions contemplated hereby (any such claim, together with action, suit, proceeding or investigation, a “Released Claim”); and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such Person’s heirsclaim, executivesaction, administrators and Representativessuit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified;
(c) Buyer will provide or cause the Company to provide, for a period of not less than six years after the Closing Date, the “Indemnified Parties”), unless such modification shall be required by Law.
(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from Indemnitees who are insured under the Effective Time Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and indemnification policy with respect to acts an insurance and indemnification policy, or omissions a “tail policy”, in each case, that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time covering each of Closing Date (the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses “D&O Insurance”) that is no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by existing policy of the Company in effect as of or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the date hereofbest available coverage; provided, however, that in no event the Company shall the Surviving Corporation not be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any pay an annual premium more than 250for the D&O Insurance in excess of 200% of the current last annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policies in effect as of prior to the date hereof; provided provided, further, however, that, that if the amount annual premiums of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds exceed such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation Buyer or the Company shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, directors’ and officers’ insurance providing (be obligated to the Knowledge of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, and after inquiry of its insurance broker) obtain a policy with the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal to that maximum a cost not exceeding such amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time from an insurer or insurers which have an insurer financial strength rating by A.M. Best Co. of at least “A”, which policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount .
(d) Buyer irrevocably waives and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shallreleases, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain such policies in full force Company to irrevocably waive and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
(c) In addition release to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless (and release from any liability to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”); provided, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible for any amounts paid in settlement of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time, provided that prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year periodlaw, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with Released Claims against the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claim.Indemnitees;
(de) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 6.22 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of the Section 6.22. The provisions of this Section 6.76.22 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee, his or her successors, heirs or representatives.
(e) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then and in either such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. (a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect Parent and Acquisition Sub agree that all rights to exculpation and indemnification and advancement of expenses for matters acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time than are set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time (including any matters arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), now existing in favor of the current or former directors or officers officers, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiaries as provided in the Company’s or each of the Company’s subsidiaries’ respective articles or certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational or governing documents) or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to, Indemnitees with respect to all acts or omissions by them in their capacities as such at any time prior to the Effective Time, to the fullest extent required by: (x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational or governing documents) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement and (y) any indemnification agreement of the Company or its subsidiaries or other applicable contract as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions referenced in subsections (i)(x) and (y) above in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any Indemnitees with respect to their acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(a), during the period commencing as of the Effective Time and ending on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation will, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law: (i) indemnify and hold harmless each person who serves Indemnitee against and from any costs or served expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the extent such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arises out of or pertains to: (x) any action or omission or alleged action or omission in such Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, member, trustee director or fiduciary of any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries; or (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executives, administrators and Representativesy) the Offer, the “Indemnified Parties”)Merger, the Agreement and any transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) pay in advance of the final disposition of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any Indemnitee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.7(b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, (i) neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation not to) settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment or otherwise seek termination with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation for which indemnification may be sought under this Section 6.7(b) unless such modification settlement, compromise, consent or termination includes an unconditional release of all Indemnitees from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, and does not include an admission of fault or wrongdoing by any Indemnitee and (ii) neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be required liable for any settlement, compromise, consent to the entry of judgment or termination unless such settlement is approved in advance by Lawthe Surviving Corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(bc) The Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall or, if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or cause to be maintained in effect for six years from as of the Effective Time directors’ to, obtain and officers’ liability insurance with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to fully pay the Effective Time covering each premium for the non-cancellable extension of the Indemnified Parties, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as coverage of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pursuant to this Section 6.7(b) for any annual premium more than 250% of the current annual premium paid by the Company for its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided further, however, that, if the amount of the annual premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceeds such maximum amount, the Surviving Corporation shall maintain or procure, for such six-year period, Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance providing policies and the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies (to collectively, the Knowledge “D&O Insurance”), in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of the Surviving Corporation at the time such insurance is procured, least six (6) years from and after inquiry of its insurance broker) the greatest coverage then available for an annual premium equal Effective Time with respect to that maximum amount. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed any claim related to have been satisfied if prepaid policies have been obtained any period or time at or prior to the Effective Time from an insurer insurance carrier with the same or insurers which have an insurer financial strength better credit rating by A.M. Best Co. as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of at least liability that are no less favorable than the coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation for any reason fails to obtain such “A”, which tail” insurance policies provide the Indemnified Parties with coverage, from the Effective Time to the sixth anniversary as of the Effective Time, with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on terms with respect to coverage, amount and advancement of expenses no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company in effect as of the date hereof. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause (i) the Surviving Corporation to, shall continue to maintain such policies in full force and effect, and continue to honor the obligations thereunder.
for a period of at least six (c6) In addition to the other rights provided for in this Section 6.7 and not in limitation thereof (but without in any way limiting or modifying the obligations of any insurance carrier contemplated by Section 6.7(b)), for six years from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with the Company’s current insurance carrier or with an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier with respect to D&O Insurance with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are no less favorable than the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law indemnify and hold harmless coverage provided under the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof, or (and release from any liability to ii) Parent will provide, or cause the Surviving Corporation or any to provide, for a period of its Subsidiaries)not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Indemnified Parties against all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneyIndemnitees who are insured under the Company’s fees), and all losses, claims, damages, judgments or amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “Losses”) in respect of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, based on, or arising out of or relating to the fact D&O Insurance with comparable D&O Insurance that such Person is or was a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of the Company or of any of its current or former Subsidiaries or any trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise or partnership or joint venture of the Company or any of its current or former Subsidiaries or arising out of acts or omissions provides coverage for events occurring on at or prior to the Effective Time (includingfrom an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s current insurance carrier, without limitationthat is no less favorable than the existing policy of the Company or, in respect of acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the transactions contemplated hereby) (collectively, an “Indemnifiable Claim”)best available coverage; provided, however, that Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be responsible required to pay an annual premium for any amounts paid the D&O Insurance in settlement excess of any Indemnifiable Claim without the consent 300% of the Surviving Corporationannual premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and provided further, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent or delayed. The the Surviving Corporation shall advance all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party in connection be obligated to obtain a policy with an Indemnifiable Claim within 10 days after receipt by it of a statement or statements from such Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time the greatest coverage available, with respect to time, provided that matters occurring prior thereto the Indemnified Party provides to the Surviving Corporation an undertaking to repay Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification from the Surviving Corporation. In the event any Indemnifiable Claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification shall continue until such claim is finally disposed of or all judgments, orders, decrees or other rulings in connection with such claim are fully satisfied. The Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Party in the defense of any action which is, or may result in, an Indemnifiable Claimamount.
(d) The Surviving Corporation shall be liable to pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.7. The obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 6.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the consummation of the Merger, it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.7 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.7. The provisions of this Section 6.7 are intended to be for the benefit of each Indemnitee and his or her successors, heirs or representatives. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnitee in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 6.7.
(e) The rights of each Indemnitee under this Section 6.7 shall be in addition to any rights such person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or under any applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 9.1 or Section 9.7 to the contrary, this Section 6.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on all successors and assigns of Parent, the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitees and their successors, heirs or representatives. In the event that Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all a majority of its properties and assets to any Personperson, then then, and in either each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assignsCorporation, as the case may beapplicable, shall assume succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
(f) Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall comply in all material respects with the provisions of Article 10 of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated June 18, 2004 (as amended on July 29, 2004, the “Company Stock Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, Loews and the other Persons identified therein, for so long as such provisions remain in effect in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Purchase Agreement.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Gymboree Corp)