Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Pioneer ILS Interval Fund), Trust Agreement (Pioneer Series Trust Xii), Trust Agreement (Pioneer Series Trust III)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and against all expenses reasonably incurred to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee), except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually paid to the Indemnitee under any insurance policy, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or other agreement; or
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust Company or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt Board of an undertaking by Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or on behalf advancement of the recipient to repay such amount if it Expenses is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationappropriate.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Aris Water Solutions, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Aris Water Solutions, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Aris Water Solutions, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and against all expenses reasonably penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, solely to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust), Trust Agreement (Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust), Trust Agreement (Hartford Funds NextShares Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.56.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding proceeding, whether civil or criminal, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. Expenses in connection with the defense or investigation of any proceeding of the character described above may be advanced by the Trust or Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5; provided, however, that either: (i) such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking; (ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance payments; or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a trial type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person will be found entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 6.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.56.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect a Covered Person against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. As used in this Section 6.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, mediation, arbitration, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Meet Kevin Trust), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (NEOS ETF Trust), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Tema ETF Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, agents or agents independent contractors of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, agent or agent independent contractor and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
Appears in 8 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (Global X Venture Fund), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund), Trust Agreement (City National Rochdale Reinsurance Premium Fund)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall be advanced indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationBoard.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Qt Imaging Holdings, Inc.), Merger Agreement (Monterey Capital Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (GigCapital5, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Merger Agreement (Abri SPAC I, Inc.), Business Combination Agreement (Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (GigCapital2, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.59.05, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. .
(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. .
(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. .
(d) Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 9.05 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. 9.05.
(e) To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
(f) As used in this Section 9.05, the words “claim”, “action”, “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
Appears in 4 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Virtus ETF Trust II), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Virtus ETF Trust II), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Virtus EFT Trust II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.56.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding proceeding, whether civil or criminal, in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him or her in settlement thereof. Expenses in connection with the defense or investigation of any proceeding of the character described above may be advanced by the Trust or Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him or her to the Trust or Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5; provided, however, that either: (i) such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking; (ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance payments; or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a trial type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person will be found entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 6.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.56.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect a Covered Person against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. As used in this Section 6.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, mediation, arbitration, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (Mason Capital Fund Trust), Trust Agreement (Mason Capital Fund Trust), Trust Agreement (Mason Capital Fund Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Business Combination Agreement (GX Acquisition Corp. II), Merger Agreement (Abri SPAC I, Inc.), Merger Agreement (East Resources Acquisition Co)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.56.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding proceeding, whether civil or criminal, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. Expenses in connection with the defense or investigation of any proceeding of the character described above may be advanced by the Trust or Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5; provided, however, that either: (i) such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking; (ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance payments; or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a trial type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person will be found entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.5. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 6.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.56.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect a Covered Person against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. As used in this Section 6.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, mediation, arbitration, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (Sprott ETF Trust), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Pacific Global ETF Trust), Trust Agreement (StrongVest ETF Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trustfinal disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date of this Agreement or as such law against liability may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and against all expenses reasonably incurred advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by him Delaware law or the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or organization where Indemnitee is serving at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement; or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement part thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ) was authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense Company; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it Company against Indemnitee that is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To authorized by the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors of the Company, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 4, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct 5 and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6 below.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (S&W Seed Co), Indemnification Agreement (Dole Food Co Inc), Indemnification Agreement (Dole Food Co Inc)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each Person who is or was made a party or is threatened to the exceptions and limitations contained be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (for purposes of this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been9.2, a Trustee, officer, or employee “Proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesmember, officersmanager, employees officer, employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “Indemnitee”) against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), settlement) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred or paid by him an Indemnitee in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party defending or otherwise participating in any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by virtue applicable law, such payment of his being expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or having been on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 9.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2(a), except for Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any Indemnitee by this Section 9.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, insurance, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 9.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 9.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 9.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation to Persons other than Indemnitees.
(e) The Corporation shall purchase and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit maintain insurance (or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by named insured on the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt insurance policy of an undertaking by or affiliate), on behalf of the recipient to repay Indemnitees and such amount if it is ultimately determined other Persons as the Board shall determine, in its sole discretion, against any liability that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to may be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinasserted against, or as expense that may be incurred by, such Person in connection with such Person’s activities on behalf of the Corporation, regardless of whether the Corporation would have the power to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered indemnify such Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, against such liability under the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationprovisions of this Certificate of Incorporation.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II), Merger Agreement (Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding proceeding, whether civil or criminal, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. Expenses in connection with the defense or investigation of any proceeding of the character described above may be advanced by the Trust or Series from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5; provided, however, that either: (i) such Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking; (ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance payments; or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a trial type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to believe that such Covered Person will be found entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect a Covered Person against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (State Trust), Trust Agreement (Plus Trust), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Ark ETF Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Amended and against all expenses reasonably incurred Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Bylaws;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee); or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee or (ii) the Company in an action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to unless (A) the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Trust Board or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt Board otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of an undertaking by Expenses is appropriate or on behalf of (B) the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To Company provides the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the Person or Persons making powers vested in the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationCompany under applicable law.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Neurogene Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor creditor, or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. Accordingly, Covered Persons will not be indemnified for liability for willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of their duties involved in the conduct of their offices. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person Person, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit suit, or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative, or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties, and other liabilities.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Declaration of Trust (BNY Mellon ETF Trust II), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (BNY Mellon ETF Trust II), Trust Agreement (BNY Mellon ETF Trust II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Forward Purchase Agreement (Lionheart Acquisition Corp. II), Merger Agreement (Global Partner Acquisition Corp.), Equity Transfer and Acquisition Agreement (Chart Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a party director or otherwise officer of the Corporation (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by virtue such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon the Corporation’s receipt of his being an undertaking, by or having been on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Business Combination Agreement (PENSARE ACQUISITION Corp), Business Combination Agreement (PENSARE ACQUISITION Corp)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject 3.1 The Indemnitor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by law against liability the laws of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the governing documents, or agreement of the Company (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as initiated by the Indemnitee), except a party judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors of the Indemnitor or the Board of Directors of the Company otherwise by virtue determines that indemnification or advancement of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person Expenses is appropriate;
(d) to the extent such indemnification that the Indemnitee is prohibited found by applicable federal law. The rights a court of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgement to have caused the matter which has given rise to the claim for indemnity through his or her own fraud or dishonesty;
(e) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by the TrustIndemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall be severableas amended, shall not affect Regulation (EU) 596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse and its delegated and implementing regulations, or any similar provisions of any applicable law, rule or regulation; or
(f) for any payment or reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other rights incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company pursuant to (i) any applicable clawback policy of the Company, (ii) any applicable equity or other compensation plan, award agreement, settlement arrangement or other contract to which the Indemnitee is party or (iii) any Covered Person may now applicable law, rule or hereafter be entitledregulation (including, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person without limitation, Sections 304 and shall inure to the benefit 306 of the heirsXxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, executors the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and administrators Consumer Protection Act of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law2010 and regulations promulgated thereunder, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf rules and regulations of the recipient to repay such amount if it New York Stock Exchange or other securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Company’s common stock is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, listed or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationquoted).
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Linde PLC), Indemnification Agreement (Linde PLC)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify, defend and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, EXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, agreements, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (Banyan Acquisition Corp)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, agents or agents independent contractors of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, agent or agent independent contractor and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Trust), Trust Agreement (Pioneer Securitized Income Fund)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Trust Agreement (Pioneer NextShares Series Trust I), Agreement and Declaration of Trust (Precidian ETF Trust II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by law against liability the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee (unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines that such payment is appropriate):
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators Company or the Board of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of preparation and presentation of a defense Expenses is appropriate; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit Proceeding brought by or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee that is authorized or ratified by the Trust Board of Directors of the Company, including any Proceeding brought by the Company seeking reimbursement pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board of Directors or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf compensation committee of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Organon & Co.), Indemnification Agreement (Organon & Co.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject Pursuant to the exceptions Company’s articles of incorporation and limitations contained in this Section 9.5bylaws, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), Company shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series indemnify you and advance and reimburse expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability law, including at least to the same extent as the most favorable indemnification and against all advancement or reimbursement of expenses provisions applicable to any member of the Board. Your indemnification, advancement and reimbursement right shall include but not be limited to the payment of attorneys’ fees to the attorney of your selection, which selection is entirely in your discretion. The Company’s ability to make any payment contemplated by your applicable advancement right will not under any circumstances be conditioned on or require an investigation or determination by the Board. If the Company’s ability to make any payment contemplated by your applicable indemnification and reimbursement of expenses provisions depends on an investigation or determination by the Board or any member of the Company, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the investigation to be made (at the Company’s expense) and to have the Board reach a determination as soon as reasonably incurred possible. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Company under this Section 9(a), shall include if you are or paid by him were involved in connection with any matter (including, without limitation as a party or witness) or are threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party of any kind, including whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trusteeinvestigative, directorincluding, officerwithout limitation, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trustany investigation, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that you are or were a director, officer or agent of the Company and shall cover Proceedings whether now pending or hereafter commenced and shall be retroactive to cover acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions relating to the Company or any of its affiliates that take place during your tenure with the Company, subject to a claim the terms set forth above. Your right to indemnification, advancement and reimbursement of expenses, including with respect to attorneys’ fees for indemnification the attorney of your selection, shall apply with equal force to any request by the Company to cooperate with or assist it in any respect related to the prosecution, defense or participation in any investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding of any kind, including whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative. Your rights under this Section 9.5 9a shall be advanced by survive the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt termination of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that your employment for any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationreason.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Executive Chairman and Ceo Agreement (Eastman Kodak Co), Executive Chairman and Ceo Agreement (Eastman Kodak Co)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Certificate of Incorporation and against all expenses reasonably incurred Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee); or
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee), except a judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless (A) the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of expenses is appropriate or (B) the Company provides the indemnification, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trusteeits sole discretion, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person pursuant to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by powers vested in the Company under applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Rain Therapeutics Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Shattuck Labs, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (each, a Trustee“proceeding”), officer, or employee by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Merger Agreement (Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp.), Merger Agreement (Gores Holdings II, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person (an “indemnitee”) who is or was made a party or is threatened to the exceptions and limitations contained be made a party to or is otherwise involved in this Section 9.5any threatened, every person who ispending or completed action, suit or has beenproceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.
(e) In all events, the Corporation hereby agrees that (i) its obligation to an Indemnitee to provide advancement and/or indemnification to such Indemnitee is primary, (ii) any obligation of preparation the Investor Holder (as defined below) or Sponsor Holder (as defined below) to provide advancement or indemnification hereunder or under any other indemnification agreement (whether pursuant to contract, by-laws or charter), or any obligation of an insurer of the Investor Holder or Sponsor Holder to provide insurance coverage, for the same expenses, liabilities, judgements, penalties, fines and presentation amount paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of a defense such expenses, liabilities, judgements, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by such Indemnitee are secondary and subsequent to the foregoing obligations of the Corporation and (iii) if the Investor Holder or Sponsor Holder pays or causes to be paid, for any claimreason, actionany amounts otherwise indemnifiable, suit hereunder or proceeding subject under any other indemnification agreement (whether pursuant to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 contract, by-laws or charter) with such Indemnitee, then (x) the Investor Holder or Sponsor Holder (as the case may be), shall be advanced fully subrogated to all rights of such Indemnitee with respect to such payment and (y) the Corporation shall fully indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Investor Holder or Sponsor Holder (as the case may be), for all such payments actually made by the Trust Investor Holder or Sponsor Holder (as the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationcase may be).
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (M III Acquisition Corp.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (M III Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by law against liability the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee (unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines that such payment is appropriate):
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company and/or its subsidiaries in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators Company or the Board of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of preparation and presentation of a defense Expenses is appropriate; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit Proceeding brought by or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced in the right of the Company and/or its subsidiaries against the Indemnitee that is authorized or ratified by the Trust Board of Directors of the Company, including any Proceeding brought by the Company and/or its subsidiaries seeking reimbursement pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board of Directors or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf compensation committee of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Foxx Development Holdings Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Foxx Development Holdings Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Certificate of Incorporation and against all expenses reasonably incurred Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee); or
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationCompany.
Appears in 2 contracts
Samples: Indemnification Agreement (NOODLES & Co), Indemnification Agreement (NOODLES & Co)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (as a witness or otherwise) in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor in which he becomes involved interest to the assets of the Corporation immediately prior to the adoption of these Amended and Restated Bylaws (a “predecessor”) or, while a director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trusteedirector, directortrustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a trust, partnership, joint venture, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines (including, without limitation, ERISA excise taxes and against penalties) and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonable believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or a predecessor and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending or otherwise participating in or appearing at any proceeding in advance of its final disposition (including in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Section 7.9); provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it shall be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter, a “final adjudication”) that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.9 or otherwise.
(C) To the extent that a current or former director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any threatened, pending or completed proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) or (b) of the DGCL, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter thereof, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.
(D) The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement thereof. No or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person seeking indemnification did not act in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or a predecessor, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
(E) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred upon any current or former director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor under this Section 7.9 (whether by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or a predecessor, or, while serving as a director, trustee or officer of the Corporation or a predecessor, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or a predecessor as a director, trustee, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a trust, partnership, joint venture, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan) shall be provided hereunder contract rights, shall vest when such person becomes a director, trustee or officer of the Corporation and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.9, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(F) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.9 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after the Corporation has received a written claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.9 is not paid in full by the Corporation within thirty (30) days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim, or a claim brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, to the fullest extent such indemnification is prohibited permitted by applicable federal law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. In any suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses), it shall be a defense that, and the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. With respect to any suit brought by a Covered Person seeking to enforce a right to indemnification or right to advancement of expenses hereunder or any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses (whether pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), neither (i) the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 7.9 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(G) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against conferred on any Covered Person by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, this Section 7.9 shall not affect be exclusive of any other rights to which any that such Covered Person may now have or hereafter be entitledacquire under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, an agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject .
(H) This Section 7.9 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to applicable federal the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons. Without limiting the foregoing, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation or any predecessor and to any other person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or a predecessor as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Section 7.9 with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification Covered Persons under this Section 9.5 7.9.
(I) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any predecessor or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, trust, partnership, joint venture or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL, these Bylaws or otherwise.
(J) Any repeal, modification or amendment of this Section 7.9 by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these Bylaws inconsistent with this Section 7.9, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Covered Persons on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. Any amendment, repeal, modification or adoption that would adversely affect such person’s rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder shall be advanced ineffective as to such Covered Person, except with respect to any threatened, pending or completed proceeding that relates to or arises from (and only to the extent such proceeding relates to or arises from) any act or omission of such Covered Person occurring after the effective time of such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption.
(K) If any provision or provisions of this Section 7.9 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt validity, legality and enforceability of an undertaking by or on behalf such provision in any other circumstance and of the recipient to repay remaining provisions of this Section 7.9 (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Section 7.9 containing any such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required provision held to be made invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not by themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities or circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Section 7.9 (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Section 7.9 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as give effect to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making intent of the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption parties that the Covered Person has not engaged Corporation provide protection to the indemnitee to the fullest extent set forth in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationthis Section 7.9.
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Samples: Contribution Agreement (Texas Pacific Land Trust), Contribution Agreement (Texas Pacific Land Corp)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp), Business Combination Agreement (Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and limitations contained conditions set forth in this Section 9.5Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, every person who isthe rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include, but shall not be limited to, those rights set forth in this Agreement, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law or the Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee agreement of the Trust, including persons who serve Company or any other company or other enterprise where the Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which Company (and the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), Indemnitee shall be indemnified reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by the Trust or Company and subsequently so recovered by the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect unless the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors; or
(d) with respect to any other rights to which any Covered Person may now Proceeding brought by or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to in the benefit right of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced Company against the Indemnitee that is authorized by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt Board of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Directors, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Cti Group Holdings Inc), Indemnification Agreement (Cti Group Holdings Inc)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by the applicable laws of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, a Trusteesuit or proceeding, officerwhether civil, criminal, administrative or employee investigative, including an action by or in the right of the TrustCorporation to procure a judgment in its favor (a “proceeding”), including persons who serve by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contractual rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, as it may be further amended from time to time, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders of the Corporation or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Certificate of Incorporation and against all expenses reasonably incurred Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee), except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless (A) the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of expenses is appropriate or (B) the Company provides the indemnification, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trusteeits sole discretion, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person pursuant to the extent such indemnification powers vested in the Company under applicable law; or
(d) with respect to any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee that is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirsCompany, executors except as provided in Sections 5, 6, and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Landsea Homes Corp), Indemnification Agreement (Caliber Home Loans, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, EXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Walker Jeffrey Clinton), Business Combination Agreement (Ogilvie Bruce a Jr)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Third Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp.), Merger Agreement (B. Riley Principal Merger Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject 2.1. The Company hereby undertakes to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against applicable law, for any liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred expense that may be imposed on Indemnitee due to an act performed or paid failure to act by him in connection his capacity as an Office Holder, as such term is defined in the Companies Law - 5759-1999, of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or any entity in which Indemnitee serves as an Office Holder at the request of the Company either prior to or after the date hereof (the following shall be hereinafter referred to as "Indemnifiable Events"):
2.1.1. A financial liability imposed on Indemnitee in favor of another person by a court judgment, including a compromise judgment given as a result of a settlement or an arbitrator's award which has been confirmed by a court; and
2.1.2. reasonable litigation Expenses, including attorneys' fees, expended by an Indemnitee or which were imposed on an Indemnitee by a court in proceedings instituted against him by the Company or in its name or by any other person or in a criminal charge from which he was acquitted or in a criminal proceeding in which he was convicted for a criminal offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.
2.2. The indemnification undertaking made by the Company shall be only with respect such events described in Exhibit A hereto. The maximum amount --------- payable by the Company under this Agreement for each event described in Exhibit A shall be as set forth in Exhibit A. --------- ---------
2.3. If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance an amount (or amounts) estimated by it to cover Indemnitee's reasonable litigation Expenses, including attorneys' fees, with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under Paragraph 2.1 above.
2.4. The Company's obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period as Indemnitee shall be subject to any claimpossible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee's service in which he becomes involved the foregoing positions, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such positions.
2.5. The Company undertakes that as a party or otherwise by virtue long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance to cover the liability of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person Indemnitee to the fullest extent such indemnification is prohibited permitted by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
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Samples: Indemnification & Liability (Viryanet LTD), Indemnification & Liability (Viryanet LTD)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Constituent Documents;
(b) for and against all expenses reasonably incurred to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Constituent Documents, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof initiated voluntarily by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by: (i) the Indemnitee; or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board or the Board determines that indemnification or advancement of Expenses is appropriate; or
(d) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and shall inure to the benefit sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the heirs, executors and administrators Company within the meaning of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf 16(b) of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinExchange Act, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationany similar successor statute.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Frontier Communications Corp), Indemnification Agreement (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, every any person who iswas or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was or has been, agreed to become a Trustee, officer, director or employee officer of the TrustCorporation or, including persons who while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officerstrustee, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, trustee, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred agent, or in any other capacity while serving or having agreed to serve as a "director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter, a “final adjudication”) that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.6 or otherwise.
(C) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(D) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person"), or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 is not paid in full within 30 days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be indemnified entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim, or a claim brought by the Trust or Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the applicable Series terms of an undertaking, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. In (i) any suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 7.6 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(E) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Section 7.6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, law (common or statutory), any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(F) This Section 7.6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(G) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.6, may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any Principal Stockholder). The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to a Covered Person in respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any persons with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any Principal Stockholder) to indemnify such Covered Person and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person in respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against liability any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any Principal Stockholder) or insurer of any such person and against all expenses reasonably incurred (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any Principal Stockholder) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by him in connection with the Corporation hereunder.
(H) The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any claim, action, suit Covered Person who was or proceeding in which he becomes involved is serving at its request as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder non-profit entity, including service with respect to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trustan employee benefit plan, shall be severablereduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise, non-profit entity or employee benefit plan.
(I) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against any expense, liability or loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement), whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against any such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
(J) Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Section 7.6 shall not adversely affect any other rights to which right or protection hereunder of any Covered Person may now in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or hereafter be entitledcompleted) arising out of, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators time of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit repeal or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationmodification.
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Samples: Master Reorganization Agreement (New Atlas HoldCo Inc.), Master Reorganization Agreement (Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each Person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the exceptions and limitations contained right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (for purposes of this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been8.2, a Trustee“Proceeding”), officer, or employee by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesmember, officersmanager, employees officer, employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “Indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred or paid by him an Indemnitee in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party defending or otherwise participating in any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required by virtue applicable law, such payment of his being expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or having been on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any Indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, insurance, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation to Persons other than Indemnitees.
(e) The Corporation shall purchase and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit maintain insurance (or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by named insured on the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt insurance policy of an undertaking by or Affiliate), on behalf of the recipient to repay Indemnitees and such amount if it is ultimately determined other Persons as the Board shall determine, in its sole discretion, against any liability that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to may be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinasserted against, or as expense that may be incurred by, such Person in connection with such Person’s activities on behalf of the Corporation, regardless of whether the Corporation would have the power to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered indemnify such Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, against such liability under the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationprovisions of this Restated Certificate.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Gores Holdings VIII Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Gores Holdings VIII Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by law against liability the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee (unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines that such payment is appropriate):
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) subject to Section 12(b) below, for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators Company or the Board of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of preparation and presentation of a defense Expenses is appropriate; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit Proceeding brought by or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee that is authorized or ratified by the Trust Board of Directors of the Company, including any Proceeding brought by the Company seeking reimbursement pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board of Directors or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf compensation committee of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (PET Acquisition LLC), Indemnification Agreement (PET Acquisition LLC)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions terms and limitations contained in conditions of this Section 9.5Agreement, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust Company shall indemnify any Indemnitee as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series set forth herein to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as now in effect or as may hereafter be amended or interpreted (but in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were previously permitted hereunder). In furtherance of the foregoing:
(a) The Company hereby agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnitee who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a Director or executive officer of the Company, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), against liability expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and against all expenses amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred or paid by him such Indemnitee in connection with any claim, such action, suit or proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 1(a) in respect of any action, suit or proceeding as to which he becomes involved as (i) such Indemnitee is determined by a final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (a “Final Adjudication”) to have not acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such Indemnitee is determined by a Final Adjudication to have had reasonable cause to believe that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
(b) The Company hereby agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnitee who was or is a party or otherwise is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by virtue or in the right of his being the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or having been such was a Trustee, director, officer, employee Director or agent executive officer of the Company against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and against amounts paid or reasonably incurred by him the Indemnitee in connection with the defense or settlement thereof. No of such action or suit if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be provided hereunder made under this Section 1(b) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which (i) such Indemnitee is determined by a Covered Person Final Adjudication to have not acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or (ii) such Indemnitee is determined by a Final Adjudication to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the Final Adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(c) To the extent that a present or former Director or executive officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections (1)(a) or (1)(b) hereof, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection therewith. Even if such Indemnitee is not entitled hereunder to indemnification for the total amount thereof, the Company shall indemnify such Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which such Indemnitee is prohibited entitled. For purposes of this Section 1(c) and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in any action, suit or proceeding by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trustdismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be severabledeemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
(d) Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former Indemnitee in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking (the “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 by the Company as authorized in this Agreement. Advancements shall be made by the Company within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Company of (i) a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time and (ii) the Undertaking, whichever is later.
(e) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other provisions of this Section 1 shall not affect be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Covered Person may now law, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or hereafter disinterested Directors or otherwise and in any capacity. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of expenses than would be entitledafforded currently under this Agreement, it is the intent of the Parties hereto that the Indemnitees shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.
(f) The Company has purchased and shall maintain insurance on behalf of the Indemnitees against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnitee against such liability under the provisions of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(g) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 1 shall continue as to a person any Indemnitee who has ceased to be such a Covered Person an Indemnitee of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationIndemnitee.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and limitations contained conditions set forth in this Section 9.5Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, every person who isthe rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law or the Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee agreement of the Trust, including persons who serve Company or any other company or other enterprise where the Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which Company (and the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), Indemnitee shall be indemnified reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by the Trust or Company and subsequently so recovered by the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense Company; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit Proceeding brought by or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee that is authorized by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt Board of an undertaking by or on behalf Directors of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Company, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.510.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 10.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.510.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 10.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.6 or otherwise.
(C) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such Covered Person who has ceased to be a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit Covered Person only if such proceeding (or proceeding subject to part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(D) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 7.6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 is not paid in full within 30 days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be advanced entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action, the Trust or Corporation shall have the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt burden of an undertaking by or on behalf of proving that the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
(E) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Section 9.5. To 7.6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(F) This Section 7.6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(G) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.6, may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated. The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any determination proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is required the subject of this Section 7.6, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any persons with whom or which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will may be found entitled associated to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the indemnify such Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to believe that the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person ultimately will and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be found entitled to indemnificationassociated or insurer of any such person, and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, and shall pay to Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5fullest extent authorized by Luxembourg law, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee the General Corporation Law of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request State of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust Delaware or the applicable Series Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as applicable, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law). Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law against liability or the Organizational Documents of the Company (provided that no amendment or alteration of such Organizational Documents after the date hereof shall adversely affect the rights provided to the Indemnitee under this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law);
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and against all expenses reasonably incurred collectible insurance policy or paid by him under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Organizational Documents, or agreement of the Company, any Controlled Entity or any other company or other enterprise where Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the Organizational Documents, or agreement; or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being part thereof) was authorized or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ratified by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationOperating Committee.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter, a “final adjudication”) that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.6 or otherwise.
(C) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(D) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 is not paid in full within 30 days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim, or a claim brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. In (1) any suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (2) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 7.6 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(E) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Section 7.6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(F) This Section 7.6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(G) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.6, may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, the Sponsor). The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, (2) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to a Covered Person in respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (3) any obligation of any persons with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, the Sponsor) to indemnify such Covered Person and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person in respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (4) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, the Sponsor) or insurer of any such person, and (5) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, the Sponsor) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.
(H) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit Corporation or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by is or was serving at the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf request of the recipient Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to repay indemnify such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification person against such expense, liability or loss under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationDGCL.
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Samples: Master Reorganization Agreement (Charah Solutions, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person Person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, agents or agents independent contractors of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, agent or agent independent contractor and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person Person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a personPerson. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Transamerica AUIM Opportunistic Bond)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (a) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he/she, or a person for whom he/she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent, against all expenses, liability and against loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(b) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent such indemnification is prohibited required by applicable federal law. , such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.6 or otherwise.
(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, expenses under this Section 7.6 shall be severable, shall not affect any other contract rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, and such rights shall continue as to a person Covered Person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person director, officer, employee, trustee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the his/her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit Covered Person only if such proceeding (or proceeding subject to part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(d) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 7.6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within sixty days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 is not paid in full within thirty days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be advanced entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any suit brought by the Trust Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the applicable Series prior Corporation to final disposition thereof upon receipt recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking by or on behalf undertaking, the burden of proving that the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he Covered Person is not entitled to indemnification be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 9.5. To 7.6 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(e) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Section 7.6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(f) This Section 7.6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(g) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.6, may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated. The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any determination proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is required the subject of this Section 7.6, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any persons with whom or which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will may be found entitled associated to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the indemnify such Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to believe that the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person ultimately will and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be found entitled to indemnificationassociated or insurer of any such person, and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corp)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 9.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 9.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 9.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 9.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 9.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. III)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (each, a Trustee"proceeding"), officer, or employee by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization in which the Trust has corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise employee benefit plan (hereinafter referred to as a an "Covered Personindemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Gores Holdings II, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to To the fullest extent permitted by law against liability applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and against all expenses reasonably incurred hold harmless each person who is or paid by him was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she: (i) is or was a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the Corporation; (ii) is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise; or (iii) was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 9 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article 9 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 9, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit indemnitee only if such proceeding (or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced part thereof) was authorized by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationboard.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Arogo Capital Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of the Corporation’s stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Merger Agreement (Global Partner Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. Nothing herein contained shall indemnify, hold harmless or protect a Covered Person against any liability to the Trust or any Shareholder to which he or she otherwise would be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Trust Agreement (ETF Series Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. Such expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board deems appropriate. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees. Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of preparation this Section 8.2 and presentation who are or were employees or agents of the Corporation, or who are or were serving at the request of the Corporation as employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the Board.
(e) Notwithstanding that an indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to such indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such indemnitee are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by such indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights such indemnitee may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of an indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such indemnitee against the Corporation.
(f) For purposes of this Section 8.2, references to the “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a defense constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any claimperson who is or was a director, actionofficer, suit employee or proceeding subject to agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a claim for indemnification director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by 8.2 with respect to the Trust resulting or the applicable Series prior surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount constituent corporation if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationits separate existence had continued.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Federal Street Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Sharecare, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, and shall (subject to the exceptions and limitations contained Section 16) pay to Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trustfinal disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date of this Agreement or as such law against liability may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment, it being the intent of the parties that the Indemnitee shall enjoy the greater benefits so afforded by such change). Unless required by applicable law, the Company shall not adopt any amendment to the Company’s by-laws or certificate of incorporation, the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and against all expenses reasonably incurred advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by him Delaware law;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or organization where Indemnitee is serving at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement;
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement part thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ) was authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense Company; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it Company against Indemnitee that is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To authorized by the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors of the Company, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 4, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct 5 and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent permitted authorized by law against liability the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee (unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines that such payment is appropriate):
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect unless the action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of Expenses is appropriate; or
(d) with respect to any other rights to which any Covered Person may now Proceeding brought by or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to in the benefit right of the heirsCompany against the Indemnitee that is authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense including any Proceeding brought by the Company seeking reimbursement pursuant to any claim, action, suit compensation recoupment or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced clawback policy adopted by the Trust Board of Directors or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf compensation committee of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 5, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject Section 1. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the exceptions right of the Corporation or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and limitations contained in this Section 9.5whether formal or informal, every person who isincluding appeals, by reason of the fact that such person, or has beena person for whom such person was the legal representative, is or was a Trustee, officer, director or employee officer of the TrustCorporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officerspartner, employees trustee, employee or agents agent of another organization corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, nonprofit entity or other enterprise, for and against all loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in which settlement reasonably incurred by such person or such heirs, executors or administrators in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals. Notwithstanding the Trust preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this By-Law, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person described in such sentence in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such person was authorized in the specific case by the Board.
Section 2. To the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Corporation shall promptly pay expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any person described in Section 1 of this By-Law defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals; provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this By-Law or otherwise.
Section 3. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this By-Law is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by any person described in Section 1 of this By-Law has an interest as a shareholderbeen received by the Corporation, creditor such person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person")in part, shall be indemnified by entitled to be paid the Trust or the applicable Series expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that such person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
Section 4. To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person described in Section 1 of this By-Law against any liability and asserted against all such person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this By-Law or otherwise.
Section 5. The rights conferred on any such person described in Section 1 of this By-Law by this By-Law shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 6. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses reasonably incurred to any such person described in Section 1 of this By-Law who was or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved is serving at its request as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification nonprofit entity shall be provided reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.
Section 7. For purposes of this By-Law, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries.
Section 8. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this By-Law shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any such person described in Section 1 of this By-Law in respect of any proceeding (regardless when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, act or omission occurring prior to a Covered Person the time of such repeal or modification.
Section 9. This By-Law shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent such indemnification is prohibited and in the manner permitted by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation to, and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of, persons other than persons described in Section 1 of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationBy-Law.
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Samples: Stockholders Agreement (AGA Medical Holdings, Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (a) The Company shall indemnify any Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5fact that he, every person who isshe or it is or was a Managing Member, or has been, a TrusteeMember, officer, employee, representative or employee agent of the TrustCompany, against expenses (including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"reasonable attorneys' fees), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability judgments, fines and against all expenses amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him, her or paid by him it in connection with any claim, such action, suit or proceeding if he, she or it acted in which he becomes involved as good faith and in a party manner he, she or otherwise by virtue it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of his being the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or having been such a Trusteeproceeding, directorhad no reasonable cause to believe his, officer, employee her or agent and against amounts paid or its conduct was unlawful.
(b) Expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by him any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trustdefending any civil, shall be severablecriminal, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now administrative or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, investigative action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced paid by the Trust or Company in advance of the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient such indemnified Person to repay such amount if it is shall ultimately be determined that he he, she or it is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.
(c) The indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant hereto, shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to be made as a Managing Member, Member, director, officer, manager, employee, representative or agent and shall inure to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in successors and assigns of such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationPerson.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee and, subject to the exceptions provision of the undertaking required by Section 15 shall pay to Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and limitations contained in this Section 9.5advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, every person who isexcept that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by Delaware law or the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee agreement of the Trust, including persons who serve Company or any other company or other enterprise where Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Trust as directorsCompany, trusteesexcept in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, officersindemnity clause, employees provision of the certificate of incorporation or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholderby-laws, creditor or otherwise agreement; or
(hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except (i) if such indemnification or advancement of expenses is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) such indemnification or advancement of expenses is provided by the Company, in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trusteeits sole discretion, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person pursuant to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by powers vested in the TrustCorporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to (iv) the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject (or part thereof) is brought to establish or enforce a claim for right to indemnification pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationAgreement.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 9.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 9.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 9.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 9.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 9.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, and shall pay to Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding (as defined below) all Expenses (as defined below) incurred by Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the exceptions fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted, all on the terms and limitations contained conditions set forth in this Section 9.5Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, every person who isthe rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee with respect to the claim in question under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee agreement of the Trust, including persons who serve Company or any other company or organization where Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which Company (and Indemnitee shall reimburse the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"Company for any amounts paid by the Company and subsequently so recovered by Indemnitee), except in respect of any indemnity or advancement of Expenses exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or agreement; provided, however, that this Section 2(b) shall be indemnified by the Trust not apply to any payment(s) actually made to Indemnitee that Indemnitee has been required to return or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him that Indemnitee has been otherwise disgorged of through no fault of Indemnitee; or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being part thereof) was authorized or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ratified by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationCompany.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person Trust shall indemnify (a) any individual or entity who is, is or has been, was a Trustee, officer, Trustee or employee an officer of the TrustTrust (including among the foregoing, including persons who serve for all purposes of this Article VII and without limitation, any individual or entity who, while serving as a Trustee or an officer of the Trust and, at the request of the Trust as directorsTrust, trusteesserves or has served any other enterprise in any management or agency capacity) against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject by reason of such status and (b) each present or former Beneficiary against any claim or liability to which such Beneficiary may become subject by reason of such status. In addition, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding, reasonable expenses incurred by a present or former Trustee, officer or Beneficiary made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason such status, provided that, in the case of a Trustee, the Trust shall have received (i) a written affirmation by the Trustee of the Trustee’s good faith belief that the Trustee has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Trust or the applicable Series pursuant to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability Article V and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as (ii) a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an written undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient Trustee to repay such the amount paid or reimbursed by the Trust if it is shall ultimately be determined that he is the applicable standard of conduct was not met. The Trust may, with the approval of the Board, provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Trust in any of the capacities described in (a) above and to any employee or agent of the Trust or a predecessor of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trust shall not be required to indemnify or advance funds to any person entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To hereunder (x) with respect to any action initiated or brought voluntarily by such indemnified person (and not by way of defense) unless (I) approved or authorized by the extent that Board or (II) incurred to establish or enforce such person’s right to indemnification hereunder, or (y) in connection with any determination claim with respect to which such person is required found to be made as liable to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationTrust.
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Samples: Agreement and Declaration of Trust (HGR Liquidating Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Pioneer Multi Asset Floating Rate Trust)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (i) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify, defend, advance expenses and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit, investigation, arbitration or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (each, a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition (including by making any payment directly to the applicable third parties if requested by the indemnitee); provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(i), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses (which are, for the avoidance of doubt, indemnified proceedings and expenses), the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(ii) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(iii) The Corporation hereby agrees: (A) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., in the event any indemnitee has the right to receive indemnification from one or more sponsors, affiliates or third parties, the Corporation’s obligations to such indemnitee are primary); (B) that it shall be required to pay the full amount of expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with any proceeding in advance of its final disposition as required by the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, without regard to (x) any rights such indemnitee may have, or the exercise of any such rights by such indemnitee, against any other sponsors, affiliates or third parties or (y) any advance or payment made by such sponsors, affiliates or third parties on behalf of such a person. Subject indemnitee with respect to applicable federal any claim for which such indemnitee is entitled to indemnification from the Corporation; and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases such sponsors or affiliates from any and all claims against such sponsors or affiliates for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof.
(iv) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, expenses or the adoption of preparation any other provision of this Bylaws inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and presentation shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. If the DGCL is amended after the effectiveness of this Restated Certificate to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a defense director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
(v) The Board may, to the full extent permitted by law, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain, at the Corporation’s expense, insurance: (A) to indemnify the Corporation for any claimobligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors, actionofficers, suit employees and agents under the provisions of this Section 8.2; and (B) to indemnify or insure directors, officers, employees and agents against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Section 8.2.
(vi) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees. Unless otherwise waived by resolution of the Board, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or brought on behalf of the recipient Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Corporation to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the corporation arising pursuant to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To any provision of the extent that DGCL or the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws or (iv) any determination is required to be made action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except, as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct each of clauses (i) through (iv), for any claim for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether the Delaware Chancery Court determines there is reason an indispensable party not subject to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled its jurisdiction (and such party does not consent to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationjurisdiction within ten days of such determination).
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to 1. To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Company shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or has been, any part thereof (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Company as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, EXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Company shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI, Section B or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article VI, Section B shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VI, Section B(1), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
2. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Article VI, Section B shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
3. Any repeal or amendment of this Article VI, Section B by the stockholders of the Company or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI, Section B shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a personrepeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
4. Subject This Article VI, Section B shall not limit the right of the Company, to applicable federal the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.
A. Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of preparation an alternative forum, the sole and presentation exclusive forum for the following types of a defense to actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: (A) any claim, action, suit derivative action or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or brought on behalf of the recipient Company; (B) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee of the Company or any stockholder to repay the Company or the Company’s stockholders; (C) any action or proceeding asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company (as each may be amended from time to time); (D) any action or proceeding to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company (including any right, obligation or remedy thereunder); (E) any action or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and (F) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, any state or federal court located within the State of Delaware, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants (and such amount if it is ultimately determined indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of such court within ten (10) days following such determination). This Article VII shall not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
B. Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
C. Any person or Entity holding, owning or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article VII.
A. The Company reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, except as provided in paragraph B. of this Article VIII, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that he is not might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, (i) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To vote generally in the extent that any determination is election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Articles V, VI, VII and VIII and (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, shall be made as required to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinalter, amend or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationrepeal Article IV.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, agents or agents independent contractors of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, agent or agent independent contractor and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee "proceeding") by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization in which the Trust has corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise employee benefit plan (hereinafter referred to as a an "Covered Personindemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Boulevard Acquisition Corp. Ii)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter, a “final adjudication”) that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article X or otherwise.
(C) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Article X shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article X, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(D) If a claim for indemnification under this Article X (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Article X is not paid in full within 30 days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim, or a claim brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. In (1) any suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (2) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article X or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(E) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article X shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of the Corporation, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(F) This Article X shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(G) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Article X may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group). The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Article X, (2) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to a Covered Person in respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Article X, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (3) any obligation of any persons with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) to indemnify such Covered Person and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person in respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (4) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) or insurer of any such person, and (5) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.
(H) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit Corporation or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by is or was serving at the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf request of the recipient Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to repay indemnify such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification person against such expense, liability or loss under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationDGCL.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, shall be indemnified by the Trust officer, employee or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law agent, against all expenses, liability and against all expenses loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or paid suffered by him such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 5.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any claim, action, suit or such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 5.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 5.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.2, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 5.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 5.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 5.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 5.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) Any indemnification of a director or officer of the Corporation or advancement of expenses (including attorneys’ fees, costs and charges) under this Section 8.2 shall be made promptly, and in any event within forty-five days (or, in the case of an advancement of expenses, twenty days, provided that the director or officer has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 8.2(a) if required), upon the written request of the director or officer. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within forty-five days (or, in the case of an advancement of expenses, twenty days, provided that the director or officer has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 8.2(a) if required), the right to indemnification or advancements as granted by this Section 8.2 shall be enforceable by the director or officer in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, which shall be the sole and exclusive forums for any such action. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of It shall be a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advancement of expenses where the undertaking required pursuant to Section 8.2(a), if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the Corporation to the maximum extent permitted by law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(d) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(e) For purposes of this Section 8.2, references to the “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any constituent Corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Section 9.5 8.2 with respect to the resulting or surviving Corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent Corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(f) This Section 8.2 shall be advanced by not limit the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf right of the recipient Corporation, to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to be made as indemnify and to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as advance expenses to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (Sentinel Energy Services Inc.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every 1. Each person who iswas or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative or any other type whatsoever (hereinafter a Trustee“proceeding”), officer, or employee by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officersemployee, employees agent or agents trustee of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee, agent or otherwise (hereinafter referred to trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust or the applicable Series Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and against all expenses loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; except as provided in Section 3 of this Article IV with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses or with respect to any compulsory counterclaim brought by such indemnitee, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
Section 2. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this Article IV, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by him the Corporation the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred in appearing at, participating in or defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article IV (which shall be governed by Section 3 of this Article IV) (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if (x) the DGCL requires or (y) in the case of an advance made in a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made solely upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined after final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Article IV or otherwise.
Section 3. If a claim under Section 1 or 2 of this Article IV is not paid in full by the Corporation within (i) sixty (60) days after a written claim for indemnification has been received by the Corporation or (ii) twenty (20) days after a claim for an advancement of expenses has been received by the Corporation, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim or to obtain advancement of expenses, as applicable. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if the indemnitee is successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense of the Corporation that, and (ii) any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article IV or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(A) The provision of indemnification to or the advancement of expenses and costs to any indemnitee under this Article IV, or the entitlement of any indemnitee to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs under this Article IV, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses and costs to such indemnitee in any other way permitted by law or be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate, any right to which any indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such indemnitee’s capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.
(B) Given that certain jointly indemnifiable claims (as defined below) may arise due to the service of the indemnitee as a director and/or officer of the Corporation or as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of the indemnitee-related entities (as defined below), the Corporation shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses in connection with any such jointly indemnifiable claims, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Article IV, irrespective of any right of recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities. Under no circumstance shall the Corporation be entitled to any right of subrogation against or contribution by the indemnitee-related entities and no right of advancement, indemnification or recovery the indemnitee may have from the indemnitee-related entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation under this Article IV. In the event that any of the indemnitee-related entities shall make any payment to the indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any jointly indemnifiable claim, actionthe indemnitee-related entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee against the Corporation, and the indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the indemnitee-related entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the indemnitee-related entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 4(B) of Article IV, entitled to enforce this Section 4(B) of Article IV. For purposes of this Section 4(B) of Article IV, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) The term “indemnitee-related entities” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or proceeding in other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which he becomes involved the indemnitee has agreed, on behalf of the Corporation or at the Corporation’s request, to serve as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred which service is covered by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided indemnity described herein) from whom an indemnitee may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required or advancement of expenses with respect to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged which, in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, whole or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationin part, the Person Corporation may also have an indemnification or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationadvancement obligation.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (CC Neuberger Principal Holdings I)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every Each person who iswas or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative or any other type whatsoever (hereinafter a Trustee“proceeding”), officer, or employee by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officersemployee, employees agent or agents trustee of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee, agent or otherwise (hereinafter referred to trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust or the applicable Series Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and against all expenses loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or paid suffered by him such indemnitee in connection therewith; except as provided in Section 3 of this Article IV with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses or with respect to any compulsory counterclaim brought by such indemnitee, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with any claim, action, suit a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement part thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ) was authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationBoard.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Collier Creek Holdings)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, shall be indemnified by the Trust officer, employee or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law agent, against all expenses, liability and against all expenses loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or paid suffered by him such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 5.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any claim, action, suit or such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 5.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 5.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.2, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 5.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 5.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 5.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses repeal or amendment or adoption of preparation and presentation such inconsistent provision in respect of a defense to any claim, action, suit act or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series omission occurring prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt such repeal or amendment or adoption of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationinconsistent provision.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Cimarex Energy Co)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise Indemnitee (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against i) all expenses reasonably Expenses incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient Indemnitee and (ii) the amount of any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, or penalties actually levied against the Indemnitee, or any amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, but only to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required such amendments expand the rights of the Indemnitee, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law;
(b) for and to the extent that payment has previously been made as to whether the Indemnitee under a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinvalid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or as agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise where the Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee);
(c) in respect of any claim brought by the Indemnitee, except in connection with (i) a judicial proceeding or arbitration (A) pursuant to whether there is reason Section 11 to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled enforce rights under this Agreement or (B) to enforce the terms of the Agreements Regarding Indemnification Obligations, or (ii) the enforcement of any other rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification, advancement or contribution from the Person Company under any other contract, the Certificate of Incorporation or Persons making By-laws or under statute or other law, including any rights under Section 145 of the determination shall afford DGCL, unless the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption action, suit, or proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company; or
(d) with respect to any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee that is authorized by the Covered Person has not engaged Board of Directors of the Company, except as provided in such conduct Sections 5, 6, and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification7 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trustfinal disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date of this Agreement or as such law against liability may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment, it being the intent of the parties that the Indemnitee shall enjoy the greater benefits so afforded by such change). Unless required by applicable law, the Company shall not adopt any amendment to the Company’s by-laws or certificate of incorporation, the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and against all expenses reasonably incurred advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by him Delaware law;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or organization where Indemnitee is serving at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement; or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement part thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ) was authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense Company; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it Company against Indemnitee that is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To authorized by the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors of the Company, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 4, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct 5 and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.53 of Article VII, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 3 of Article VII shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.53 of Article VII. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification. As used in this Section 3 of Article VII, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
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Samples: Agreement and Declaration of Trust (City National Rochdale Funds)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject (a) The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5full extent permitted under the Organizational Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), no Indemnitee shall be indemnified hereunder against any liability to any person or any expense of such Indemnitee arising by reason of (i) willful misfeasance; (ii) bad faith; (iii) gross negligence; or (iv) reckless disregard of the Trust or duties involved in the applicable Series to conduct of the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him Indemnitee’s position.
(b) The Company shall make advance payments in connection with the expenses of defending any claimaction with respect to which indemnification might be sought by Indemnitee under the Organizational Documents or this Agreement, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the full extent such permitted under applicable law, provided the Company receives a written affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standards of conduct necessary for indemnification is prohibited have been met and a written undertaking by applicable federal lawIndemnitee to reimburse the Company if it shall ultimately be determined that the standards of conduct necessary for indemnification have not been met. The rights In addition, at least one of indemnification herein provided may the following conditions must be met: (i) Indemnitee shall provide adequate security for his or her undertaking; (ii) the Company shall be insured against losses arising by policies maintained by reason of any lawful advances; (iii) a majority of a quorum of those Directors who are both Independent Directors and not parties to the Trustproceeding (“Independent Non-Party Directors”), or if such quorum is not obtainable or even if obtainable, if a majority vote of such quorum so direct, Special Counsel in a written opinion, shall be severableconclude, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirsfull trial type inquiry), executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is substantial reason to believe that a Covered Person Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification; or (iv) Special Counsel in a written opinion shall conclude, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person based on a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial type inquiry), that there is substantial reason to believe that the Covered Person Indemnitee ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding with respect to which indemnification might be sought under the Organizational Documents or this Agreement, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any action, suit or other proceeding voluntarily prosecuted by Indemnitee as plaintiff, indemnification under the Organizational Documents or this Agreement and advancement of expenses under this Agreement shall be available only if the prosecution of such action, suit or other proceeding by Indemnitee (i) was authorized by a majority of the Directors or (ii) was instituted by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights to indemnification under the Organizational Documents or this Agreement or advancement of expenses under this Agreement in a case in which Indemnitee is found to be entitled to indemnification.
(e) The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Great Elm Capital Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERIXX xxcise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, shall be indemnified by the Trust officer, employee or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law agent, against all expenses, liability and against all expenses loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or paid suffered by him such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 9.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any claim, action, suit or such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 9.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 9.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 9.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 9.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 9.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (any such person, an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise agent, or in any other capacity while serving as such a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person")including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability pay any and against all expenses reasonably (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay, without interest, all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2: (i) shall be contract rights; (ii) shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation administrators; and presentation of a defense to (iii) shall not be conditioned upon any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of determination that an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it indemnitee is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.58.2 with respect to the related proceeding. To Notwithstanding the extent foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinindemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Third Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationotherwise.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and against all expenses reasonably penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, solely to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Starboard Value Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this paragraph TWENTY-THIRD, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This paragraph TWENTY-THIRD shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject 2.1 The Company hereby undertakes to indemnify the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against from time to time, for any liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred Expense that may be imposed on Indemnitee due to an act performed or paid failure to act by him in connection with his capacity as an Office Holder of the Company or any claimsubsidiary of the Company or any entity in which Indemnitee serves as an Office Holder at the request of the Company either prior to or after the date hereof, actionfor any event against which indemnification is available or permitted by law to be provided to an Office Holder (“Indemnifiable Events”), suit including without limitation the following:
2.1.1 monetary liability imposed on an Office Holder in favor of a third party in a judgment, including a settlement or an arbitral award confirmed by a court;
2.1.2 reasonable legal costs, including attorney’s fees, expended by the Indemnitee as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against the Indemnitee by a competent authority, provided that such investigation or proceeding concludes without the filing of an indictment against the Indemnitee and either (A) no financial liability was imposed on the Indemnitee in which he becomes involved as a party lieu of criminal proceedings, or otherwise by virtue (B) financial liability was imposed on the Indemnitee in lieu of his being or having been such a Trusteecriminal proceedings but the alleged criminal offense does not require proof of criminal intent; and
2.1.3 reasonable legal costs, directorincluding attorney’s fees, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained expended by the TrustIndemnitee or for which the Indemnitee is charged by a court, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to (a) in an action brought against the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking Indemnitee by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it Company or a third party, or (b) in a criminal action in which the Indemnitee is ultimately determined that he found innocent, or (c) in a criminal action in which the Indemnitee is convicted and in which a proof of criminal intent is not required.
2.2 The indemnification undertaking made by the Company shall be only with respect to such events as are described in Schedule A hereto. The maximum amount payable by the Company under this Agreement for each event described in Schedule A shall be as set forth in Schedule A. The indemnification provided herein shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by this Section 2.2 and Schedule A if and to the extent such limits are no longer required by law.
2.3 If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance an amount (or amounts) estimated by it to cover Indemnitee’s Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, with respect to which Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification be indemnified under this Section 9.5Paragraph 2.1 above. To the extent that any determination is required The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by such Indemnitee therefor to the Company.
2.4 The Company’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses in accordance with this Agreement shall be for such period as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or any inquiry or investigation, whether a Covered Person engaged civil, criminal or investigative, arising out of the Indemnitee’s service in conduct for which the foregoing positions, whether or not Indemnitee is still serving in such positions.
2.5 The Company undertakes that as long as it may be obligated to provide indemnification and advance Expenses under this Agreement, the Company will purchase and maintain in effect directors and Office Holders liability insurance to cover the liability of Indemnitee, providing coverage in amounts as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in its sole discretion; provided, that, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain directors and officers insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not provided as described hereinreasonably available, the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, or as the coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions that it provides an insufficient benefit. The Company undertakes to whether there is reason give prompt written notice of the commencement of any claim hereunder to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making insurers in accordance with the determination shall afford procedures set forth in each of the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpolicies.
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Samples: Director Insurance, Indemnification and Exculpation Agreement (Backweb Technologies LTD)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request final disposition of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by the Trust Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the fullest extent which it is empowered to do so by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the applicable Series case of any such amendment, to the fullest extent permitted by law, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted under such law against liability prior to such amendment), all on the terms and against all expenses reasonably incurred conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to the Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent otherwise provided in the Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) filed by PHI, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”), which Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on August 2, 2019;
(b) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company;
(c) subject to Section 12(b) below, for and to the extent that payment is actually made to the Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or other enterprise (and the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by him the Company and subsequently so recovered by the Indemnitee); or
(d) in connection with any claim, an action, suit suit, or proceeding, or part thereof voluntarily initiated by the Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) the Indemnitee, or (ii) the Company in an action, suit, or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained initiated by the TrustIndemnitee), shall be severableexcept a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now unless the action, suit, or hereafter be entitledproceeding, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust Company or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt Board of an undertaking by Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or on behalf advancement of the recipient to repay such amount if it Expenses is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationappropriate.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (any such person, an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise agent, or in any other capacity while serving as such a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person")including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability pay any and against all expenses reasonably (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay, without interest, all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2: (i) shall be contract rights; (ii) shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation administrators; and presentation of a defense to (iii) shall not be conditioned upon any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of determination that an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it indemnitee is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.58.2 with respect to the related proceeding. To Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent that such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any determination way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinfirst threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or as related to, any act or omission occurring prior to whether there is reason such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct indemnify and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled advance expenses to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee, and shall pay to the exceptions and limitations contained Indemnitee in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee advance of the Trustfinal disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law in effect on the date of this Agreement or as such law against liability may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and against all expenses reasonably incurred advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification or, only in the case of clauses (a) through (c) below, advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by Delaware law or paid by him the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement of the Company or any other company or organization where Indemnitee is serving at the request of the Company, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or agreement; or
(c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement part thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ) was authorized by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense Company; or
(d) with respect to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it Company against Indemnitee that is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To authorized by the extent that any determination is required to be made Board of Directors of the Company, except as to whether a Covered Person engaged provided in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described hereinSections 4, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct 5 and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification6 below.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, and shall pay to Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding, to the exceptions fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment). Without diminishing the scope of the rights provided by this Section, the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and limitations contained in this Section 9.5advancement of Expenses provided hereunder shall include but shall not be limited to those rights hereinafter set forth, every person who isexcept that no indemnification or advancement of Expenses shall be paid to Indemnitee:
(a) to the extent expressly prohibited by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company;
(b) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee agreement of the Trust, including persons who serve Company or any other company or other enterprise where Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Trust as directorsCompany, trusteesexcept in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, officersindemnity clause, employees provision of the certificate of incorporation or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholderbylaws, creditor or otherwise agreement; or
(hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him c) in connection with any claiman action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof (including claims and counterclaims) initiated by Indemnitee, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party (or otherwise by virtue of his being part thereof) was authorized or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained ratified by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit Board of Directors of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationCompany.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees employees, agents or agents independent contractors of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "“Covered Person"”), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee employee, agent or agent independent contractor and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.. As used in this Section 9.5, the words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, demands, actions, suits, investigations, regulatory inquiries, proceedings or any other occurrence of a similar nature, whether actual or threatened and whether civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals, and the words
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Samples: Trust Agreement (City National Rochdale Strategic Credit Fund)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the exceptions (A) The Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5hold harmless, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, or employee of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred as it presently exists or paid by him may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in connection with any claimthreatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding.
(B) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which he becomes involved there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter, a “final adjudication”) that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.6 or otherwise.
(C) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.6, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(D) If a claim for indemnification under this Section 7.6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Section 7.6 is not paid in full within 30 days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim, or a claim brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. In (1) any suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (2) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Section 7.6 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(E) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Section 7.6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(F) This Section 7.6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
(G) Any Covered Person entitled to indemnification and/or advancement of expenses, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.6, may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and/or insurance provided by one or more persons with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) or the Existing Stockholder Group (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation). The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (1) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, (2) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all such obligations and any indemnification afforded to a Covered Person in respect of a proceeding, expense, liability or matter that is the subject of this Section 7.6, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract or otherwise, (3) any obligation of any persons with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) to indemnify such Covered Person and/or advance expenses or liabilities to such Covered Person in respect of any proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (4) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify each Covered Person and advance expenses to each Covered Person hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights such Covered Person may have against any other person with whom or which such Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) or insurer of any such person, and (5) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other person with whom or which a Covered Person may be associated (including, without limitation, any member of the Sponsor Group or the Existing Stockholder Group) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.
(H) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Subject to applicable federal law, expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit Corporation or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by is or was serving at the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf request of the recipient Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to repay indemnify such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification person against such expense, liability or loss under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationDGCL.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless any person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation (including Indemnitee’s service, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest Corporation as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter, an “Indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action (or omission) in his or her official capacity as an Indemnitee, against all liability and against loss suffered (including, without limitation, judgments, fines, excise taxes pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (the “ERISA excise taxes”), penalties and amounts paid or in settlement) and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by him such Indemnitee in settlement connection with such proceeding, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 11.02 and the Corporation’s Bylaws. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.02(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an Indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors, or if the Board of Directors otherwise determines that indemnification or advancement of expenses is appropriate.
(b) To receive indemnification under this Section 11.02, an Indemnitee shall submit a written request to the Corporation. No Such request shall include documentation or information that is necessary to determine the entitlement of the Indemnitee to indemnification and that is reasonably available to the Indemnitee. Upon receipt by the Corporation of such a written request, unless indemnification is required by Section 11.02(e), the entitlement of the Indemnitee to indemnification shall be provided hereunder determined by the following person or persons who shall be empowered to make such determination, as selected by the Board of Directors (except with respect to clause (v) of this Section 11.02(b)): (i) the Board of Directors by a Covered majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such proceeding, whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (ii) a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee; (iv) the stockholders of the Corporation; or (v) in the event that a change of control (as defined below) has occurred, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee. The determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be made and, unless a contrary determination is made, such indemnification shall be paid in full by the Corporation not later than 60 days after the later of (x) the receipt by the Corporation of a written request for indemnification and (y) the final adjudication (as defined below) of the proceeding for which indemnification is sought. For purposes of this Section 11.02(b), a “change of control” will be deemed to have occurred if, with respect to any particular 24-month period, the individuals who, at the beginning of such 24-month period, constituted the Board of Directors (the “incumbent board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such 24-month period whose election, or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Corporation, was approved by the Series I Preferred Stockholder or by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the incumbent board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the incumbent board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors.
(c) The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, solely to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 11.02 or otherwise.
(d) To receive an advancement of expenses under this Section 11.02, an Indemnitee shall submit a written request to the Corporation. Such request shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include or be accompanied by the undertaking required by Section 11.02(c). Each such advancement of expenses shall be made within 20 days after the receipt by the Corporation of a written request for advancement of expenses.
(e) To the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding (or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein), such Indemnitee shall be indemnified under this Section 11.02(e) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such defense. Indemnification under this Section 11.02(e) shall not be subject to satisfaction of a standard of conduct, and the Corporation may not assert the failure to satisfy a standard of conduct as a basis to deny indemnification or recover amounts advanced, including in a suit brought pursuant to Section 11.02(f) (notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein); provided, however, that, any Indemnitee who is not a current or former director or officer (as such term is defined in the final sentence of Section 145(c)(1) of the DGCL) shall be entitled to Indemnification under Section 11.02(a) and this Section 11.02(e) only if such Indemnitee has satisfied the standard of conduct required for indemnification under Section 145(a) or Section 145(b) of the DGCL.
(f) In the event that a determination is made that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or if payment is not timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 11.02(b), if a request for indemnification under Section 11.02(e) is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after the later of (x) the Corporation’s receipt of a written request and (y) the final adjudication of the proceeding for which indemnification is sought, or if an advancement of expenses is not timely made under Section 11.02(d), the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation in the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware (or solely to the extent that the Court of Chancery lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located in the State of Delaware) a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware seeking an adjudication of entitlement to such indemnification is prohibited or advancement of expenses. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by applicable federal the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in Section 145(a) or Section 145(b) of the DGCL. Further, in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in Section 145(a) or Section 145(b) of the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met such applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under applicable law, this Section 11.02 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
(g) The rights to indemnification and advancement of indemnification herein provided may be insured against expenses conferred by policies maintained by the Trust, this Section 11.02 shall be severable, shall not affect any other contract rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, and such rights shall continue as to a person an Indemnitee who has ceased to be such a Covered Person or to serve in the capacity of Indemnitee and shall inure to the benefit of the such Indemnitee’s heirs, executors executors, administrators, successors and administrators assigns.
(h) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any Indemnitee by this Section 11.02 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any Indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(i) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 11.02 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 11.02, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(j) This Section 11.02 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to Persons other than Indemnitees.
(k) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall be made only out of preparation the assets of the Corporation. In no event may an Indemnitee subject any stockholders of the Corporation to personal liability by reason of the provisions set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation with respect to indemnification or any advancement of expenses. Without limiting the foregoing, the Series I Preferred Stockholder shall not be personally liable for such indemnification or any advancement of expenses and presentation shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Corporation to enable it to effectuate such indemnification or to advance any expenses.
(l) Notwithstanding that an Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification and/or advancement of a defense expenses provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to an advancement of expenses or indemnification set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to such Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnitee are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by such Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any claimrights such Indemnitee may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding for which such Indemnitee has sought an advancement of expenses or indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, actionand the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against the Corporation.
(m) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 11.02 to the contrary, suit or proceeding subject the Corporation shall not be liable to a claim for indemnification indemnify any Indemnitee under this Section 9.5 11.02 for any amounts paid in settlement of any proceeding effected without the Corporation’s written consent, which consent shall not be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationunreasonably withheld.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, XXXXX excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Third Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Third Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (GX Acquisition Corp. II)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify, defend, advance expenses and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, investigation, arbitration or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (each, a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or has beena person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a Trustee, officer, director or employee officer of the TrustCorporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, damages, claims and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition (including by making any payment directly to the applicable third parties if requested by the indemnitee); provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses (which are, for the avoidance of doubt, indemnified proceedings and expenses), the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was, or is, authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. If the DGCL is amended after the effectiveness of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to authorize corporation action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a person. Subject director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to applicable federal the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp.)
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. Subject to (a) To the exceptions fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and limitations contained in this Section 9.5, every hold harmless each person who isis or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or has beencompleted action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a Trustee, officer, or employee “proceeding”) by reason of the Trustfact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, including persons who serve while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Trust Corporation as directorsa director, trusteesofficer, officers, employees employee or agents agent of another organization corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in which the Trust has an interest official capacity as a shareholderdirector, creditor officer, employee or otherwise (hereinafter referred to agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a "Covered Person")director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall be indemnified by the Trust or the applicable Series to the fullest extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law against liability and against all pay the expenses reasonably (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or paid by him otherwise participating in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by applicable federal law. The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the his or her heirs, executors and administrators administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a), except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, the By-Laws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such a person. Subject repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to applicable federal such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 9.5 shall be advanced by the Trust or the applicable Series prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 9.5. To the extent that any determination is required to be made as to whether a Covered Person engaged in conduct for which indemnification is not provided as described herein, or as to whether there is reason to believe that a Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification, the Person or Persons making the determination shall afford the Covered Person a rebuttable presumption that the Covered Person has not engaged in such conduct and that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnificationpersons other than indemnitees.
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