Indemnification by the Advisor. (a) The Advisor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the Distributor and the Company and each of their trustees, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and any affiliated person (as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 0000 Xxx) of the Trust, the Distributor or the Company (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" for purposes of this Section 8.4) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Advisor) or litigation expenses (including reasonable legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation expenses are related to the sale or acquisition of the Trust's shares or the Contracts and:
(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact provided by the Advisor and contained in the registration statement or prospectus or sales literature or other promotional material of the Trust (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact about the Advisor required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Advisor by or on behalf of the Indemnified Parties for use in the registration statement or prospectus for the Trust or in sales literature or other promotional material (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(ii) arise out of or as a result of any statement or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the registration statement, prospectus or sales literature or other promotional material for the Trust or the Contracts not supplied by the Advisor or any employees or agents thereof) or wrongful conduct of the Advisor, or the affiliates, employees, or agents of the Advisor with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Trust shares; or
(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Trust's registration statement, pros...
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its duties, but the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board of Directors in following or declining to follow any of the Advisor’s advice or recommendation. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE INDEMNITIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT BE CONSTRUED AND APPLIED AS WRITTEN NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RULE OF CONSTRUCTION TO THE CONTRARY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE INDEMNITIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, AND TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY STATE’S “EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE” OR SIMILAR RULE THAT WOULD DENY COVERAGE BASED ON AN INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S SOLE, CONCURRENT OR CONTRIBUTORY ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE INDEMNITIES SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, APPLY TO AN INDEMNIFIED PERSON’S SOLE, CONCURRENT OR CONTRIBUTORY ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS PROVISION IS “CONSPICUOUS” FOR PURPOSES OF ALL STATE LAWS.
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from all liabilities, claims, damages or losses, and related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liabilities, claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation given by the Advisor.
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Company shall not be responsible for, and the Advisor shall indemnify and hold the Company, the Funds and its directors, officers and agents harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to the willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties on the part of the Advisor or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents.
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses, including attorneys' fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor's bad faith, fraud, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its duties, but the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board of Directors in following or declining to follow any of the Advisor's advice or recommendation.
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Partnership and the General Partner and each Affiliate thereof against any loss, claim, damage, charge or liability to which they (or such Affiliate) may become subject to under the 1933 Act, the CEA or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, charge or liability (or actions in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty, covenant or agreement of the Advisor contained in this Agreement or (ii) any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus, or arises out of or is based upon the omission to state in the Prospectus, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in each case under this clause (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission was regarding the Advisor and made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished and approved by the Advisor for inclusion in the Prospectus), including liabilities under the 1933 Act and the CEA.
Indemnification by the Advisor. (a) The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Operating Partnership from all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromises and settlements, as fines and penalties and legal or other costs and expenses of investigating or defending against any claim or alleged claim, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, that are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any written advice or written recommendation given by the Advisor.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the aggregate maximum amount that the Advisor may be liable to the Company or the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, never exceed the amount of the Management Fees received by the Advisor under this Agreement prior to the date that the acts or omissions giving rise to a claim for indemnification or liability shall have occurred. In no event shall the Advisor be liable for special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss, or damage of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation lost profits. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to the extent such damages are determined in a final binding non-appealable court or arbitration proceeding to result from the bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties of the Advisor.
(c) The provisions of this Section are expressly intended to confer benefits upon the Company and the Operating Partnership and such provisions shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration or any termination of this Agreement.
Indemnification by the Advisor. 8.5(a) The Advisor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its directors, officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” and individually, an “Indemnified Party,” for purposes of this Section 8.5) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Advisor) or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of shares of a Fund or the Contracts and arise out of or result from any failure of the Funds to comply with diversification requirements set forth in Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.817-5.
8.5(b) The Advisor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as such may arise from such Indemnified Party’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party’s duties or by reason of such Indemnified Party’s reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.
8.5(c) The Advisor shall not be liable under this indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Advisor in writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Advisor of any such claim shall not relieve the Advisor from any liability which it may have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought against the Indemnified Parties, the Advisor will be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Advisor also shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the action. After notice from the Advisor to such party of the Ad...
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold the Trust, the Fund and its Board, officers and agents harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges (including any late fee charges or interest), counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to the Advisor’s failure to pay the fees and expenses set forth in Section 2 hereof.
Indemnification by the Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of its duties, but the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board of Directors in following or declining to follow any of the Advisor’s advice or recommendation. The parties hereto intend that the indemnities set forth in this agreement be construed and applied as written notwithstanding any rule of construction to the contrary. Without limiting the foregoing, the indemnities shall, to the fullest extent allowed by law, and to the extent provided in this agreement, apply notwithstanding any state’s “express negligence rule” or similar rule that would deny coverage based on an indemnified person’s sole, concurrent or contributory active or passive negligence or strict liability or gross negligence. It is the intent of the parties that, to the extent provided in this agreement, the indemnities set forth herein shall, to the fullest extent allowed by law, apply to an indemnified person’s sole, concurrent or contributory active or passive negligence or strict liability or gross negligence. The parties agree that this provision is “conspicuous” for purposes of all state laws.
