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Common use of Indemnification; Insurance Clause in Contracts

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Istar Financial Inc), Merger Agreement (Istar Financial Inc), Merger Agreement (Istar Financial Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), 11.1. COMPANY shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Timedefend, indemnify and hold harmlessharmless FRESENIUS, as its officers, agents and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against employees from any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith Losses in connection with any such ProceedingThird Party claim, demand or cause of action (“Claim”) arising out of or related to; (a) the alleged infringement or violation of a Third Party’s Intellectual Property rights to the extent relating to the use of know-how included in COMPANY Intellectual Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or COMPANY’S other instruction; (b) COMPANY’S negligent, willful or reckless acts or omissions with respect to the distribution, marketing and/or sale of the Products; (c) COMPANY’S breach of this Agreement or applicable law, rules or regulations; or (d) personal injury to consumers relating to the Products, other than injury due to FRESENIUS’ gross negligent, willful or reckless acts or omissions, breach of this Agreement or applicable law, rule or regulation, or failure to manufacture, label or package the Products in accordance with the Specifications. 11.2. FRESENIUS shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless COMPANY its officers, agents and employees from Losses in connection with any Claim arising out of or related to: (iia) Any Indemnification Party proposing FRESENIUS’ negligent, willful or reckless acts or omissions with respect to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallmanufacture, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties labeling or packaging of the commencement Products, including any personal injury to consumers relating to the Products arising as a result thereof; (b) FRESENIUS’ breach of such actionthis Agreement or applicable law, enclosing a copy of all papers served; providedrule or regulation, however, that the including without limitation failure to provide such notice shall not affect manufacture the obligations Products in accordance with the Specifications; or (c) infringement or violation of a Third Party’s Intellectual Property rights as a result of FRESENIUS’s use of a manufacturing process for the manufacture of the Indemnifying Parties except Products hereunder to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding process does not involve know-how included in COMPANY’S Intellectual Property or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge formulation or composition of the Company, at Products that is not a direct result of the Control Time written instructions of COMPANY or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to direct compliance with the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may beSpecifications. (iii) If any 11.3. In the event either FRESENIUS or COMPANY seeks indemnification under this Article 11 from the other, it shall inform such action is brought against any other Party of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly a Claim as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving it receives notice of the commencement Claim, shall permit the indemnifying Party to: assume direction and control of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have Claim (including the right to settle such action without the consent of Claim solely for monetary consideration), and shall reasonably cooperate as requested by and at the Indemnification Parties; providedexpense of, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, the indemnifying Party in the defense of any such action shallthe Claim. In addition, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving either Party may be represented by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of moneyits own counsel at its own expense. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have 11.4. COMPANY and FRESENIUS shall each maintain throughout the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ Term commercial liability insurance covering those trustees, directors product liability and officers who are currently covered by other consumer injuries arising from the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those sale of the Company’s policy); providedProducts in an amount of at least [***]. At the request of either Party, however, that in no event the other Party shall Parent be required provide documentation sufficient to expend in excess show proof of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companycoverage. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Contract Manufacturing Agreement (TransMedics Group, Inc.), Contract Manufacturing Agreement (TransMedics Group, Inc.), Contract Manufacturing Agreement (TransMedics Group, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent and Subsidiary agree Acquisition Sub shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, the "Indemnified ------------------- ----------- Party") ----- against all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims or damages in connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on the fact that all rights to indemnification such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or as trustee or fiduciaries of any plan for the benefit of employees and arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to and including the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of but not limited to the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“by this Agreement) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against for a period of not less than six years following the Effective Time; provided -------- that in the event any lossesclaim or claims are asserted or made within such six- year period, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid all rights to indemnification in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with respect of any such Proceedingclaim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. (iib) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert Parent shall cause the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt Certificate of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties Incorporation and By-Laws of the commencement Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries to include provisions for the limitation of liability of directors and indemnification of the Indemnified Parties to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware Law and shall not permit the amendment of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except provisions in any manner adverse to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Indemnified Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent of such persons, for a period of six years from and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to after the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesdate hereof. (c) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect cause to be maintained the Company’s current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered maintained by the Company’s directors’ Company (provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“conditions which are substantially equivalent) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered with respect to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous matters occurring prior to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of Effective Time, to the Company’s policy)extent such policies are available; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend expend, in excess of 200order to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant to this Section 6.6(c), any amount per annum greater than 150% of the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if insurance (which the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, Company represents and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended warrants to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebynot more than $305,375.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Reltec Corp), Merger Agreement (Gec Acquisition Corp), Merger Agreement (Gec Acquisition Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent For a period of six (6) years following the Closing Date, the Buyer shall cause the Company and Subsidiary agree that Intermediate LLC to comply with all rights obligations of the Company or Intermediate LLC, as the case may be, in existence or in effect as of the date hereof under applicable Law, the Certificate of Formation, the Operating Agreement (or with respect to indemnification for acts Intermediate LLC, those provisions contained in its certificate of formation or omissions occurring the Intermediate LLC Operating Agreement after the date hereof; provided, such provisions are substantially the same as those applicable to the Company) or by contract, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, the Certificate of Formation, the Operating Agreement or by contract, each person who is now or has been prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of date hereof or who becomes prior to the current Closing Date an officer, manager, member or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustIntermediate LLC (collectively, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Officers”) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any all losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, costs, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ including, without limitation, counsel fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith payments or liabilities arising out of or in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallclaim, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claimdemand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was an officer, manager, member or director of the Company or Intermediate LLC, whether or not pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing Date and provided furtherwhether or not asserted or claimed prior to, however, that, in at or after the case of any Proceeding pendingClosing Date. The parties hereto intend, to the knowledge of extent not prohibited by applicable Law, that the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to indemnification provided for in this Section 6(b) prior 6.9 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, by the Control Time Indemnified Officers in their capacities as officers, managers, members or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be. Each Indemnified Officer, and his, her or its heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 6.9 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 6.9 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Officer may have under any agreement with the Company or under the Company’s organizational documents. (iiib) If any such action is brought against any For a period of six (6) years following the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementClosing Date, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled Buyer shall cause Intermediate LLC and its Subsidiary to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice maintain policies of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Indemnified Officer with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Closing Date and providing at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that are not less advantageous to the Indemnified Officers than those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by contained in the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long effect as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)date hereof for officers and directors of the Buyer; provided, however, that in no event that, if the aggregate premiums for such insurance shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200exceed 300% of the current aggregate annual premiums currently paid by premium, then the Company Buyer shall provide or cause to be provided policies for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy applicable individuals with the greatest best coverage as shall then be available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu at an annual premium of 300% of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companycurrent aggregate annual premium. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Hawkeye Holdings, Inc.), Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (Hawkeye Holdings, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the fourth anniversary of the Effective Time, PBOC and the Bank (each an "Indemnifying Party" and together the "Indemnifying Parties"), agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each present director, officer or employee of BYL or BYL Bank, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, only and to the fullest extent to which BYL or BYL Bank is or was required by law or their respective Bylaws to indemnify such Indemnified Parties and in the manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the Bylaws of BYL and BYL Bank, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 5.9(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the appropriate Indemnifying Party thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction); (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter; (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent; and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall have no obligation hereunder in the event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable laws and regulations. (c) BYL shall be permitted to maintain up to $3.0 million in aggregate directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (maintained by BYL and to purchase an extension of the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained claims reporting period for the benefit policy providing such coverage for a period of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as four years following the terms thereof are no less advantageous to Effective Date. The total premium for the intended beneficiaries thereof than those four-year extension of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and claims reporting period shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyexceed $31,000.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Pboc Holdings Inc), Merger Agreement (Byl Bancorp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that after the Appointment Date, the Company shall (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless, all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or and officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of who have served the Company or its subsidiaries in either capacity at any of time during the Company’s subsidiaries one year period prior to the Appointment Date (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Persons”) isagainst any costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and disbursements), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or is threatened to beliabilities incurred in connection with any threatened, made a party to any action, pending or completed action suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation(collectively, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a an Proceeding“Action”), by reason arising out of or pertaining to the fact that he the Indemnified Person is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or a trustee, custodian, administrator, committeeman or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan established and maintained by the Company or by any subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiaries , or was serving another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in any of the foregoing capacities at the request of the Company or any action of its subsidiaries, whether asserted or omission by such individual in his capacity as such claimed prior to, on or after the Appointment Date (including any action with respect to acts or omission omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions or actions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary (ii) provide advancement of expenses to the Indemnified Persons in the defense or settlement of any Action to which such Indemnified Person may be entitled to indemnification hereunder or under the Company’s (or any successor’s) certificate of incorporation or bylaws, in each of clauses (i) and their respective successors (ii), to the fullest extent permitted by the Charter and assigns Bylaws as they presently exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the “Indemnifying Parties“case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment provides broader indemnification rights or rights of advancement of expenses than the Charter and Bylaws provided prior to such amendment). (b) shallWithout limitation to Section 2.5(a), from and after the Effective TimeAppointment Date, indemnify and hold harmlessthe Company shall, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against include and cause to be maintained in effect in the Company’s (or any lossessuccessor’s) certificate of incorporation and bylaws for a period of six years after the Appointment Date, claimsprovisions regarding exculpation of liability of directors, liabilitiesand indemnification of and advancement of expenses to directors and officers of the Company, expenses that are no less favorable than those contained in the Charter or the Bylaws as of the date of this Agreement. (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees c) The Company shall not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any proceeding or threatened Action (and expensesin which indemnification could be sought by an Indemnified Person hereunder), judgmentsunless such settlement, fines compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such Action or such Indemnified Person otherwise consents in writing, and amounts paid cooperates in settlement the defense of such proceeding or threatened Action. (d) For a period of six years after the Appointment Date, the Company shall maintain in accordance herewith effect, at no expense to the beneficiaries, the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company for the persons who are covered by such current policies (or substitute policies with terms, conditions, retentions and levels of coverage at least as favorable as provided in such existing policies, from insurance carriers with the same or better claims-paying ability ratings as the Company’s current carriers) with respect to claims arising from or related to facts or events which occurred or existed on or before the Appointment Date, including in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert this Agreement or the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedtransactions or actions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against make annual premium payments for such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party insurance to the extent that a court such premiums exceed 250% of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that the annual premiums paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawinsurance (such 250% amount, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to “Base Premium”); provided, further, if such insurance coverage cannot be obtained at all, or can only be obtained at an annual premium in excess of the Indemnifying Parties Base Premium, the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent Company shall maintain in effect the Company’s current most advantageous policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers for the persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy current policies with respect to claims arising from or related to facts or events which occurred or existed on or before the Appointment Date, including in connection with this Agreement or the transactions or actions contemplated hereby, obtainable for an annual premium equal to the Base Premium. (e) In the event that the Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties properties, rights and other assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, the successors and assigns of Company as a precondition to such entity transaction will cause proper provision to be made so that such successor or assign shall expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 2.5. (f) The provisions of this Section 2.5 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit ofin addition to, and shall be enforceable bynot in substitution for, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyany other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by contract or otherwise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (InfuSystem Holdings, Inc), Settlement Agreement (InfuSystem Holdings, Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to For a period of six years after -------------------------- the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former trusteesofficers, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) directors, employees and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust(collectively, certificates of incorporation the "Indemnified Parties") from and against, and pay or bylaws reimburse the Indemnified Parties for, all losses, obligations, expenses, claims, damages or liabilities (whether or similar organizational documents)not resulting from third-party claims and including interest, shall survive the Merger penalties, out-of-pocket expenses and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, attorneys' fees incurred in the event that investigation or defense of any officerof the same or in asserting any of their rights hereunder) with respect to actions or omissions arising out of such individuals' services as officers, director directors, employees or trustee agents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or as trustees or fiduciaries of any plan for the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf benefit of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries occurring on or prior to the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such Effective Time (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“by this Agreement) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by or required under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, thatlaw and, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to indemnification by the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andSurviving Corporation, to the extent permitted under the provisions of the Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company By-Laws, each as in effect at the date hereof (which provisions shall not be amended in any manner which adversely affects any Indemnified Party, for a period of six years), including provisions relating to advances of expenses incurred in the defense of any action or suit; provided that they elect in the -------- event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of each such claim shall continue until final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case in which approval by delivering written the Surviving Corporation is required to effectuate any indemnification, the Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to direct, at the election of the Indemnified Party, that the determination of any such approval shall be made by independent counsel selected by the Indemnified Party. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.9(a) shall provide notice to such Indemnification Parties the Parent promptly after receiving notice such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and the commencement of Indemnified Party shall permit the action from Parent (at the Indemnification Parties, Parent's expense) to assume the defense of any claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided that (i) counsel for the action and after notice from Parent who shall conduct the Indemnifying Parties -------- - defense of such claim or litigation shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnification Parties Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party's expense, and (ii) the omission by any Indemnified Party -- to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Parent of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable its indemnification obligation under this Agreement except to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses extent that such omission results in a failure of their counsel except actual notice to the Parent and the Parent is materially damaged as provided belowa result of such failure to give notice. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties The Parent shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Partiesnot, in the defense of any such action shallclaim or litigation, except with the consent of the Indemnification PartiesIndemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary relief affecting the Indemnified Party or that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties Indemnified Party of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, claim or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to litigation. In the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have event that the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will Parent does not have the right to direct accept the defense of such action on behalf any matter as above provided, or counsel for the Parent advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties) Parent or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume Surviving Corporation and the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Indemnified Parties, in each of which casesthe Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which Parent or the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to pay the all reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on for the same basis Indemnified Parties promptly as statements therefor are received; provided in that the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Parent shall not be liable for any -------- settlement effected without their its prior written consent consent. In any event, the Parent and (B) the Indemnified Parties shall not have cooperate in the defense of any obligation hereunder action or claim subject to any Indemnification Party this Section 6.9 and, subject to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawConfidentiality Agreement, the Indemnification Parties records of each shall promptly refund be available to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all other with respect to such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesdefense. (c) For The Parent will cause to be maintained for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect Time the Company’s 's current directors' and officers’ liability ' insurance covering those trustees, and indemnification policy to the extent that it provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time ("D&O Insurance") for all persons who are directors and officers who are currently covered by of the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy Company on the date of this Agreement, so long as the annual premium therefor would not be in excess of 150% of the last annual premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or"Maximum Premium"); provided, however, that if the annual premium therefor would -------- ------- exceed the Maximum Premium, the Parent shall purchase as much coverage as is available for the Maximum Premium; provided, further, that the Parent may, in -------- ------- lieu of maintaining such insuranceexisting D&O Insurance as provided above, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise any policy specifically obtained by Parentfor this purpose, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those the existing D&O Insurance for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Company’s policy); providedEffective Time. If the existing D&O Insurance expires, howeveris terminated or canceled during such six (6) year period, that in no event shall the Parent will obtain as much D&O Insurance as can be required to expend in excess of 200% of obtained for the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums remainder of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available period for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior an annualized premium equal to the Effective Time Maximum Premium, on substantially similar terms and conditions no less advantageous to the covered persons than the existing policy of the CompanyD&O Insurance. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Prudential Mortgage Capital Co LLC), Merger Agreement (Prudential Mortgage Capital Co LLC)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree Each Transacting Party agrees that all rights to indemnification for acts indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation by any of SVT, Sea Hunter, Briteside or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time Bxxxx now existing in favor of each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the current date hereof or former trusteeswho becomes prior to the Effective Date an officer, directors director or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) manager of the Company and such Transacting Party or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations the constituent documents of trustsuch Transacting Party or its applicable Subsidiary, certificates in each case as in effect on the date of incorporation this Agreement, or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)pursuant to any other Contract in effect on the date hereof and disclosed in the Schedules to this Agreement, shall be assumed by the Resulting Issuer in the Business Combination, without further action, at the Effective Time and shall survive the Merger Business Combination and shall continue remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, and, in the event that any officer, director proceeding is pending or trustee of the Company asserted or any claim made during such period, until the final disposition of the Company’s subsidiaries such proceeding or claim. (the “Indemnification Parties“b) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and For six years after the Effective Time, indemnify to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, the Parties agree that the Resulting Issuer (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmlessharmless any Person who is now, as and or has been at any time prior to the full extent permitted by applicable lawdate hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Date an officer, director or manager of (i) any Transacting Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any other party to any Contemporaneous Agreement (each Indemnification Party an “Indemnified Party”), against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses all Liabilities arising in whole or in part out of actions or omissions in their capacity as such occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), and shall reimburse each Indemnified Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle reasonably incurred by such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, Indemnified Party in the defense of connection with investigating or defending any such action shallLiabilities as such expenses are incurred, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect subject to the payment Resulting Issuer’s receipt of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right an undertaking by such Indemnified Party to employ their own counsel in any repay such action, but the fees, expenses legal and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained paid in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall is ultimately be determined in a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnification such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(bunder applicable Law. (c) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood The Transacting Parties agree that the Indemnifying Parties Resulting Issuer shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted (i) use its best efforts to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any obtain as of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded Effective Time “tail” insurance policies with a claims period of six years from the Effective Time with market standard (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Partiesas established by a reputable national insurance brokerage firm with expertise in D&O insurance) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to coverage, amounts and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any terms and conditions, and covering each of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Indemnified Parties, in each case with respect to claims arising out of or relating to events which occurred before or at the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to Effective Time (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), or (ii) pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable premium for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause reasonable coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyby any Transacting Party. (d) This The obligations of the Resulting Issuer under this Section 6.6 4.11 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended Business Combination and shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to benefit adversely affect any Indemnified Party to whom this Section 4.11 applies without the consent of such affected Indemnified Party (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties, and Parties to whom this Section 4.11 applies shall be binding on all successors and assigns third party beneficiaries of Parent and this Section 4.11, each of whom may enforce the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary provisions of this Section 4.11). (e) In the event the Resulting Issuer or any of its respective successors or assigns assigns: (i) consolidates or amalgamates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation entity in such consolidation, amalgamation or entity of such consolidation or merger merger; or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each either such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Resulting Issuer shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended 4.11. The agreements and covenants contained herein shall not be deemed to be for the irrevocable benefit ofexclusive of any other rights to which any Indemnified Party is entitled, whether pursuant to Law, Contract, or otherwise. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive, or impair any rights to directors’ or managers’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to any of SVT, Sea Hunter, Briteside or Bxxxx or its officers, directors, and shall be enforceable byemployees, each directorit being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.11 is not prior to, trustee and officer covered herebyor in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Business Combination Agreement (TILT Holdings Inc.), Business Combination Agreement (TILT Holdings Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.04, Parent and Subsidiary Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification existing in favor, and all limitations on the personal liability of, each present and former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any employee benefit plan for acts employees of the Company or omissions any of its Subsidiaries, and each person who is or was then serving in any such capacity (or any person who is or was then serving any other corporation or entity in any such capacity at the request of the Company) (individually, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) provided for in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or similar organizational documents of any Subsidiary as in effect on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in accordance with their termsrespect of any claim for indemnification for losses, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature incurred that is asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. (ib) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(aFor a period of six (6) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and years after the Effective Time, indemnify Parent and hold harmlessthe Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained in effect, as with a nationally recognized carrier, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Indemnified Party who is currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or prior to the full extent permitted Effective Time, which insurance shall be no less favorable than such insurance maintained in effect by applicable lawthe Company on the date hereof in terms of coverage and amounts, each Indemnification Party against any lossesor, claimsif such insurance coverage is not available, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedbest available coverage; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated required to advance any expenses or costs pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 150% of the last annual premium paid prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent but in such case shall maintain in effect purchase as much coverage as possible for such amount. Alternatively, the Company may, elect that the Surviving Corporation satisfy Parent’s obligation under this Section 5.06(b) by purchasing a “tail” policy under the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, with an effective term of six (6) years, covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (dc) This Section 6.6 5.06 shall survive the consummation of the MergerClosing, is intended to benefit the Company and each of the Indemnified PartiesParties (each of whom shall be entitled to enforce this Section 5.06 against Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be) and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Corporation. (d) In the event the Surviving Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.06.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Opinion Research Corp), Merger Agreement (Infousa Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Bidder will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)other enterprise, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallwhether asserted or claimed prior to, from and at or after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, and the Bidder shall also advance fees and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (iiattorneys fees) Any Indemnification Party proposing as incurred to assert the right to be indemnified fullest extent permitted under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedapplicable law; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Indemnified Party are parties to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timean existing indemnification agreement, the Company shall notify Parent indemnification provided for pursuant to this Section 6(b4.13(a) prior to shall be provided by the Control Time or Effective Time, as Bidder in accordance with the case may beprocedures prescribed in such indemnification agreement. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent the Bidder shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies (the "Company Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Bidder be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200150% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries for such insurance, and; provided, and provided further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed exceeds such amount, Parent the Bidder shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of ; and provided further that the foregoing, Parent Bidder may purchase six-year “tail” coverage meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering acts the above Persons under the Bidder's insurance policy or omissions prior to policies on the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydescribed above. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Life Technologies Inc), Merger Agreement (Dexter Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless, as and harmless to the full fullest extent permitted by applicable lawunder Applicable Law each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, an officer, director, employee, trustee or agent of the Company (or any subsidiary or division thereof), including, without limitation, each Indemnification Party person controlling any of the foregoing persons (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses' fees), judgments, fines fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (and shall pay expenses for legal fees in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, provided further, however, that the Indemnified Party agrees that, in the case event that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to the payment of such expenses, for any reason, such Indemnified Party shall reimburse Parent and the Surviving Corporation for such expenses paid in advance) arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by them in their capacities as such, whether commenced, asserted or claimed before the Effective Time and including, without limitation, liabilities arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and state corporation laws in connection with the Merger; provided that the Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall pay for only one law firm (in addition to local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties, unless the use of one law firm for all Indemnified Parties would present such law firm with a conflict of interest. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to keep in effect the Company's current provisions in its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of the Indemnified Parties to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. In the event of any Proceeding pendingactual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation in respect of such acts or omissions, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate cooperate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesmatter; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties Parent and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) which consent shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretobe unreasonably withheld). (viiii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect for not less than 6 years, the Company’s current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered maintained by the Company’s directors’ ; provided that Parent may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the amounts containing terms thereof and conditions that are no less advantageous in any material respect to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Indemnified Parties; provided, however, that in no event shall the Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend in excess of 200% of pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(ii) more than the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insuranceinsurance and, and; provided, further, that if in the annual premiums event the cost of such insurance coverage shall exceed that amount, the Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall purchase as much coverage as possible for such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Southern Mineral Corp), Merger Agreement (Amerac Energy Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company in existence or in effect as of the date hereof, under applicable Regulations, its Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or by contract, to indemnify, defend and Subsidiary agree that all rights hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable Regulations to, each Person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiaries Company (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Officers”) is, against all Losses arising out of or is threatened to be, made a party to in connection with any action, suit Action based in whole or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative in part on or investigative, including without limitation, actions by arising in whole or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason in part out of the fact that he such Person is or was an officer, employee, officer or director or trustee of the Company or any a Subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiaries , whether or not pertaining to any action matter existing or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action occurring at or omission occurring in connection with prior to the approval of this Agreement Effective Time and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)whether or not asserted or claimed prior to, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and at or after the Effective Time. The parties hereto intend, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid that the indemnification provided for in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall5.9 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, promptly after receipt other than illegal acts or acts of notice fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party fraud, by the Indemnified Officers in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding their capacities as officers or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be, Parent hereby guarantees the payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation’s obligations in this Section 5.9. Each Indemnified Officer, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.9 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 5.9 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Officer may have under any agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or under the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s organizational documents. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries to procure, pay for and maintain in effect the Company’s current “tail” insurance or other insurance policies with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous at least to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those same extent as such directors and officers are currently covered. Every Person who is a director or officer of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain or a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be a named insured party on substantially similar terms such policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for such six year period following the Effective Time. The Company shall have the authority prior to the existing policy Closing to procure on behalf of the CompanySurviving Corporation such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage to take effect as of the Effective Time, and the Surviving Corporation shall be responsible for all costs relating to such insurance. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of event Parent and or the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, (A) if the successors and assigns of such entity Parent or the Surviving Corporation are Related Parties, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which or (B) if the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation are not Related Parties, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such successors and assigns to assume the indemnification and other obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyset forth in this Section 5.9.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Carpenter Technology Corp), Merger Agreement (Carpenter Technology Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (aA) Parent From and after the Effective Time, NPB shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer, employee and agent of KNBT or a Subsidiary agree of KNBT, as applicable, determined as of the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, arising in whole or in part out of or pertaining to the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of KNBT or, while a director, officer or employee of KNBT, is or was serving at the request of KNBT as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including without limitation matters related to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent which such Indemnified Parties would be entitled under the BCL (which right to indemnification shall include the advancement of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation upon receipt from an Indemnified Party of any required undertaking). (B) Without limitation of the foregoing, NPB agrees that all rights to indemnification for acts and all limitations on liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the respective article of incorporation, bylaws or omissions similar organizational documents of KNBT or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect as of the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything nothing contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A5.08(c)(vi) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated deemed to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses preclude any liquidation, consolidation or merger of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent NPB or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by ParentSubsidiaries, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums which case all of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent rights to indemnification and limitations on liability shall be obligated deemed to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding so survive and continue notwithstanding any such amountliquidation, consolidation or merger. In lieu of Without limiting the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts in any case in which approval by NPB, one of its Subsidiaries or omissions the board of directors thereof is required to effect any indemnification, at the election of the Indemnified Party, the determination of any such approval shall be made by a majority of the independent directors of NPB then in office or by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between NPB and the Indemnified Party. (C) Prior to the Effective Date, NPB shall use its reasonable best efforts (and KNBT shall cooperate and assist prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms Date in these efforts), at no expense to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Mergerbeneficiaries, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.to:

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (KNBT Bancorp Inc), Merger Agreement (National Penn Bancshares Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to indemnify and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior hold harmless, to the Effective Time now existing in favor of fullest extent permitted under applicable law (and Surviving Corporation shall also advance expenses as incurred to the current or fullest extent permitted under applicable law, provided the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to indemnification), each present and former trusteesdirector, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) officer and employee of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustSubsidiaries (collectively, certificates of incorporation the “Indemnified Persons”) against any costs or bylaws expenses (or similar organizational documentsincluding reasonable attorneys’ fees), shall survive the Merger and shall continue judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by arising out of or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is pertaining to matters existing or was an officer, employee, director occurring at or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after prior to the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to including the full extent permitted transactions contemplated by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedAgreement; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated required to advance indemnify any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced Indemnified Person pursuant hereto if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is Indemnified Person acted in bad faith and not entitled in a manner such Indemnified Person believed to be indemnified against such expense pursuant in or not opposed to the last sentence best interests of this Section 6(b) the Company. The articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall contain, and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that Parent shall cause the Indemnifying Parties shall notarticles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation to contain, in connection provisions no less favorable with any Proceeding or Proceedings respect to indemnification and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of the Company than are presently set forth in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements Company’s articles of incorporation and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentencebylaws. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Person who is now or was a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time and providing at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that in aggregate are not less advantageous to the insured parties than those trusteescontained in the policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect as of the date hereof (the “Current Policy Coverage”); provided, directors however, that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required to expend, per annum, in excess of 200% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such coverage (or such coverage as is available for 200% of such annual premium); provided, further, that if the annual premium required to provide the foregoing insurance exceeds 200% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company, the Surviving Corporation shall provide as much of such insurance as can be purchased for such premium, and, any present or former officer or director, upon reasonable written notice thereof from the Surviving Corporation, who desires to be covered by the Current Policy Coverage may so elect and officers who are shall be covered by the Current Policy Coverage so long as such former officer or director pays the portion of the premium for such policies in excess of the amount which the Surviving Corporation is obligated to pay pursuant to this Section 5.10. If the Company in its sole discretion elects, by giving written notice to Parent at least 60 days prior to the Effective Time, then, in lieu of the foregoing insurance, effective as of the Effective Time, the Company may purchase a “tail” or “runoff” policy that (i) has an effective term of up to six years from the Effective Time, (ii) covers each person currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect on the date of this Agreement for actions and omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, and (the “Company Insured Parties“iii) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the contains terms thereof that are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof favorable than those of the Company’s policy)directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided, however, provided that in no event the premium for such “tail” or “run off” coverage shall Parent be required to expend in excess of not exceed 200% of the annual premiums premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and If the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, then and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall the Surviving Corporation assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.10.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Herbst Gaming Inc), Merger Agreement (Sands Regent)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent 13.1 Except as set forth in paragraph 12.1, the OPTIONEE agrees to indemnify hold harmless and Subsidiary agree defend THE REGENTS, its officers, employees, and agents; the sponsors of the research that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior lead to the Effective Time now existing in favor Invention; and the inventors of the patents and patent application in Regents' Patent Rights and their employers against any and all claims, suits, losses, damages, costs, fees, and expenses resulting from or arising out of exercise of this Agreement. 13.2 THE REGENTS shall promptly notify OPTIONEE in writing of any claim or suit brought against THE REGENTS in respect of which THE REGENTS intend to invoke the provisions of this Article 13. OPTIONEE will keep THE REGENTS informed on a current or former trusteesbasis of its defense of any claims pursuant to this Article 13. 13.3 At such time as OPTIONEE commences research activities in its own facilities utilizing its own employees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company OPTIONEE, at its sole cost and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)expense, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring insure its activities in connection with the approval of work under this Agreement and the consummation obtain, keep in force and maintain insurance as follows, or an equivalent program of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns self insurance; Comprehensive or Commercial Form General Liability Insurance (the “Indemnifying Parties“contractual liability included) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, with limits as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding.follows: (iia) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to Each occurrence $1,000,000 (b) Personal injury $1,000,000 (c) General aggregate (commercial form only) $3,000,000 It should be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; providedexpressly understood, however, that the failure coverages and limits referred to provide such notice under the above shall not affect in any way limit the obligations liability of the Indemnifying Parties except OPTIONEE. OPTIONEE shall furnish THE REGENTS with certificates of insurance evidencing compliance with all requirements. Such certificates shall: (a) Provide for thirty-(30) day advance written notice to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case THE REGENTS of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may bemodification. (iiib) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent Indicate that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include THE REGENTS has been endorsed as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 Insured under the Exchange Act or (B) for which coverages referred to under the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesabove. (c) For six years from Include a provision that the Effective Time, Parent coverages will be primary and will not participate with nor will be excess over any valid and collectible insurance or program of self-insurance carried or maintained by THE REGENTS. 13.4 THE REGENTS shall maintain promptly notify OPTIONEE in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy writing of any claim or suit brought against THE REGENTS in respect of which has been heretofore delivered THE REGENTS intends to Parent) (or, in lieu invoke the provisions of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any this Article 13. OPTIONEE will keep THE REGENTS informed on a current basis of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous defense of any claims pursuant to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companythis Article 13. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Research and License Agreement (Megabios Corp), Research and License Agreement (Megabios Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to For a period of three years after the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former trusteesofficers, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) directors, employees and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust(collectively, certificates of incorporation the "Indemnified Parties") from and against, and pay or bylaws reimburse the Indemnified Parties for, all losses, obligations, expenses, claims, damages or liabilities (whether or similar organizational documents)not resulting from third-party claims and including interest, shall survive the Merger penalties, out-of-pocket expenses and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, attorneys' fees incurred in the event that any officer, director investigation or trustee defense of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, same or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or in asserting any of the Company’s subsidiaries their rights hereunder) resulting from or any action arising out of actions or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action omissions occurring on or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after prior to the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and Time to the full extent permitted by or required under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, thatlaw and, in the case of any Proceeding pendingindemnification by the Surviving Corporation, to the knowledge extent permitted under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Company, each as in effect at the Control Time date hereof (which provisions shall not be amended in any manner which adversely affects any Indemnified Party, for a period of three years), provided that in the event any claim or Effective Timeclaims are asserted or made within such three-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of each such claim shall continue until final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case in which approval by the Surviving Corporation is required to effectuate any indemnification, the Company Parent shall notify Parent pursuant cause the Surviving Corporation to this Section 6(b) prior to direct, at the Control Time or Effective Timeelection of the Indemnified Party, as that the case may bedetermination of any such approval shall be made by independent counsel selected by the Indemnified Party. (iiib) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawthe Parent, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective their successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, proper provision will be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby6.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (C Ats Software Inc), Merger Agreement (Misys PLC)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.04, Parent and Subsidiary Purchaser agree that all rights to indemnification existing in favor, and all limitations on the personal liability of, each present and former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any employee benefit plan for acts employees of the Company or omissions any of its subsidiaries, and each person who is or was then serving in any such capacity (or any person who is or was then serving any other corporation or entity in any such capacity at the request of the Company) (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") provided for in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Amended and Restated By-Laws or similar organizational documents of any Company subsidiary as in effect on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. for a period of not less than six (i6) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, years from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim for indemnification for losses, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature incurred (an "Indemnifiable Claim") which is asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure to provide final disposition of such notice claim. Parent hereby agrees that it shall not affect the obligations indemnify any Indemnified Party in respect of the Indemnifying Parties except any Indemnifiable Claim to the extent that the Company does not promptly indemnify such failure party for an Indemnifiable Claim. (b) Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause to notify materially prejudices be put into effect by the Indemnifying Parties’ ability Completion of the Offer, with a carrier satisfactory to defend the Board of the Company on the date of this Agreement, directors' and officers' liability insurance covering each Indemnified Party who is currently covered by the Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, which insurance shall remain in effect for a period of at least six (6) years after the Effective Time and which shall be no less favorable than such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigationinsurance maintained in effect by the Company on the date hereof in terms of coverage and amounts; and provided further, however, that, in no event shall the case Surviving Company be required to make annual premium payments for such insurance in excess of any Proceeding pending$150,000. (c) This Section 6.06 shall survive the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, is intended to the knowledge of benefit the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, Surviving Corporation and each of the Company Indemnified Parties (each of whom shall notify Parent pursuant be entitled to enforce this Section 6(b) prior to 6.06 against Parent or the Control Time or Effective TimeSurviving Corporation, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Corporation. (d) In the event the Surviving Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby6.06.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Telesciences Inc /De/), Merger Agreement (Edb 4tel Acquisition Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and after the date hereof, Parent and Subsidiary agree Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, the "Indemnified Party") against all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims or damages in connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on the fact that all rights to indemnification for such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to and including the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of but not limited to the transactions contemplated hereby)by this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by the GCL, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after for a period of not less than six years following the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. (b) Parent be required to expend in excess shall cause the Certificate of 200% Incorporation and By-Laws of the annual premiums currently paid by Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to include provisions for the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if limitation of liability of directors and indemnification of the annual premiums Indemnified Parties to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and shall not permit the amendment of such insurance coverage exceed provisions in any manner adverse to the Indemnified Parties, as the case may be, without the prior written consent of such amountpersons, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu period of six years from and after the date hereof. (c) Without limitation of the foregoing, in the event any such Indemnified Party is or becomes involved in any capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation in connection with any matter, including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, occurring prior to, and including, the Effective Time, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior will pay as incurred such Indemnified Party's legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith, subject to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms provision by such Indemnified Party of an undertaking to reimburse such payments in the existing policy event of a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not entitled thereto. Parent shall pay all expenses, including attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the Companyindemnity and other obligations provided for in this Section 6.06 or any action involving an Indemnified Party resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) For six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained policies of directors and officers' liability insurance comparable to those currently maintained by the Company for the benefit of directors and officers of the Company (provided that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions which are substantially equivalent) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case shall the Surviving Corporation be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance greater than 300% of the last annual premium paid prior to the date hereof. The Company represents to Parent that the last annual premium paid for such insurance prior to the date hereof was $256,000. (e) Any determination to be made as to whether any Indemnified Party has met any standard of conduct imposed by law shall be made by legal counsel reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified Party, Parent and the Surviving Corporation, retained at Parent's and the Surviving Corporation's expense. (f) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, 6.06 is intended to benefit the Indemnified PartiesParties and their respective heirs, executors and personal representatives and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume Parent, Purchaser and the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebySurviving Corporation.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Metromail Corp), Merger Agreement (Great Universal Acquisition Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, the Continuing Corporation and Subsidiary agree that all its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who has rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring advancement of expenses from FVCB or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Indemnified Party”) (in any capacity), to the same extent and on the same conditions as such person was entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to applicable law and FVCB’s Organizational Documents or any FVCB Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, as the case may be, or any indemnification agreements to which an Indemnified Party is a party as in effect on the date of this Agreement, subject, in the case of advancement of expenses, to the Indemnified Party providing a written undertaking to repay such advancements as contemplated by Section 13.1-699A of the VSCA. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case or proceeding in which corporate approval may be required to effectuate any indemnification, the Continuing Corporation or its applicable Subsidiary shall direct, if any Indemnified Party elects, that the determination of permissibility of indemnification shall be made by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between the Continuing Corporation or such Subsidiary and such Indemnified Party. (b) The Continuing Corporation shall, at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid policy on terms and conditions no less favorable than those of the current or former trusteesexisting directors’ and officers’ liability (including fiduciary and cyber coverage) insurance maintained by FVCB from insurance carriers with comparable credit ratings, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustcovering, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedMerger; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment “tail” policy shall in no event exceed three hundred percent (300%) of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all the last annual premium paid by FVCB for such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability (and fiduciary) insurance. If, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Continuing Corporation would be required to expend more than three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums, the Continuing Corporation will obtain the maximum amount of that insurance covering those trusteesobtainable by payment of annual premiums equal to three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums. (c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided claims under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent that is or has been in existence with respect to FVCB or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or otherwise obtained by Parentother employees, so long as it being understood and agreed that the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that indemnification provided for in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost this Section 5.11 is not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyor in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, covenant is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her respective heirs and legal representatives. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses and the other rights provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party is entitled, trustee whether pursuant to law, contract or otherwise. (e) If the Continuing Corporation or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other entity and officer covered herebyis not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, transfers all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any other entity or engages in any similar transaction, then in each case, the Continuing Corporation will cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Continuing Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.11. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by any agreement previously entered into by FVCB in connection with a merger, acquisition or other business combination, the provisions of this Section 5.11 shall apply to directors, officers, employees and fiduciaries of predecessor entities previously acquired by FVCB.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (FVCBankcorp, Inc.), Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent ACI shall, and Subsidiary agree from and after the Effective Time the Company shall, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time through the date of this Agreement or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of ACI or any of its Subsidiaries (the "ACI INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") against (i) all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or judgments or amounts that all rights are paid in settlement with the approval of the indemnifying party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of or in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of ACI or any of its Subsidiaries or is or was a plan fiduciary serving at the request of ACI or any of its Subsidiaries, whether pertaining to indemnification for acts any matter existing or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing and whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at or after the Effective Time ("ACI INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES") and (ii) all ACI Indemnified Liabilities based in favor whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to the full extent a corporation is permitted under the DGCL to indemnify its own directors, officers and employees (and the Company will pay expenses in advance of the current final disposition of any such action or former trustees, directors or officers (proceeding to each ACI Indemnified Party to the “Indemnified Parties“full extent permitted by law upon receipt of any undertaking contemplated by Section 145(e) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documentsDGCL), shall survive . Without limiting the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveforegoing, in the event that any officersuch claim, director action, suit, proceeding or trustee of investigation is brought against any ACI Indemnified Party (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the ACI Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them and ACI (or them and the Company or any of after the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholdersEffective Time), (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is ii) ACI (or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including Company) shall pay all reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses)expenses of such counsel for the ACI Indemnified Parties promptly as statements therefor are received, judgmentsand (iii) ACI (or after the Effective Time, fines and amounts paid the Company) will use all reasonable efforts to assist in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with the vigorous defense of any such Proceeding. (ii) matter, provided that neither ACI nor the Company shall be liable for any settlement of any claim effected without its written consent, which consent, however, shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any Indemnification ACI Indemnified Party proposing wishing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b) shall4.10(a), promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; , shall notify ACI or, after the Effective Time, the Company (but the failure so to notify shall not relieve ACI or the Company from any liability which it may have under this Section 4.10(a) except to the extent such failure prejudices such party), and provided furthershall deliver to ACI (or after the Effective Time, howeverthe Company) the undertaking contemplated by Section 145(e) of the DGCL. The ACI Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is, thatunder applicable standards of professional conduct, in a conflict on any significant issue between the case positions of any Proceeding pending, to two or more ACI Indemnified Parties. (b) For a period of at least five years after the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant cause to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any be maintained in effect policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance of the Indemnification Parties type maintained by ACI as of the date hereof in an aggregate coverage amount not less than $20,000,000 and such Indemnification Parties notify including coverage with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred before the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, Effective Time to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesavailable; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Company be required to expend expend, in order to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant to this Section 4.10(b), any amount per annum in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid amount expended by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu ACI as of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydate hereof. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation The provisions of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 4.10 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee ACI Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Ashland Inc), Merger Agreement (Ashland Coal Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time, the Holding Company (the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.16 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by the Company or any Company Subsidiary agree under the Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Association or Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Association or omissions Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Holding Company shall maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (and the Company Subsidiaries for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orsix years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Holding Company be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 150% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Holding Company is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Holding Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Holding Company, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Holding Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered herebyhereby and the heirs and estates thereof.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (First Colonial Group Inc), Merger Agreement (KNBT Bancorp Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights after the Merger Effective Time, SplitCo shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, in each case, to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law (i) indemnify, hold harmless and advance expenses to the individuals who at or omissions occurring prior to the Merger Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, were directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company SiriusXM or any of the Company’s subsidiaries its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnitee” and collectively, the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnitees”) iswith respect to all Actions and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, costs (including amounts paid in settlement or is threatened compromise) and expenses (including fees and expenses of legal counsel) arising from, relating to be, made a party to or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, Action (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), whenever asserted, based on or arising out of, in whole or in part, (A) the fact that an Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of SiriusXM or such Subsidiary or (B) acts or omissions by an Indemnitee in the Indemnitee’s capacity as a director or officer of SiriusXM or such Subsidiary, or taken at the request of SiriusXM or such Subsidiary, in each case under clause (A) or (B), at, or at any time prior to, the Merger Effective Time (including without limitationany Action relating in whole or in part to the Transactions or relating to the enforcement of this provision) and (ii) comply with its obligations to the Indemnitees in respect of indemnification, actions advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time as provided in the certificate of incorporation or any bylaws of SiriusXM or its Subsidiaries or indemnification agreements, in each case, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time or in any agreement in existence as of the date of this Agreement providing for indemnification between SiriusXM or any of its Subsidiaries and any Indemnitee. Without limiting the foregoing, from and after the Merger Effective Time, SplitCo shall cause, unless otherwise required by Law, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of SplitCo and any successor thereto to contain provisions no less favorable to the Indemnitees with respect to limitation of liabilities of directors and officers and indemnification and advancement than are set forth in SplitCo’s Public Charter Documents, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or on behalf otherwise modified in a manner that would materially adversely affect the rights thereunder of securityholdersthe Indemnitees. (b) SplitCo shall not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any threatened or actual Action relating to any acts or omissions covered under this Section 6.10 (each, a “Proceeding“Claim”) for which indemnification could be sought by an Indemnitee hereunder, unless such settlement compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee from all liability arising out of such Claim or such Indemnitee otherwise consents in writing to such settlement, compromise or consent (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement . SplitCo and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice Indemnitees shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties Claim and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice provide access to properties and documentation that such fees individuals as reasonably requested and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses furnish or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled cause to be indemnified against furnished records, information and testimony, and attend such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials or appeals, as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, reasonably requested in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcestherewith. (c) For six years from Prior to the Merger Effective Time, Parent SiriusXM shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“D&O Tail Policy”) (covering the six-year period from and after the Merger Effective Time for SiriusXM’s current and former directors and officers who are currently covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage currently maintained by SiriusXM from a copy of which has been heretofore delivered comparable carrier to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the SiriusXM’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier on terms thereof that are no less advantageous favorable to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those terms of the Companydirectors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage currently maintained by SiriusXM as of the date of this Agreement with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or before the Merger Effective Time. If SiriusXM is unable to obtain the “tail” policy described in the immediately preceding sentence as of the Merger Effective Time, SplitCo shall obtain an insurance and indemnification policy (from a comparable carrier as the current SiriusXM insurer) that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for events, acts and omissions occurring at or prior to the Merger Effective Time for an aggregate period of no less than six years from the Merger Effective Time that is no less favorable to the Indemnitees than SiriusXM’s existing policy); provided. In addition, howeverSplitCo shall obtain an insurance and indemnification policy (from a comparable carrier as the current SiriusXM insurer) that provides directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for events, acts and omissions occurring from and after the Merger Effective Time that is no less favorable to the Indemnitees than SiriusXM’s existing policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Parent will SiriusXM or SplitCo be required to expend pay annual premiums for such coverage described in this Section 6.10(c) in excess of 200300% of the last annual premiums currently premium paid by SiriusXM for the Company directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage currently maintained by SiriusXM; provided that, in such an event that the annual premium for any such insurancepolicy exceeds 300% of the last annual premium paid by SiriusXM for the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage currently maintained by SiriusXM, and; providedSiriusXM or SplitCo, furtheras applicable, shall obtain the available policy or policies, as applicable and in each case, with an annual premium equal to or less than 300% of the last annual premium paid by SiriusXM for the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage currently maintained by SiriusXM, that if most closely satisfies the annual premiums obligations set forth in this Section 6.10(c) in the aggregate. SiriusXM or SplitCo, as applicable, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such policy to be maintained in full force and effect, for its full term, and to honor all of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent its obligations thereunder. SiriusXM shall be obligated cause the D&O Tail Policy to obtain a policy with expressly provide that it survives the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyClosing. (d) This The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is 6.10 are (i) intended to be for the benefit the Indemnified Partiesof, and shall be binding on all successors enforceable by, each Indemnitee, his or her heirs and assigns his or her representatives and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such individual may have. The obligations of Parent SplitCo and SiriusXM under this Section 6.10 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect the Surviving Company. If Parent rights of any Indemnitee to whom this Section 6.10 applies unless (A) such termination or Subsidiary modification is required by applicable Law or (B) the affected Indemnitee shall have consented in writing to such termination or modification (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned) (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnitees to whom this Section 6.10 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.10). (e) In the event that SplitCo or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or merger, (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson or (iii) winds up or dissolves, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity SplitCo shall assume all of the obligations thereof set forth in this Section 6.66.10. (f) SplitCo hereby acknowledges that the Indemnitees have or may, which in the future, have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other Persons (collectively, “Other Indemnitors”). SplitCo hereby agrees that, (i) SplitCo and its Subsidiaries are the indemnitors of first resort (i.e., their obligations are expressly intended to a Indemnitee shall be primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the irrevocable benefit ofsame expenses or liabilities incurred by any Indemnitee shall be secondary), (ii) SplitCo and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by the SplitCo Public Charter Documents and SplitCo Subsidiary Documents or pursuant to any indemnity agreements between any of SiriusXM and its Subsidiaries and any such Indemnitees as in effect on the date of this Agreement, be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any Indemnitee and, to the extent permitted by the SplitCo Public Charter Documents and SplitCo Subsidiary Documents or pursuant to any indemnity agreements between any of SiriusXM and its Subsidiaries and any such Indemnitees as in effect on the date of this Agreement, be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted, without regard to any rights the Indemnitee may have against the Other Indemnitors, and (iii) effective upon the Closing, SplitCo and its Subsidiaries, irrevocably waive, relinquish and release the Other Indemnitors (other than the insurers under the D&O Tail Policy) from any and all claims (A) against the Other Indemnitors for contribution, indemnification, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof and (B) that the Indemnitees must seek expense advancement, reimbursement or indemnification from any Other Indemnitor before SplitCo and its Subsidiaries must perform its expense advancement, reimbursement or indemnification obligations under this Agreement. SplitCo hereby further agrees that no advancement, indemnification or other payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of a Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which a Indemnitee has sought indemnification from SplitCo and its Subsidiaries shall affect the foregoing, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement, indemnification or other payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against SplitCo and its Subsidiaries, and SplitCo and its Subsidiaries shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless against such amounts actually paid by the Other Indemnitors. (g) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be enforceable byconstrued to or shall release, each directorwaive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to SiriusXM or any of its Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, trustee officers or other employees or the D&O Tail Policy, it being understood and officer covered herebyagreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.10 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (h) The obligations of SiriusXM and SplitCo (or any successor entity thereto) under this Section 6.10 shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six years from the Merger Effective Time; provided, however, that if any Claim (whether arising before, at or after the Merger Effective Time) is brought against an Indemnitee on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Merger Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall continue in effect until the full and final resolution of such Claim.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Merger Agreement (Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.), Merger Agreement (Liberty Media Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries Except as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions may be limited by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallapplicable Law, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify CP&L and hold harmless, as Holdco shall cause FPC to maintain all rights of indemnification existing in favor of the directors and officers of FPC on terms no less favorable than those provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of FPC on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such ProceedingEffective Time. (iib) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right CP&L and Holdco shall cause to be indemnified under this Section 6(bmaintained in effect for six (6) shallyears from the Effective Time the current policies for directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by FPC (provided that CP&L and Holdco may -------- substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are not less advantageous) with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure insurance is available to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding CP&L or investigation; and provided further, however, that, Holdco in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any market; provided that if such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will insurance cannot be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal so maintained -------- or other expenses of their counsel except obtained, CP&L shall maintain or obtain as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations much of such Indemnification Party other than with respect insurance as can be so maintained or obtained at a cost equal to twice the payment current premium rate of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses CP&L's directors' and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesofficers' liability insurance. (c) For six years from In the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent event Holdco or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personperson or entity, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity Holdco shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 5.11. ------------ (d) The provisions of this Section 5.11 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable ------------ benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorindemnified party, trustee his or her heirs and officer covered herebyhis or her representatives and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification that such person may have by contract or otherwise.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Exchange (Florida Power Corp /)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to indemnify, defend and Subsidiary agree that all rights hold harmless to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable law each person who is now, or omissions occurring has been at any time prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current date hereof, an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and, collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, penalties and its subsidiaries as provided amounts paid in settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, with respect to matters occurring through the Effective Time, by them in their respective declarations capacities as such, whether commenced, asserted or claimed before or after the Effective Time. In the event of trustany such claim, certificates action, suit, proceeding or investigation (an "Action"), (i) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to pay, as incurred, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Party, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Surviving Corporation, in advance of the final disposition of any such Action to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, upon receipt of any undertaking required by applicable law, and (ii) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to cooperate in the defense of any such matter; provided, however, the Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent, and provided further that the Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to this Section 7.7 to pay the fees and disbursements of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any single Action, unless, in the opinion of counsel for any of the Indemnified Parties, there is a conflict of interests between two or more of such Indemnified Parties. (b) The parties agree that the rights to indemnification, including provisions relating to advances of expenses incurred in defense of any action or suit, in the certificate of incorporation or and bylaws (or similar organizational documents)of the Company with respect to matters occurring through the Effective Time, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee for a period of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, six years from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure all rights to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, indemnification in the case respect of any Proceeding pending, to Action pending or asserted within such period shall continue until the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations disposition of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesAction. (c) For a period of six years from after the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current cause to be maintained officers' and directors’ and officers’ ' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers the Indemnified Parties who are currently covered covered, in their capacities as officers and directors, by the Company’s Parent's existing officers' and directors’ and officers’ ' liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the policies on terms thereof are substantially no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof Indemnified Parties than those of such existing insurance, with respect to matters occurring through the Company’s policy)Effective Time; provided, however, provided that in no event Parent shall Parent not be required to expend pay annual premiums in excess of 200% of the last annual premiums currently premium paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydate hereof, but in such case shall purchase as much coverage as reasonably practicable for such amount. (d) This The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, under the DGCL, under indemnity agreements with the Company existing on the date hereof or otherwise. The provisions of this Section 6.6 7.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is Merger and expressly are intended to benefit each of the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Erc Industries Inc /De/)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent The articles of incorporation and Subsidiary agree bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions relating to indemnification, exculpation and the liability of directors and officers no less favorable than such provisions included in the Company Charter Documents as of the date hereof and the Surviving Corporation shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions for at least six years after the Effective Time in any manner that all would affect adversely the rights to indemnification for acts thereunder of individuals who, at or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required by Law. (b) After the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless and provide advancement of expenses to each person who, as of the Effective Time, is a present or former director or officer of Company’s subsidiaries , in and to the extent of their capacities as such and not as securityholders (collectively, the “Indemnification Parties“) is"INDEMNIFIED PARTIES"), against all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any Proceeding (whether arising before or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceedingafter the Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by arising out of or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is pertaining to any action or was omission in their capacity as an officer, employeedirector, director fiduciary or trustee agent of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries its Subsidiaries, occurring on or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after before the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full same extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to Company Charter Documents as of the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesdate hereof. (c) For a period of six years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's current directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees("D&O INSURANCE") in respect of acts or omissions occurring on or before the Effective Time, directors on terms and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are conditions no less advantageous favorable to the intended beneficiaries thereof Indemnified Parties than those of the Company’s policyD&O Insurance in effect on the date of this Agreement (which Company represents and warrants are set forth in Section 5.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter); provided, however, that in no event satisfying its obligations under this Section 5.9(c), the Surviving Corporation shall Parent not be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 400% of the amount paid by Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year; provided, however, that, if equivalent coverage cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying aggregate premiums in excess of 400% of such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall only be required to expend maintain as much coverage as can be obtained by paying aggregate premiums equal to 400% of such amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in lieu of all obligations of the Surviving Corporation under the first sentence of this Section 5.9(c), Parent or, at Parent's written direction, Company, may purchase a "tail" policy of directors and officers liability insurance covering a period of six years after the Effective Time, which policy (i) shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Indemnified Parties than those of the D&O Insurance in effect on the date of this Agreement and be written by a carrier with the same or better rating as the carrier of the D&O Insurance as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) shall be prepaid and non-cancelable, and (iii) shall have aggregate premiums not in excess of 200400% of the aggregate annual premiums currently amounts paid by the Company for such insurance, andcoverage for its last full fiscal year; provided, furtherhowever, that that, if the annual equivalent coverage cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying aggregate premiums in excess of such insurance coverage exceed 400% of such amount, Parent or Company shall obtain (and the Surviving Corporation shall only be obligated required to obtain a policy with the greatest maintain) as much coverage available for a cost not exceeding as can be obtained by paying aggregate premiums equal to 400% of such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, 5.9 is intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties, Parties and their heirs and personal representatives and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving CompanyCorporation and their respective successors and assigns, and shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by contract or otherwise. If On and after the Effective Time, the obligations of Parent under Section 5.9 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Party under Section 5.9 without the consent of such affected Indemnified Party. In the event Parent or Subsidiary the Surviving Corporation or any of its respective successors successor or assigns assign (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successor and assign of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume may be, honor the obligations set forth with respect to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.9.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Covansys Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the fourth anniversary of the Effective Time, PBOC and the Bank (each an "Indemnifying Party" and together the "Indemnifying Parties"), agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of BOH, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent to which BOH could indemnify such Indemnified Parties and in the manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the Bylaws of BOH, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 5.9(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the appropriate Indemnifying Party thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction); (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter; (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent; and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall have no obligation hereunder in the event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable laws and regulations. (c) BOH shall be permitted to maintain up to $5,000,000 in aggregate directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (maintained by BOH and to purchase an extension of the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained claims reporting period for the benefit policy providing such coverage for a period of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parentthree years following the Effective Date. The premium for the year commencing August 1, so long as 1999 shall not exceed $17,875 and the terms thereof are no less advantageous to total premium for the intended beneficiaries thereof than those three-year extension of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and claims reporting period shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyexceed $14,000.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Pboc Holdings Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent The articles of incorporation and Subsidiary agree bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions relating to indemnification, exculpation and the liability of directors and officers no less favorable than such provisions included in the Company Charter Documents as of the date hereof and the Surviving Corporation shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions for at least six years after the Effective Time in any manner that all would affect adversely the rights to indemnification for acts thereunder of individuals who, at or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required by Law. (b) After the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless and provide advancement of expenses to each person who, as of the current Effective Time, is a present or former trusteesdirector or officer of Company, directors or officers in and to the extent of their capacities as such and not as securityholders (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive against all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any Proceeding (whether arising before or after the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceedingEffective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by arising out of or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is pertaining to any action or was omission in their capacity as an officer, employeedirector, director fiduciary or trustee agent of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries its Subsidiaries, occurring on or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after before the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full same extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to Company Charter Documents as of the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesdate hereof. (c) For a period of six years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees(“D&O Insurance”) in respect of acts or omissions occurring on or before the Effective Time, directors on terms and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are conditions no less advantageous favorable to the intended beneficiaries thereof Indemnified Parties than those of the Company’s policyD&O Insurance in effect on the date of this Agreement (which Company represents and warrants are set forth in Section 5.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter); provided, however, that in no event satisfying its obligations under this Section 5.9(c), the Surviving Corporation shall Parent not be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 400% of the amount paid by Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year; provided, however, that, if equivalent coverage cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying aggregate premiums in excess of 400% of such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall only be required to expend maintain as much coverage as can be obtained by paying aggregate premiums equal to 400% of such amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in lieu of all obligations of the Surviving Corporation under the first sentence of this Section 5.9(c), Parent or, at Parent’s written direction, Company, may purchase a “tail” policy of directors and officers liability insurance covering a period of six years after the Effective Time, which policy (i) shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Indemnified Parties than those of the D&O Insurance in effect on the date of this Agreement and be written by a carrier with the same or better rating as the carrier of the D&O Insurance as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) shall be prepaid and non-cancelable, and (iii) shall have aggregate premiums not in excess of 200400% of the aggregate annual premiums currently amounts paid by the Company for such insurance, andcoverage for its last full fiscal year; provided, furtherhowever, that that, if the annual equivalent coverage cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying aggregate premiums in excess of such insurance coverage exceed 400% of such amount, Parent or Company shall obtain (and the Surviving Corporation shall only be obligated required to obtain a policy with the greatest maintain) as much coverage available for a cost not exceeding as can be obtained by paying aggregate premiums equal to 400% of such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, 5.9 is intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties, Parties and their heirs and personal representatives and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving CompanyCorporation and their respective successors and assigns, and shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by contract or otherwise. If On and after the Effective Time, the obligations of Parent under Section 5.9 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Indemnified Party under Section 5.9 without the consent of such affected Indemnified Party. In the event Parent or Subsidiary the Surviving Corporation or any of its respective successors successor or assigns assign (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successor and assign of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume may be, honor the obligations set forth with respect to Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.9.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Computer Sciences Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, the Continuing Corporation and Subsidiary agree that all its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who has rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring advancement of expenses from FBSS or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Indemnified Party”) (in any capacity), to the same extent and on the same conditions as such person was entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to applicable law and FBSS’s Organizational Documents or any FBSS Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, as the case may be, or any indemnification agreements to which an Indemnified Party is a party as in effect on the date of this Agreement, subject, in the case of advancement of expenses, to the Indemnified Party providing a written undertaking to repay such advancements as contemplated by Section 13.1-699A of the VSCA. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case or proceeding in which corporate approval may be required to effectuate any indemnification, the Continuing Corporation or its applicable Subsidiary shall direct, if any Indemnified Party elects, that the determination of permissibility of indemnification shall be made by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between the Continuing Corporation or such Subsidiary and such Indemnified Party. (b) The Continuing Corporation shall, at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid policy on terms and conditions no less favorable than those of the current or former trusteesexisting directors’ and officers’ liability (including fiduciary and cyber coverage) insurance maintained by FBSS from insurance carriers with comparable credit ratings, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustcovering, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedMerger; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment “tail” policy shall in no event exceed three hundred percent (300%) of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all the last annual premium paid by FBSS for such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability (and fiduciary) insurance. If, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Continuing Corporation would be required to expend more than three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums, the Continuing Corporation will obtain the maximum amount of that insurance covering those trusteesobtainable by payment of annual premiums equal to three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums. (c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided claims under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent that is or has been in existence with respect to FBSS or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or otherwise obtained by Parentother employees, so long as it being understood and agreed that the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that indemnification provided for in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost this Section 5.12 is not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyor in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, covenant is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her respective heirs and legal representatives. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses and the other rights provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party is entitled, trustee whether pursuant to law, contract or otherwise. (e) If the Continuing Corporation or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other entity and officer covered herebyis not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, transfers all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any other entity or engages in any similar transaction, then in each case, the Continuing Corporation will cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Continuing Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.12. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by any agreement previously entered into by FBSS in connection with a merger, acquisition or other business combination, the provisions of this Section 5.12 shall apply to directors, officers, employees and fiduciaries of predecessor entities previously acquired by FBSS.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Virginia National Bankshares Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (ai) Parent To the fullest extent permitted by law, from and Subsidiary agree that after the Closing Date, all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to as of the Effective Time now existing date hereof in favor of the current directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company or former trusteesany of its Subsidiaries with respect to their activities as such prior to the Closing Date and, directors with respect to the Transaction Committee also, after the Closing Date, as provided in the bye-laws or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) other organizational documents of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided Subsidiaries in their respective declarations of trusteffect on the date hereof, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)otherwise in effect on the date hereof, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance for a period of not less than six years from the Closing Date. The Purchasers shall not cause the Company to take any action inconsistent with their termsthis Section D.4.h. (iii) In addition To the extent, if any, not provided by an existing right of indemnification or other agreement or policy, after the Closing Date, the Company shall, to the rights provided in Section 6(a) abovefullest extent permitted by applicable law, in the event that any officerindemnify and hold harmless, each present and former director or trustee officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the Company’s subsidiaries "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") against all costs and expenses (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“reasonable attorneys' fees), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officerjudgments, employeefines, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees liabilities and expenses), judgments, fines and settlement amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided furtherinvestigation (whether arising before or after the Closing Date), howeverwhether civil, thatadministrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case before the case Closing Date (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and, with respect to the Transaction Committee, also after the Closing Date. In the event of any Proceeding pendingsuch costs, expenses, judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities or settlement amounts (whether or not arising before the Closing Date), (A) the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timepromptly after statements therefor are received, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior and otherwise advance to the Control Time or Effective TimeIndemnified Parties upon request reimbursement of documented expenses reasonably incurred, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andeither case, to the extent that they elect not prohibited by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of applicable law and (B) the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Company shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such matter. In the event any Indemnified Party is required to bring any action shallto enforce rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and is successful in such action, except with the consent Company shall reimburse such Indemnified Party for all of its expenses in bringing and pursuing such action. (iii) For a period of at least six (6) years after the Indemnification PartiesClosing Date, consent the Company shall cause to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof be maintained in effect the giving directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by the claimant Company and its Subsidiaries or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability substitute policies with at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions which are substantially equivalent with respect to such actionmatters occurring prior to the Closing Date, or (B) contains obligations but the -32- Company shall not, in any event, be required to pay more than 200% of the current cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of moneycoverage. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (iA) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (iiB) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each either such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Company, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyD.4.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Subscription Agreement (Arch Capital Group LTD)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless, as and harmless to the full fullest extent permitted by applicable lawunder Applicable Law each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, an officer, director, employee, trustee or agent of the Company (or any subsidiary or division thereof), including, without limitation, each Indemnification Party person controlling any of the foregoing persons (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses' fees), judgments, fines fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (and shall pay expenses for legal fees in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, provided further, however, that the Indemnified Party agrees that, in the case event that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to the payment of such expenses, for any reason, such Indemnified Party shall reimburse Parent and the Surviving Corporation for such expenses paid in advance) arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by them in their capacities as such, whether commenced, asserted or claimed before the Effective Time and including, without limitation, liabilities arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and state corporation laws in connection with the Merger; provided that the Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall pay for only one law firm (in addition to local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties, unless the use of one law firm for all Indemnified Parties would present such law firm with a conflict of interest. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to keep in effect the Company's current provisions in its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of the Indemnified Parties to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. In the event of any Proceeding pendingactual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation in respect of such acts or omissions, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate cooperate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesmatter; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties Parent and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) which consent shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretobe unreasonably withheld). (viiii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect for not less than 6 years, the Company’s current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered maintained by the Company’s directors’ ; provided that Parent may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the amounts containing terms thereof and conditions that are no less advantageous in any material respect to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Indemnified Parties; provided, however, that in no event shall the Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend in excess of 200% of pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(ii) more than the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insuranceinsurance and, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.in

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Southern Mineral Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, the Continuing Corporation and Subsidiary agree that all its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who has rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring advancement of expenses from SMMF or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Indemnified Party”) (in any capacity), to the same extent and on the same conditions as such person was entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to applicable law and SMMF’s Organizational Documents or any SMMF Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, as the case may be, or any indemnification agreements to which an Indemnified Party is a party as in effect on the date of this Agreement, subject, in the case of advancement of expenses, to the Indemnified Party providing a written undertaking to (b) The Continuing Corporation shall, at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid policy on terms and conditions no less favorable than those of the current or former trusteesexisting directors’ and officers’ liability (including fiduciary and cyber coverage) insurance maintained by SMMF from insurance carriers with comparable credit ratings, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustcovering, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedMerger; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment “tail” policy shall in no event exceed two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all the last annual premium paid by SMMF for such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability (and fiduciary) insurance. If, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Continuing Corporation would be required to expend more than two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of current annual premiums, the Continuing Corporation will obtain the maximum amount of that insurance covering those trusteesobtainable by payment of annual premiums equal to two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of current annual premiums. (c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided claims under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent that is or has been in existence with respect to SMMF or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or otherwise obtained by Parentother employees, so long as it being understood and agreed that the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that indemnification provided for in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost this Section 5.11 is not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyor in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, covenant is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her respective heirs and legal representatives. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses and the other rights provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party is entitled, trustee whether pursuant to law, contract or otherwise. (e) If the Continuing Corporation or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other entity and officer covered herebyis not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, transfers all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any other entity or engages in any similar transaction, then in each case, the Continuing Corporation will cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Continuing Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.11. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by any agreement previously entered into by SMMF in connection with a merger, acquisition or other business combination, the provisions of this Section 5.11 shall apply to directors, officers, employees and fiduciaries of predecessor entities previously acquired by SMMF.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Buyer (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless any present or former director or officer of Seller and each Seller Subsidiary agree (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any and all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, matter, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated herein), if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.16 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by Seller or any Seller Subsidiary under the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or Bylaws of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary as Previously Disclosed; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or omissions Bylaws of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from Buyer shall maintain Seller's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase a tail insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by Seller and Seller Subsidiaries for a period of three years following the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Seller be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 150% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by Seller and Seller Subsidiaries on an annual basis as of the Company date hereof for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such amountinsurance coverage, Parent and further provided that if Buyer is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, Buyer shall be obligated use all reasonable efforts to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage as much comparable insurance as is available for a cost not exceeding such amountthe Insurance Amount. In lieu At the request of Buyer, Seller shall use reasonable efforts to procure the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” insurance coverage covering acts or omissions referred to in the preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Buyer or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (East Texas Financial Services Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the third anniversary of the Effective Time, the Holding Company (the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company and the Bank, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.17 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by the Company or the Bank under the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution or Bylaws of the Company or the Bank as Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution or omissions Bylaws of the Company or the Bank, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Holding Company shall maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (and the Bank for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orthree years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Holding Company be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 125% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company and the Bank as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Holding Company is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Holding Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Holding Company, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Holding Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Peoples Community Bancorp Inc /De/)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) For a period of six years following the Effective Time, Parent and Subsidiary agree shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company that all rights were in existence or in effect as of the date hereof under Law, its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any contract listed on Section 5.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, relating to the indemnification for acts of any Person who is now or omissions occurring was at any time after August 18, 2003 or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the Company’s subsidiaries beneficiary of any such contractual obligations (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“Indemnified Persons”), by reason . Parent hereby unconditionally guarantees the payment and performance of the fact that he is Surviving Corporation’s obligations in this Section 5.9. This Section 5.9 shall not limit or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of otherwise adversely affect any rights any Person may have under any agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, under the Company’s subsidiaries or any action such Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action other organization documents or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by otherwise under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such ProceedingLaw. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Person who is now or was at any time after August 18, 2003 a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time and providing at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that in aggregate are not less advantageous to the insured parties than those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by contained in the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policyCurrent Policy Coverage”); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend expend, per annum, in excess of 200300% of the annual premiums premium currently paid by the Company for such insurance, andcoverage (or such coverage as is available for 300% of such annual premium); provided, further, that if the annual premiums premium required to provide the foregoing insurance exceeds 300% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company, the Surviving Corporation shall provide as much of such insurance coverage exceed as can be purchased for such amountpremium, Parent and, any present or former officer or director, upon reasonable written notice thereof from the Surviving Corporation, who desires to be covered by the Current Policy Coverage may so elect and shall be covered by the Current Policy Coverage so long as such former officer or director pays the portion of the premium for such policies in excess of the amount which the Surviving Corporation is obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior pay pursuant to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companythis Section 5.9. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and If the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, then and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall the Surviving Corporation assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.9.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Peregrine Systems Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent It is understood and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior agreed that, subject to the Effective Time now existing limitations on indemnification contained in favor of the current or former trusteesDelaware Act, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company Certificate and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations other applicable law, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and regardless of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive whether the Merger becomes effective, indemnify and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) abovehold harmless, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall for a period of six years following the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless, each director and officer of the Company or any Subsidiary (and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as members of any committee of the Board of Directors) on the date hereof or at the Effective Time (collectively, the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") from and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or pertaining to any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation liabilities arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallMerger, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement and in the event of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Company or the Surviving Corporation shall pay the reasonable fees and provided furtherexpenses of not more than one (1) counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the knowledge of Company or the CompanySurviving Corporation, at the Control Time or Effective Timepromptly as statements therefor are received, and (ii) the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to and the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shallmatter; PROVIDED, except with HOWEVER, that neither the consent of Company nor the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and Surviving Corporation shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (B) which consent shall not have be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent shall be entitled to assume the defense of any obligation hereunder such matter and upon such assumption Parent shall not be liable to any Indemnification Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.5 shall promptly notify Parent upon learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, provided that the failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations of Parent under this Section 6.5 except to the extent that a court Parent is prejudiced by any failure of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund an Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoso notify Parent. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company’s current or obtain officers' and directors’ and officers’ ' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers the Indemnified Parties who currently or at the Effective Time are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ 's officers and officers’ directors liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the policies on terms thereof are no not less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof favorable than those in effect on the date hereof in terms of the Company’s policy)coverage and amounts; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200if the aggregate annual premiums for such insurance at any time during such period exceed 150% of the annual premiums currently premium paid by the Company for such insuranceinsurance as of the date of this Agreement, and; provided, further, then the Surviving Corporation shall provide the maximum coverage that if the will then be available at an annual premiums premium equal to 150% of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu per annum rate as of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy date of the Company. (d) this Agreement. This Section 6.6 6.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger. Notwithstanding Section 9.7, this Section 6.5 is intended to be for the benefit of and to grant third-party rights to the Indemnified PartiesParties whether or not they are parties to this Agreement, and each of the Indemnified Parties shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and entitled to enforce the covenants contained herein. (c) If the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, then and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Surviving Corporation shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.66.5. (d) Following the Effective Time, which Parent and Surviving Corporation jointly and severally agree to pay all expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that may be incurred by the Indemnified Parties in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations are expressly intended provided for in this Section 6.5 provided that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is entitled to be for indemnified hereunder. Such fees shall be paid by the irrevocable benefit ofParent or Surviving Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding at the request of the Indemnified Party within twenty days after the receipt by Parent or Surviving Corporation of a statement or statements from the Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and shall include or be enforceable by, each director, trustee accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party that he is entitled to receive indemnity pursuant to this Article VI and officer covered herebyto repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses and costs by the Parent or Surviving Corporation as provided by this Agreement.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Workflow Management Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to For a period of six years after the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former trusteesofficers, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) directors, employees and agents of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust(collectively, certificates of incorporation the "Indemnified Parties") from and against, and pay or bylaws reimburse the Indemnified Parties for, all losses, obligations, expenses, claims, damages or liabilities (whether or similar organizational documents)not resulting from third-party claims and including interest, shall survive the Merger penalties, out-of-pocket expenses and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, attorneys' fees incurred in the event that investigation or defense of any officerof the same or in asserting any of their rights hereunder) with respect to actions or omissions arising out of such individuals' services as officers, director directors, employees or trustee agents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or as trustees or fiduciaries of any plan for the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf benefit of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries occurring on or prior to the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such Effective Time (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“by this Agreement) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by or required under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, thatlaw and, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to indemnification by the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andSurviving Corporation, to the extent permitted under the provisions of the Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company By-Laws, each as in effect at the date hereof (which provisions shall not be amended in any manner which adversely affects any Indemnified Party, for a period of six years), including provisions relating to advances of expenses incurred in the defense of any action or suit; PROVIDED that they elect in the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of each such claim shall continue until final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case in which approval by delivering written the Surviving Corporation is required to effectuate any indemnification, the Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to direct, at the election of the Indemnified Party, that the determination of any such approval shall be made by independent counsel selected by the Indemnified Party. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 6.9(a) shall provide notice to such Indemnification Parties the Parent promptly after receiving notice such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and the commencement of Indemnified Party shall permit the action from Parent (at the Indemnification Parties, Parent's expense) to assume the defense of any claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; PROVIDED that (i) counsel for the action and after notice from Parent who shall conduct the Indemnifying Parties defense of such claim or litigation shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnification Parties Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such Indemnified Party's expense, and (ii) the omission by any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Parent of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable its indemnification obligation under this Agreement except to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses extent that such omission results in a failure of their counsel except actual notice to the Parent and the Parent is materially damaged as provided belowa result of such failure to give notice. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties The Parent shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Partiesnot, in the defense of any such action shallclaim or litigation, except with the consent of the Indemnification PartiesIndemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) provides for injunctive or other nonmonetary relief affecting the Indemnified Party or that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties Indemnified Party of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, claim or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to litigation. In the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have event that the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will Parent does not have the right to direct accept the defense of such action on behalf any matter as above provided, or counsel for the Parent advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties) Parent or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume Surviving Corporation and the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Indemnified Parties, in each of which casesthe Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which Parent or the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corpora tion shall be obligated to pay the all reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on for the same basis Indemnified Parties promptly as provided in statements therefor are received; PROVIDED that the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Parent shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent consent. In any event, the Parent and (B) the Indemnified Parties shall not have cooperate in the defense of any obligation hereunder action or claim subject to any Indemnification Party this Section 6.9 and, subject to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawConfidentiality Agreement, the Indemnification Parties records of each shall promptly refund be available to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all other with respect to such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesdefense. (c) For The Parent will cause to be maintained for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect Time the Company’s 's current directors' and officers’ liability ' insurance covering those trustees, and indemnification policy to the extent that it provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time ("D&O Insurance") for all persons who are directors and officers who are currently covered by of the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy Company on the date of this Agreement, so long as the annual premium therefor would not be in excess of 150% of the last annual premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or"Maximum Premium"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the annual premium therefor would exceed the Maximum Premium, the Parent shall purchase as much coverage as is available for the Maximum Premium; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Parent may, in lieu of maintaining such insuranceexisting D&O Insurance as provided above, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise any policy specifically obtained by Parentfor this purpose, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those the existing D&O Insurance for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Company’s policy); providedEffective Time. If the existing D&O Insurance expires, howeveris terminated or canceled during such six (6) year period, that in no event shall the Parent will obtain as much D&O Insurance as can be required to expend in excess of 200% of obtained for the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums remainder of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available period for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior an annualized premium equal to the Effective Time Maximum Premium, on substantially similar terms and conditions no less advantageous to the covered persons than the existing policy of the CompanyD&O Insurance. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (WMF Group LTD)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trusteesBAYOU ROAD shall, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shalland, from and after the Effective TimeClosing Date, indemnify Principal Solar and BAYOU ROAD shall, indemnify, defend and hold harmlessharmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement, or who becomes prior to the Closing Date, an officer or director of BAYOU ROAD or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties") against (i) all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or judgments, or amounts that are paid in settlement with the approval of the indemnifying party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of, or in connection with, any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of BAYOU ROAD or any of its Subsidiaries, whether pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing Date and whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at or after, the Closing Date ("Indemnified Liabilities") and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case to the full extent a corporation is permitted under Delaware or Ohio law (notwithstanding the By-laws of BAYOU ROAD or Bayou Road) to indemnify its own directors, officers and employees, as the case may be (and BAYOU ROAD or Principal Solar, as the case may be, shall pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the full extent permitted by applicable law). Without limiting the foregoing, each Indemnification Party in the event any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is brought against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses Indemnified Party (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenseswhether arising before or after the Closing Date), judgments(i) the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them with the consent of BAYOU ROAD (or the consent of Principal Solar and BAYOU ROAD after the Closing Date) which consent of BAYOU ROAD (or, fines after the Closing Date, Principal Solar and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection BAYOU ROAD ) with any respect to such Proceeding. counsel retained by the Indemnified Parties may not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing BAYOU ROAD (or, after the Closing Date, Principal Solar and BAYOU ROAD ) shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties promptly as statements therefor are received, and (iii) BAYOU ROAD (or, after the Closing Date, Principal Solar and BAYOU ROAD ) shall use all reasonable efforts to assert assist in the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement vigorous defense of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedmatter; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice neither BAYOU ROAD nor Principal Solar shall be liable for any settlement of any claim effected without its written consent, which consent, however, shall not affect the obligations be unreasonably withheld. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.15, upon learning of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; , shall notify BAYOU ROAD and provided furtherPrincipal Solar (but the failure so to notify shall not relieve BAYOU ROAD or Principal Solar from any liability which it may have under this Section 6.15, howeverexcept to the extent such failure materially prejudices such party). The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter, thatunless there is, in under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the case positions of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge two or more Indemnified Parties. The provisions of the CompanyCertificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of BAYOU ROAD with respect to indemnification and exculpation from liability shall not be amended, at repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Control Time Closing Date in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who on or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time Closing Date were directors or Effective Timeofficers of BAYOU ROAD, as the case may be. (iii) If any unless such action modification is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties Principal Solar shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements cause BAYOU ROAD to keep and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect after the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by Closing Date the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy indemnification agreements with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company.individuals listed in Schedule I. (db) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation The provisions of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 6.15 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

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Samples: Share Exchange Agreement (Principal Solar, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, CCBG shall indemnify, defend and Subsidiary agree hold harmless each person who is or was prior to Effective Time a director, officer, employee or agent of FFB or its Subsidiaries (each, an "Indemnified Party") against all losses, expenses, claims, damages or liabilities arising out of actions or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the full extent provided under Florida law and the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of FFB as in effect on the date hereof, including provisions relating to advances of expenses incurred in the defense of any action or suit, to the extent any such provisions are, at the time indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.8(a) is sought, permitted under Florida law. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.8, upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall notify CCBG thereof, provided that the failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations of CCBG under this Section 6.8 except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices CCBG. CCBG's obligations under this Section 6.8(a) shall continue in full force and effect for a period of four (4) years from the Effective Time; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim (a "Claim") asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such Claim. (b) In connection with its indemnification obligations hereunder, CCBG shall have the right to assume the defense of any Claim and upon such assumption CCBG shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, except that if CCBG elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties reasonably advises the Indemnified Parties that there are issues which raise conflicts of interests between CCBG and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to them after consultation with CCBG, and CCBG shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties. CCBG shall be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to pay for only one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Parties. CCBG shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). (c) CCBG shall maintain FFB's existing directors and officers liability insurance policy (or a policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission persons who are currently covered by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval insurance policy maintained by FFB for a period of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after two years following the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties CCBG shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior pay premiums to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or maintain such insurance, on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall nota per annum basis, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges excess of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment 125% of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts annual premiums paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess date of 200% renewal of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if insurance coverage. If the annual premiums of such insurance coverage would exceed such amount, Parent CCBG shall use its best efforts to provide such level of insurance having the coverage described above as can be obligated obtained for an annual premium equal to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such maximum amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation The provisions of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 6.8 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

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Samples: Merger Agreement

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree The Implementation Documents will provide, among other things, that the Company will maintain in effect all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current any director, officer, employee or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) agent of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "INDEMNIFIED PARTIES") as provided in their respective declarations its certificate of trustincorporation, certificates by-laws or in indemnification agreements with the Company or any of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)its subsidiaries, all of which shall survive the Merger consummation of the Acquisition and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. for a period of not less than four years from the effective time of the Acquisition (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above"EFFECTIVE TIME"); PROVIDED, that in the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such four-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. It is understood and agreed that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Timeshall advance, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Indemnified Party against any losses, claims, damages liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in investigation (whether asserted or arising before or after the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time). In addition, the Implementation Documents will provide that the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled cause to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, maintained in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable effect for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more not less than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six four years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect Time any current policies of the Company’s current directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered maintained by the Company’s directors’ ; PROVIDED, that the Company will be permitted to substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of conditions which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous and provided that such substitution shall not result in any gaps or lapses in coverage with respect to matters occurring prior to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Effective Time; providedPROVIDED, howeverFURTHER, that in no event the Company shall Parent not be required to expend pay an annual premium in excess of 200% of the last annual premiums currently premium paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms date hereof and if it is unable to obtain the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 insurance required, it shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended obtain as much comparable insurance as possible for an annual premium equal to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.maximum amount

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Samples: Acquisition Agreement (Firemans Fund Insurance Co)

Indemnification; Insurance. (ai) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor through the sixth anniversary of the current Effective Time, FBOP and the Surviving Corporation (each an “Indemnifying Party” and together the “Indemnifying Parties”), agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each present or former trusteesdirector or officer of Holding Company or any of its Subsidiaries, directors or officers determined as of the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitationarising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, actions by whether asserted or on behalf of securityholdersclaimed prior to, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is at or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent to which Holding Company or such Subsidiary is or was required by law or their respective organizational documents to indemnify such Indemnified Parties and hold harmlessin the manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the organizational documents of Holding Company or such Subsidiary, as and applicable, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any final disposition of such Proceedingclaim. (ii) Any Indemnification Indemnified Party proposing wishing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b6(d) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Partiesclaim, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the appropriate Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such actionParty thereof, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that but the failure to provide such notice so notify shall not affect the obligations of relieve the Indemnifying Parties except Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party to the extent such failure to notify does not materially prejudices prejudice the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in investigation (whether arising before or after the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time), the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b(i) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or a conflict of interest exists or arises between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel; provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the Indemnified Parties in any one action or series of related actions in the same jurisdiction representing the Indemnified Parties who are parties to such action; (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that matter; (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and consent; (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final laws and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoregulations. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (ciii) For six (6) years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Holding Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time with respect to those trustees, officers and directors of Holding Company and officers its Subsidiaries who are currently covered by the Holding Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered on terms with respect to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are and amount no less advantageous favorable in any material respect to the intended beneficiaries thereof such directors and officers currently covered by such insurance than those of such policy in effect on the Company’s policy)date hereof; provided, however, provided that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend pay aggregate annual premiums for insurance under this Section 6(d)(iii) in excess of 200% of the annual aggregate premiums currently paid by the Company for the last full fiscal year prior to the date hereto on an annualized basis for such insurancepurpose and, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to use its reasonable best efforts obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoingpurchase of such insurance, Parent the Surviving Corporation may in its discretion purchase a six-year “tail” extended reporting period endorsement under the Holding Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage covering acts or omissions prior providing at least the same level of insurance coverage as would otherwise be required to be maintained by the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanySurviving Corporation under this Section 6(d)(iv). (div) This Section 6.6 6(d) shall survive the consummation of the Merger, Merger and is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable byby each Indemnified Party, each directortheir respective heirs and personal representatives and shall be binding on FBOP, trustee the Surviving Corporation and officer covered herebytheir respective successors and assigns.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (PFF Bancorp Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) 6.6.1 Frost Hanna shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify indemnify, defend and hold harmlessharmless each person who is now, as and or who becomes prior to the full extent permitted by applicable lawEffective Time, each Indemnification Party an officer or director of Frost Hanna or FHGB against any (i) all losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and costs, expenses), judgments, fines and amounts liabilities or judgments or amount that are paid in settlement in accordance herewith with the express written approval of the indemnifying party (which approval shall not be withheld unreasonably) of or in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, investigation based in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contraryperson is or was a director, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses officer or costs prior to receipt employee of (A) an undertaking by Frost Hanna or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall notFHGB, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder whether pertaining to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines matter existing or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act occurring at or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms and whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at or after, the Effective Time ("INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES"), and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case to the existing policy full extent provided under the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Frost Hanna as in effect as of the Companydate hereof or permitted under the Florida BCA, to indemnify directors and officers. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive 6.6.2 For a period of six years after the consummation Effective Date, Frost Hanna shall, subject to applicable law, keep in effect provisions in its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of the Mergerdirectors and officers of Frost Hanna to the fullest extent permitted under the Florida BCA, is which provision shall not be amended except as required by applicable law or except to make changes permitted by law that would enlarge the right of indemnification. 6.6.3 For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Frost Hanna shall cause to be maintained in effect one or more policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance with respect to any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising from facts or events which occurred at or before the Effective Time, and such policy or policies shall be with a carrier or carriers satisfactory to the parties intended to be benefitted thereby, and with the limits, deductibles and other characteristics no less favorable than those set forth on SCHEDULE 6.6. Such policies shall be no less favorable to the insureds than the policies acquired after the date of this Agreement for the benefit the Indemnified Partiesof officers and directors of Frost Hanna. Any and all such policies shall be issued by reasonably satisfactory insurance carriers, shall have no uncustomary exclusions, and shall otherwise be binding on all successors in form and assigns substance satisfactory to those persons who are officers and directors of Parent and Frost Hanna as of the Surviving Companydate hereof. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person The premiums for such six-year period shall be paid immediately after Closing and shall not be subtracted or counted in calculating the continuing minimum cash or surviving corporation or entity cash equivalents required to be held as a condition to Gaines Berland's obligations to close the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Section 7.3(f). 6.6.4 The provisions of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 6.6 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee party indemnified pursuant to this SECTION 6.6 and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Frost Hanna Capital Group Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Purchaser and Subsidiary the Surviving Corporation covenant and agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers until six (the “Indemnified Parties“6) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and any successor or assignee shall maintain not be amended to reduce or limit the rights of indemnity afforded to the present and former directors and executive officers of the Company currently set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Acquisition Subsidiary, or the ability of the Surviving Corporation or any successor or assignee to indemnify them, nor to hinder, delay or make more difficult the exercise of such rights of indemnity or the ability to indemnify. (b) Should any claim or claims be made against any former director or executive officer of the Company, arising from his services as such, within four (4) years of the Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 4.13 with respect to the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall continue in effect with respect to such claim or claims until the Company’s current final disposition of all such claims. (c) Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxx to be covered by the directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trusteespolicy maintained by Purchaser during the term of employment of each such party under the Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Employment Agreement and Xxxx X. Xxxxx Employment Agreement, as the case may be , it being agreed that in the event Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx or Xxxx X. Xxxxx is not so covered during the term of employment of such party, then Purchaser shall agree to indemnify such party in a manner consistent with its then-applicable general obligation to indemnify directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyPurchaser. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and If the Surviving Company. If Parent Corporation (or Subsidiary Purchaser as the case may be) or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates shall consolidate with or merges merge into any other person corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation company or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties Assets and assets Properties to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Surviving Corporation (or Purchaser, as applicable) shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.64.13. (e) For the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing until March 31, 2007, Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain a "tail" policy in respect of each of the Company's current (i) employment practices liability insurance policy and (ii) directors' and officers' liability insurance policy. In the event that equivalent employee practices liability coverage is not obtained, through a tail or otherwise, the Purchaser shall indemnify the Stockholders with respect to, and to the same extent as, any claim that would have been covered by the Company's employee practices liability insurance which was in effect immediately prior to Closing, it being agreed that in the event of such a claim (for which the Stockholders are liable to indemnify a Purchaser Indemnitee), the Stockholders shall be liable for the first $75,000 resulting from such claim (the current deductible) and shall also be liable for all amounts in excess of $1,000,000 resulting from such claim (the current coverage limit), which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, deductible and excess amounts (and only such amounts) shall be enforceable bydeemed a Loss for which indemnification may be sought, each director, trustee subject to the Basket and officer covered herebyCap.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Finlay Enterprises Inc /De)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified Party") against all losses, liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims or damages in connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part upon the fact that all rights to indemnification for such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to and including the Effective Time now existing (including but not limited to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, for a period of not less than six years following the Effective Time; provided, that in favor the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. (b) The provisions of the Surviving Corporation Articles of Incorporation and the Surviving Corporation Bylaws with respect to indemnification and exculpation shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Effective Time are or were current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations respect of trust, certificates of incorporation actions or bylaws (omissions occurring at or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition prior to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveEffective Time (including, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herebyby this Agreement), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any unless such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim modification is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect cause to be maintained the Company’s current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Company covering those trustees, the current and former directors and officers who are currently covered by of the Company’s directors’ Company with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time (provided, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of conditions which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those current and former directors and officers of the Company’s policyCompany than the policy in effect on the date hereof with respect to acts or failures to act prior to the Effective Time (including dollar amount and scope of coverage), to the extent such policies are available; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend expend, in excess of 200order to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant to this Section 4.6(c), any amount per annum greater than 150% of the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if insurance (which the annual premiums of Company represents and warrants to be not more than $225,000). If for any reason during such period the Surviving Corporation is unable to obtain such insurance coverage exceed for an annual premium of not more than $337,500, it shall notify Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, who will act as authorized representative of all such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. directors and officers (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.the

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Riviera Holdings Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent The indemnification -------------------------- provisions contained in the Bylaws and Subsidiary agree the Certificate of Incorporation of Purchaser shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years after the Closing Date in any manner that all would adversely affect the rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring thereunder of any individuals who immediately prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trusteesClosing Date were directors, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustofficers, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)agents, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee employees of the Company or any of otherwise entitled to indemnification under the Company’s subsidiaries 's Bylaws or Certificate of Incorporation (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“an "Indemnified Party"), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) . Purchaser shall, from to the fullest extent permitted under ----------------- Delaware law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and after the Effective Time, indemnify Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation shall jointly and severally, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Indemnified Party against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation with respect to the Surviving Representations (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing as hereinafter defined), including, without limitation, liabilities arising out of this Agreement, or otherwise with respect to assert any act or omission occurring prior to the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement Closing Date. In the event of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in investigation (whether arising before or after the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time), (i) Purchaser or the Company Surviving Corporation shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to pay the Control Time or Effective Time, as reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Indemnified Parties, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to assume Purchaser or the defense of Surviving Corporation, promptly as statements therefor are received, and (ii) Purchaser and the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shallmatter; provided, except with however, -------- ------- that neither Purchaser nor the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and Surviving Corporation shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior its written consent and (B) which consent shall not have be unreasonably withheld); and further, provided, that neither Purchaser nor the ------- -------- Surviving Corporation shall be obliged pursuant to this Section 3.10 to pay the ------------ fees and disbursements of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party single action except to the extent that a court that, in the opinion of competent jurisdiction shall determine counsel for the Indemnified Parties, two or more of such Indemnified Parties have conflicting interests in a final and non-appealable order that the outcome of such indemnification is prohibited by applicable lawaction. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent Purchaser shall be required to maintain in effect the Company’s current officers' and directors’ and officers’ ' liability insurance covering those trustees, the officers and directors and officers of Purchaser who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ Purchaser's officers and officers’ directors liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the on terms thereof are no not less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof favorable than those in effect on the date hereof in terms of the Company’s policy)coverage and amounts; provided, however, provided that in no event shall Parent Purchaser be required to -------- expend in excess of 200annually more than 150% of the annual premiums currently paid by amount that Purchaser spent for officers' and directors' liability insurance in the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-last fiscal year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms date hereof to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant hereto. Purchaser and the Surviving CompanyCorporation shall reimburse all expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, incurred by any person to enforce the obligations of Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 3.10. ------------ (b) If Parent Purchaser or Subsidiary the Surviving Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, then and in each such case the case, proper provision shall be made so that such successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.3.10. ------------

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Caprius Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor Closing Date through the third anniversary of the current Closing Date, SWB (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer and employee of Bancshares or former trusteesthe Bank, directors or officers determined as of the Closing Date (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitationarising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing Date, actions by whether asserted or on behalf of securityholdersclaimed prior to, (eachat or after the Closing Date, a “Proceeding“), by reason of only and to the fact that he fullest extent to which Bancshares or the Bank is or was an officer, employee, director required by law or trustee their respective certificates of incorporation or bylaws to indemnify such Indemnified Parties and in the Company manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the certificates of incorporation or any bylaws of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement Bancshares and the consummation of Bank, in each case as in effect on the transactions contemplated hereby)date hereof, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations claim indemnification under Section 7.6(a), upon learning of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such actionthereof, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel failure to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties so notify shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt relieve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“May 2015) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to ParentFinal Execution Copy) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.41

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Southwest Bancorp Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Bidder will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)other enterprise, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallwhether asserted or claimed prior to, from and at or after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, and the Bidder shall also advance fees and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (iiattorneys fees) Any Indemnification Party proposing as incurred to assert the right to be indemnified fullest extent permitted under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedapplicable law; provided, howeverPROVIDED, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Indemnified Party are parties to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timean existing indemnification agreement, the Company shall notify Parent indemnification provided for pursuant to this Section 6(b4.13(a) prior to shall be provided by the Control Time or Effective Time, as Bidder in accordance with the case may beprocedures prescribed in such indemnification agreement. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c1) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent the Bidder shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies (the "Company Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orPolicies; PROVIDED, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall Parent the Bidder be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200150% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries for such insurance, and; provided, furtherand PROVIDED FURTHER, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed exceeds such amount, Parent the Bidder shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of ; and PROVIDED FURTHER that the foregoing, Parent Bidder may purchase six-year “tail” coverage meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering acts the above Persons under the Bidder's insurance policy or omissions prior to policies on the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydescribed above. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Invitrogen Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Acquiror, in the case of an indemnification obligation of the Company, or the applicable Company Subsidiary agree or its successor by merger, in the case of an indemnification obligation of a Company Subsidiary (the Acquiror or such Company Subsidiary, as applicable, being referred to herein as the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification (including advancement of expenses, if applicable) to each present and former director, officer or employee of the Company or a Company Subsidiary and each officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries that is serving or has served as a director or trustee of another entity expressly at the Company's request or direction, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the entering into of the Company Stock Option Agreement), if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.13 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party, would have been entitled to indemnification or the advancement of expenses by the Company under Article X of its Certificate of Incorporation on the one hand or by the Bank under Article XII of its Bylaws on the other hand ("the Indemnification Rights"), as in effect on the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall enlarge the rights to indemnification contained in the Indemnification Rights or extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, the Acquiror also agrees that all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in Article IX of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, arising out of matters existing or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Acquiror shall maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orsix years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Acquiror be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 125% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Acquiror is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Acquiror shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Acquiror, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar the terms to the existing policy of the Companyset forth in such sentence. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Acquiror or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Tappan Zee Financial Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless all present and former directors and officers of Seller and the Seller Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any and all costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, matter, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including the transactions contemplated herein) to the fullest extent that such Indemnified Parties would have been entitled to indemnification by Seller or any Seller Subsidiary agree under the Articles of Incorporation, charter or Bylaws of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary, or as otherwise set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement, including the right to advancement of expenses subject to an undertaking by each Indemnified Party to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification; provided, -29-NEXT PAGE however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Articles of Incorporation, charter or omissions Bylaws of Seller or any Seller Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.12(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, howevershall promptly notify Buyer, that, in but the case failure to so notify shall not relieve Buyer of any Proceeding pendingliability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not result in material prejudice to Buyer. In the event of any such claim, to action, suit, proceeding or investigation (arising after the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time), (i) Buyer shall have the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, right to assume the defense of the action thereof and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will Buyer shall not be liable to the Indemnification Parties Indemnified Party for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, except that if Buyer elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Party advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of their counsel except as provided below. If interest between Buyer and the Indemnifying Parties assume the defenseIndemnified Party, the Indemnifying Indemnified Party may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, and Buyer shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Party (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction for all Indemnified Parties shall have unless the right to settle use of one counsel for such action without Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the consent of obligations set forth in Section 5.12(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, Indemnified Party will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (Biii) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Buyer shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) Buyer shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of the Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from Buyer shall maintain Seller's and Seller's Subsidiaries' existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase a tail insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by Seller and Seller Subsidiaries for a period of six years following the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orEffective Time, in lieu of maintaining or such insurance, cause coverage to lesser period as can be provided under any policy maintained or purchased for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by most recent year's premium. At the Company for such insurancerequest of Buyer, and; provided, further, that if Seller shall use reasonable efforts to procure the annual premiums of such tail coverage insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary event that Buyer or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, Buyer or any of its successors or assigns, as the case may be, shall use its best efforts to ensure that the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.5.12. -30-NEXT PAGE

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Perry County Financial Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Acquiror (the "In- demnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer and employee of the Com- pany or the Bank determined as of the Effective Time (the "In- demnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, "Costs") incurred in con- nection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investiga- tion, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent to which such Indemnified Parties were entitled under (i) the Articles of Agreement, Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Com- pany and the Bank and (ii) each Director Indemnity Agreement which has been Previously Disclosed pursuant to Section 3.15 hereof, in each case as in effect on the date hereof. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemni- fication under Section 5.8(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly no- tify the Indemnifying Party, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether aris- ing before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that all rights if the Indem- nifying Party elects not to indemnification assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as state- ments therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not ex- ceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will coop- erate in the defense of any such matter and (iii) the Indemni- fying Party shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent. In the event of any con- flict between this Section 5.8(b) and any of the above- mentioned Director Indemnity Agreements, the terms of the Xx- xxxxxx Indemnity Agreement shall control. (c) The Acquiror shall cause the Company to maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability in- surance policy (or a policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered cov- ered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums a period of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to three years following the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Acquiror or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors suc- cessors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.8, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Bank of New Hampshire Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), 8.1 Licensee shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Timedefend, indemnify and hold harmlessLicensor, as its affiliates and to the full extent permitted by applicable lawtheir respective officers, each Indemnification Party directors, stockholders, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and against any lossesand all demands, claims, liabilities, suits, proceedings, damages, losses, judgments and settlements and all related costs and expenses (including including, but not limited to, reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses)court costs, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with any such Proceeding. (i) the design, development, manufacture, production, labeling, packaging, marketing, distribution, advertising, promotion, sale or use of the Licensed Products (excluding trademark infringement by the Licensed Xxxx(s)), (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing any alleged or actual defect in any Licensed Product, (iii) infringement of any third party intellectual property rights by the Licensed Products (other than arising from the Licensed Xxxx(s)) or any trademark of Licensee’s (iv) any grossly negligent act or omission by Licensee or any sublicensee, manufacturer, distributor, sales agent or subcontractor of Licensee, or (v) any failure to assert timely pay Licensor all amounts due and payable pursuant to paragraph 7 if the right Agreement to which these Terms and Conditions are attached. If any action or proceeding shall be indemnified brought or asserted against Licensor in which indemnity from Licensee may be sought under this Section 6(b) shall8, Licensor shall notify Licensee in writing and, at Licensee’s option, Licensee shall promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any assume the defense thereof. Licensor may, at its own expense, be represented by its own counsel in such action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedor proceeding; provided, however, that the failure such representation does not give Licensor any right to provide control such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) defense without Licensee’s prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may bewritten approval. (iii) If any such action is brought 8.2 Licensor shall defend, indemnify and hold Licensee, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns harmless from and against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any lossesdemands, claims, liabilities, expensessuits, judgmentsproceedings, fines damages, losses, judgments and settlements and all related costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising directly or amounts paid indirectly from a breach of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.3) by Licensor. If any action or proceeding shall be brought or asserted against Licensee in settlement of (A) which indemnity from Licensor may be sought under this Section 8, Licensee shall notify Licensor in writing and, at Licensor’s option, Licensor shall promptly assume the defense thereof. Licensee may, at its own expense, be represented by its own counsel in such action or proceeding; provided, that such representation does not give Licensee any Proceedings arising due right to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcescontrol such defense without Licensor’s prior written approval. 8.3 Licensee shall, throughout the Term of this Agreement and for at least two (c2) For six years thereafter, obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability a qualified insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ company a general liability insurance policy including, without limitation, coverage for products liability and personal injury, naming Licensor and Artist as additional named insureds. Such policy shall provide adequate protection with a limit of liability (in addition to costs of defense) of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy aggregate, insuring, without limitation, against any and all claims, demands and causes of which has been heretofore delivered action arising out of any defects or failure to Parent) (orperform, in lieu alleged or otherwise, of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent Licensed Products or any material used in connection therewith or any use thereof. A certificate of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous insurance evidencing such coverage shall be furnished to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those Licensor within thirty (30) days of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess full execution of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6Agreement, which obligations are expressly intended certificate shall stipulate that insurance is not cancelable except on at least 30 days’ prior written notice to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyLicensor.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: License Agreement (Boldface Group, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor For a period of the current or former trustees, directors or officers six (the “Indemnified Parties“6) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, years from and after the Effective Time, Bancshares (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmlessharmless each present and former director, officer and employee of South Texas, CNB Delaware and CNB determined as and to of the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages or liabilities (collectively, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith "Costs") incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation whether civil or criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the fullest extent to which such ProceedingIndemnified Parties were entitled under the Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Association and Bylaws of South Texas, CNB Delaware and CNB. The indemnification provisions currently contained in the Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Association and Bylaws of South Texas, CNB Delaware and CNB shall not be amended after the date of this Agreement. (iib) Any Indemnification Indemnified Party proposing wishing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b) shallsection, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent of defense thereof, except that if the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that matter and (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesconsent. (c) For six Bancshares shall maintain its existing policy of directors and officers liability insurance (or comparable coverage) for a period of not less than three (3) years from after the Effective Time; which policy shall be amended, Parent shall maintain in effect however, to include the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are of South Texas, CNB Delaware and CNB currently covered under the policy held by the Company’s directors’ South Texas, CNB Delaware and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of CNB, and which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a "claims made" policy with the greatest providing coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering (among other things) acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary event that Bancshares or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6Agreement, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Prosperity Bancshares Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time, PHFG (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer and employee of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he or she was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary agree or any of their respective predecessors or (ii) this Agreement, the Company Stock Option Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, to the fullest extent which such Indemnified Parties would be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company or equivalent documents of any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, or any agreement, arrangement or understanding which has been Previously Disclosed by the Company pursuant to Section 3.15(a)(iii) hereof, in each case as in effect on the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, PHFG also agrees that all rights limitations on liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or similar governing documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time shall survive the Merger and the Bank Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time. 45 50 (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 5.8(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter, (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall have no obligation hereunder in the event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable laws and regulations. (c) PHFG shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or a policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orsix years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required PHFG expend, in order to expend obtain such insurance, any amount per annum in excess of 200150% of the amount of the actual annual premiums currently premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insuranceinsurance (the "Maximum Amount"), and; provided, further, and provided further that if the amount of the annual premiums of premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceed such amountexceeds the Maximum Amount, Parent PHFG shall be obligated use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a maintain the most advantageous policy with the greatest coverage available of directors' and officers' insurance obtainable for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior an annual premium equal to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyMaximum Amount. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary event that PHFG or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 5.8. (e) The provisions of this Section 5.8 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Peoples Heritage Financial Group Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of Time, the current or Bidder will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)other enterprise, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallwhether asserted or claimed prior to, from and at or after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by under applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, and the Bidder shall also advance fees and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (iiattorneys fees) Any Indemnification Party proposing as incurred to assert the right to be indemnified fullest extent permitted under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedapplicable law; provided, howeverPROVIDED, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure the Company and any Indemnified Party are parties to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timean existing indemnification agreement, the Company shall notify Parent indemnification provided for pursuant to this Section 6(b4.10(a) prior to shall be provided by the Control Time or Effective Time, as Bidder in accordance with the case may beprocedures prescribed in such indemnification agreement. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c1) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent the Bidder shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies (the "Company Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orPolicies; PROVIDED, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall Parent the Bidder be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200150% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, furtherand PROVIDED FURTHER, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed exceeds such amount, Parent the Bidder shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of ; and PROVIDED FURTHER that the foregoing, Parent Bidder may purchase six-year “tail” coverage meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering acts the above Persons under the Bidder's insurance policy or omissions prior to policies on the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydescribed above. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Invitrogen Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, SBI agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the current Bank and each officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) employee of the Company and its subsidiaries Bank that is serving as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, a director or trustee of another entity expressly at Bank's request or direction (each, an "Indemnified Party"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, the Company or "Costs") incurred in connection with any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) isclaim, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitationand whether or not the Indemnified Party is a party thereto, actions by arising out of matters existing or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of occurring at or prior to the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such Effective Time (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herebyby this Agreement), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallwhether asserted or claimed prior to, from and at or after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid under the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of Bank in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceedingeffect on the date hereof. (iib) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert SBI shall maintain the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallBank's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or a policy providing comparable coverage amounts on terms generally no less favorable, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced including SBI's existing policy if it shall ultimately be determined that meets the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(bforegoing standard) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by such insurance for a period of two years after the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent SBI be required obligated to expend expend, in order to maintain or provide insurance coverage pursuant to this Section 4.13(b), any amount per annum in excess of 200150% of the amount of the annual premiums currently paid as of the date hereof by the Company Bank for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if insurance (the "Maximum Amount"). If the amount of the annual premiums of necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceed such amountexceeds the Maximum Amount, Parent SBI shall be obligated use all reasonable efforts to obtain a policy with maintain the greatest coverage available most advantageous policies of directors' and officers' insurance obtainable for a cost not exceeding such amountan annual premium equal to the Maximum Amount. In lieu the event that SBI acts as its own insurer for all of its directors and officers with respect to matters typically covered by a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy, SBI's obligations under this Section 4.13(b) may be satisfied by such self insurance, so long as its senior ratings by Standard & Poor's Corporation and Xxxxx'x Investors Services, Inc. are not lower than such ratings as of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companydate hereof. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary event that SBI or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates consolidate with or merges merge into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby4.13.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Affiliation (Susquehanna Bancshares Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. 8.5.1. For a period of six (a6) Parent years following the Closing, the Company and Subsidiary agree that all rights the Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Company’s Subsidiaries to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, in each case, to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under Legal Requirements, to each Person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor date hereof or who becomes prior to the Closing an officer, director or manager (or their non-U.S. equivalent) of the current Company or former trustees, directors or officers any of its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties“Persons”) from and against all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and expenses), settlement payments or liabilities arising out of or in connection with any claim, Proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such Person is or was an officer, director or manager of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not such claim, Proceeding or investigation, as applicable, is asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing; provided, however, the Person to whom such expenses are advanced provides a customary unsecured undertaking to the Company to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to indemnification. The parties hereto intend, to the extent not prohibited by Legal Requirement, that the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.5 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, by the Indemnified Persons in their capacities as officers, directors or managers, as the case may be. 8.5.2. For a period of six (6) years following the Closing, the Purchaser shall not, and shall not permit the Company or its Subsidiaries to amend, repeal or otherwise modify any provision in any of their respective Organizational Documents, in each case relating to the exculpation or indemnification of any managers, officers and/or directors (unless required by applicable Legal Requirement), where such amendment results in coverage less favorable to the coverage offered to the managers, directors and officers on the date of this Agreement, it being the intent of the parties that the managers, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and Subsidiaries shall continue in full force to be entitled to such exculpation and effect in accordance with their termsindemnification to the fullest extent of Legal Requirements. 8.5.3. The Purchaser and the Company hereby acknowledge that the Indemnified Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Equity Sponsors (the “Sponsor Indemnitors”). The Purchaser and the Company each hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and, in the case of the Company, its Subsidiaries, (i) In addition that it is an indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to each of the Indemnified Persons are primary and any obligation of the Sponsor Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by or on behalf of any of the Indemnified Persons are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by or on behalf of each of the Indemnified Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all Losses to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement (or, to the extent applicable, its Organizational Documents), without regard to any rights provided such Indemnified Persons may have against the Sponsor Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Sponsor Indemnitors from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in Section 6(a) aboverespect thereof. The Purchaser and the Company each further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Sponsor Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnified Person with respect to any claim for which an Indemnified Person has sought indemnification from the Purchaser, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (Subsidiaries shall affect the “Indemnification Parties“) is, foregoing. and the Sponsor Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or is threatened payment to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason all of the fact that he is or was rights of recovery of an officerIndemnified Person against the Purchaser, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries Subsidiaries. The Purchaser, the Company and each of the Indemnified Persons agrees that the Sponsor Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 8.5.3. 8.5.4. The Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Company to, cooperate, and cause each of their respective Affiliates to cooperate, in the defense of any claim that is subject to limitation of liability, advancement of expenses and/or indemnification as contemplated by this Section 8.5 or any action the Organizational Documents and shall provide access to properties and individuals as reasonably requested and furnish or omission by cause to be furnished Records, information and testimony, and attend such individual in his capacity conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials or appeals, as such (including any action or omission occurring may be reasonably requested in connection with therewith. 8.5.5. The Purchaser shall cause the approval Company and its Subsidiaries to provide or maintain in effect for a period of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns six (the “Indemnifying Parties“6) shall, years from and after the Effective TimeClosing Date, indemnify through the purchase of “run-off” coverage or otherwise, liability insurance covering those individuals who are covered by the liability insurance policy or policies provided for managers, directors and hold harmless, officers of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries as of the date hereof (the “Existing Policies”) on terms comparable and no less favorable in the aggregate in all respects to the full extent permitted by applicable lawExisting Policies, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing coverage shall contain minimum aggregate limits of liability at least equal to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties that of the commencement Existing Policies and deductibles no greater than those of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedthe Existing Policies; provided, however, that the failure to provide if such notice shall “run-off” or other coverage is not affect the obligations available at a cost not greater than three hundred percent (300%) of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge annual premiums paid as of the Companydate hereof under the Existing Policies (the “Insurance Cap”), at the Control Time or Effective Time, then the Company and its Subsidiaries shall notify Parent pursuant be required to this Section 6(b) prior to obtain as much coverage as is possible under substantially similar policies for such annual premiums as do not exceed the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may beInsurance Cap. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law8.5.6. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawthe Purchaser, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by ParentSubsidiaries, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the Purchaser or the Company, as the case may be, honor the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 8.5. 8.5.7. The provisions of this Section 8.5 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Person, trustee his, her or its respective heirs and officer covered herebyhis or her respective Representatives and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by Legal Requirement, Contract or otherwise. The obligations of the Purchaser and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under this Section 8.5 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Person to whom this Section 8.5 applies without the consent of each affected Indemnified Person (it being expressly agreed that such Persons to whom this Section 8.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 8.5). 8.5.8. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims or rights under any policy or Contract that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.5 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies or Contracts.

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Samples: Stock Purchase Agreement (Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent 8.1. PROCARE shall, during and Subsidiary agree that after the term of this Distribution Agreement, indemnify and hold BIOVAXYS and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all rights to indemnification for acts claims, demands, causes of action, actions or omissions occurring prior suits, judgements, decrees, damages, penalties or other adverse actions by governmental bodies, or any liability whatsoever asserted or entered against BIOVAXYS, or any of its affiliates, by or on the behalf of, or in favour of any person, firm or corporation arising out of the sale or use of the PRODUCTS by BIOVAXYS or by any holder of an item of the PRODUCTS which in its chain of distribution, came through or from BIOVAXYS, to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. extent attributable to (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director a gross negligent or trustee intentionally harmful act or omission of the Company manufacturing of the PRODUCT and (ii) the breach of the warranty detailed in Clause 7.8 above. 8.2. BIOVAXYS shall hold PROCARE and its affiliates during and after the term of this Distribution Agreement harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, actions or suits, judgements, decrees, damages, penalties or other adverse actions by governmental bodies, or any liability whatsoever asserted or entered against PROCARE or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions its affiliates by or on the behalf of, or in favour of securityholdersany person, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason firm or corporation arising out of the fact that he is sale or was an officer, employee, director or trustee use of the Company PRODUCTS by BIOVAXYS or by any holder of an item of the Company’s subsidiaries PRODUCTS which in its chain of distribution, came through or any action from BIOVAXYS to the extent attributable to an act or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action of BIOVAXYS or omission occurring its employees or agents in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation distribution, storage, promotion of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (PRODUCTS or any OPERATIONS in the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after TERRITORY. 8.3. In order to cover possible risks in case of a product liability claim arising out of a sale of the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmlessPRODUCTS, as from the launch of the PRODUCT in the TERRITORY, both BIOVAXYS and to PROCARE maintain adequate and sufficient product liability insurance cover and each Party shall supply the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification other Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any proof of such Proceedinginsurance cover. (ii) Any Indemnification 8.4. Each Party proposing to assert shall promptly notify the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallother Party, promptly after receipt in writing, of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party all customer complaints and all claims or actions asserted or threatened in respect of which a the PRODUCTS. Upon PROCARE’s request, and at PROCARE’s expense, BIOVAXYS shall render all reasonable assistance in the defence of any claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties or action asserted or threatened in respect of the commencement PRODUCTS, but PROCARE shall, at its election, have exclusive control over the defence and settlement (except in relation to claims regarding the OPERATIONS) and therefore and expenses will reside with PROCARE. Additionally, PROCARE shall render all reasonable assistance in the defence of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations any claim or action asserted or threatened in respect of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claimOPERATIONS, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Companybut BIOVAXYS shall, at its election, have exclusive control over the Control Time or Effective Timedefence and settlement and therefore and expenses will reside with BIOVAXYS. For the sake of clarity, the Company Parties hereby represent that: i. PROCARE shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any lossesand all claim derived from the manufacturing of the PRODUCT, claimsand consequently shall maintain BIOVAXYS harmless from any claim derived therefrom, liabilitiesand ii. BIOVAXYS shall be responsible for any and all claim derived from the OPERATIONS and consequently shall maintain PROCARE harmless from any claim derived therefrom. 8.5. BIOVAXYS agrees to transmit without any delay, expensesi.e. at the latest five (5) working days after having been informed, judgmentsany element affecting the quality of the delivered PRODUCTS and especially any return of information from customers to PROCARE, fines in writing. The reporting customers have to be informed by BIOVAXYS (with hardcopy to PROCARE) that, in case of near incidents which may be associated with the PRODUCTS, according to the European Guidelines on a medical device vigilance system MEDDEV 2.12/1 – latest revision, PROCARE has to forward this information to the competent authorities. Upon receipt of this information, PROCARE shall inform BIOVAXYS of the measures to undertake regarding the concerned products and, if necessary, shall advise the competent authorities. 8.6. If PROCARE by obligation of the relevant EU (CE) Authority, determine that in the interest of consumers protection the sale or amounts use of any PRODUCTS in the TERRITORY should be temporarily or permanently discontinued, BIOVAXYS shall promptly take all actions as such relevant Authority may request to discontinue, or cause the discontinuance of, such sale or use and, at PROCARE’s election and expense, shall promptly return to PROCARE or its designee all of such PRODUCT in BIOVAXYS’s possession or control, at a resale price equal to the original purchase price paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) therefore by BIOVAXYS. Any outstanding orders for such PRODUCT which the Indemnification Party has may have previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Timeaccepted by PROCARE shall be deemed cancelled upon such request by BIOVAXYS, Parent and PROCARE shall maintain have no further liability to BIOVAXYS in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums respect of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companycancelled orders. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Distribution Agreement

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and after the Effective Time and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, Parent shall cause the Company and Subsidiary agree that its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to maintain all rights of indemnification (including rights to indemnification for acts advancement of expenses and exculpation from liability) existing in favor of the present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company and such Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) on terms no less favorable than those provided in the articles or omissions certificates of incorporation and bylaws of such entities on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termsTime. (ib) In addition Prior to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective TimeClosing, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to use Parent’s designated broker of record for the Control Time or Effective Timepurchase of a six-year extended reporting period endorsement, as from the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any date of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify Effective Time (the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement“D&O Tail Insurance”), the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trusteescoverage, directors provided that such D&O Tail Insurance shall extend the director and officers who are currently covered by officer liability coverage in force as of the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (date hereof from the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, Effective Time on terms that in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof all material respects are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. (c) The Company shall Parent be required use commercially reasonable efforts to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by procure continuation coverage for the Company and its Subsidiaries under their existing Errors and Omissions Liability Coverage Policies (“E&O Insurance”). Unless a shorter term shall be specified by Parent, the period for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if continuing coverage shall be for not less than a period of three years after the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Effective Time. Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy cooperate with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding Company and its Subsidiaries in procuring the coverages requested herein from their current insurance carriers or other mutually acceptable insurance carriers and shall pay all premiums necessary to maintain and procure such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companycontinuation coverages. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of event Parent and or the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, honor the indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 6.67.7. (e) The obligations of the Company and Parent under this Section 7.7 shall not be terminated, which obligations are modified or assigned in such a manner so as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consent of such Indemnified Party (it being expressly intended to be for agreed that the irrevocable benefit of, and Indemnified Parties shall be enforceable bythird-party beneficiaries of this Section 7.7). (f) Subject to Section 7.7(d) hereof, each directorParent or its Subsidiaries (other than the Surviving Corporation) shall not be liable pursuant to the indemnification contained in this Section 7.7 for losses or other amounts not covered by the D&O Tail Insurance or which are in excess of the coverages afforded by such D&O Tail Insurance, trustee but shall be responsible for any deductibles under such D&O Tail Insurance. (g) The Company and officer covered herebyits Subsidiaries shall deliver binders of insurance at Closing evidencing the D&O Tail Insurance provided for herein.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (KMG America CORP)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified Party") against all losses, liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims or damages in connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part upon the fact that all rights to indemnification for such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to and including the Effective Time now existing (including but not limited to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, for a period of not less than six years following the Effective Time; provided, that in favor the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. (b) The provisions of the Surviving Corporation Articles of Incorporation and the Surviving Corporation Bylaws with respect to indemnification and exculpation shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Effective Time are or were current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations respect of trust, certificates of incorporation actions or bylaws (omissions occurring at or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition prior to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveEffective Time (including, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herebyby this Agreement), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any unless such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim modification is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect cause to be maintained the Company’s current policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Company covering those trustees, the current and former directors and officers who are currently covered by of the Company’s directors’ Company with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time (provided, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of conditions which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those current and former directors and officers of the Company’s policyCompany than the policy in effect on the date hereof with respect to acts or failures to act prior to the Effective Time (including dollar amount and scope of coverage), to the extent such policies are available; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend expend, in excess of 200order to maintain or procure insurance coverage pursuant to this Section 4.6(c), any amount per annum greater than 150% of the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance (which the Company represents and warrants to be not more than $225,000). If for any reason during such period the Surviving Corporation is unable to obtain such insurance for an annual premium of not more than $337,500, it shall notify Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, who will act as authorized representative of all such directors and officers (the "Representative"). The Representative may require either that the Surviving Corporation shall (i) pay $337,500 in annual premiums for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available insured directors and officers paying any excess, or (ii) deposit $337,500 per annum in an escrow account with an independent escrow agent as a fund to cover counsel fees and other litigation expenses of, or judgments or settlements paid by, such directors and officers for a cost not exceeding claims made against them during such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts period by reason of their having been directors and officers of the Company or omissions its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms Time, which expenses are not paid by the Surviving Corporation pursuant to the existing policy of the Companyits indemnification obligations to such directors and officers. (d) From and after the Effective Time, no Indemnified Party shall be liable to Gaming, RAS or the Surviving Corporation (or anyone claiming rights through any of them, including Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx) for breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. It is the express understanding of the parties that the sole remedy of Gaming and RAS under this Agreement (or anyone claiming rights under this Agreement through Gaming or RAS) in the event of a breach or alleged breach by the Company of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements, shall be to refuse to consummate the Riviera Merger, subject, however, to Gaming s rights under Article VI hereof. (e) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, 4.6 is intended to benefit the Indemnified PartiesParties and their respective heirs, executors and personal representatives, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for Company and the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebySurviving Corporation.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Paulson Allen E)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties" and individually, an "Indemnified Party") against all losses, liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims or damages in connection with any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part upon the fact that all rights to indemnification for such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and arising out of acts or omissions occurring prior to and including the Effective Time now existing (including but not limited to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, for a period of not less than six years following the Effective Time; provided, that in favor the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until final disposition of any and all such claims. (b) The provisions of the Surviving Corporation Articles of Incorporation with respect to indemnification and exculpation shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Effective Time are or were current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations respect of trustactions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documentswithout limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termsunless such modification is required by law. (ic) In addition Prior to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveClosing Date, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company shall obtain a tail insurance policy (the "Company D & O Liability Insurance Tail") covering the directors and officers for acts or any of failures to act prior to the Effective Time, and having substantially the same coverage and deductibles as the Company’s subsidiaries 's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy as in effect on July 1, 1997. (the “Indemnification Parties“d) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from From and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmlessno Indemnified Party shall be liable to Gaming, as and to EAS or the full extent permitted by applicable lawSurviving Corporation (or anyone claiming rights through any of them, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (iiXxxxx X. Xxxxxxx) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt for breach of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementrepresentations, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andwarranties, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal covenants or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything agreements contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by lawAgreement. It is understood the express understanding of the parties that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, sole remedy of Gaming and EAS under this Agreement (or anyone claiming rights under this Agreement through Gaming or EAS) in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination breach or alleged breach by a court that any payment the Company of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawits representations, warranties, covenants or agreements), shall be to refuse to consummate the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund Elsinore Merger, subject, however, to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoGaming's rights under Article VI hereof. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (de) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, 4.6 is intended to benefit the Indemnified PartiesParties and their respective heirs, executors and personal representatives, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for Company and the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebySurviving Corporation.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Elsinore Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Municipality for, and Subsidiary agree that hold it harmless from, all rights liability, damage, cost or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from claims of injury to indemnification for acts persons or omissions occurring prior damage to property caused by reason of any negligent conduct undertaken by the Effective Time now existing Company, its employees or agents in favor the construction, installation and maintenance of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termsCable Television System. (ib) In addition The Company shall as of the Effective Date of this Franchise furnish to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveMunicipality evidence of a liability insurance policy or policies, in the event that any officerform of a certificate of insurance naming the Municipality as an additional insured, director which policy or trustee policies or replacements thereof shall remain in effect throughout the term of this Franchise at the cost and expense of the Company; said policy and replacements shall be in the combined amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for bodily injury and property damage issued by a company authorized to do business in New York State. In addition, the Company shall carry Worker's Compensation insurance for its employees in such amounts as is required by the laws of the State of New York. The insurance coverage herein above referred to may be included in one or more policies covering other risks of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) isits affiliates, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceedingassigns. (iic) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert Notwithstanding any provision contained within this Franchise, the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, Municipality and Company hereby expressly agree that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have indemnify the Municipality in any obligation hereunder manner and in any degree whatsoever from and against any action, demand, claims, losses, liabilities, suits or proceedings arising out of or related to any Indemnification Party to (i) programming carried over or transmitted by or through the extent that a court Cable Television System (other than locally originated programming produced by the company), or (ii) the negligent or intentional wrongdoing of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable lawthe Municipality or any of its employees, agents or officers. In the event the DTC Cable, Inc. finds it necessary to install additional facilities within the Town: (a) The Company hereby agrees that when and wherever it deems it economical and reasonably feasible, it shall enter into agreements with telephone or electric or other utilities (collectively "utilities") for the use of a final said utilities’ poles or conduit space whereby said utilities shall provide use of and non-appealable determination access to said poles or conduit space by a court that any payment the Company of expenses the Company's lines and other equipment. Notwithstanding the above, where necessary to service Subscribers and where attachment to the pole(s) or conduit space of utilities is prohibited by applicable lawnot economically reasonable or otherwise feasible, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund Company may erect or authorize or permit others to erect any poles or conduit space or any other facilities within the Streets of the Municipality pursuant to the Indemnifying Parties issuance by the amount Municipality of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoany necessary authorization which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (viib) In no event Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (c), below, in such areas of the Municipality where it or any sub-division thereof shall hereafter duly require that all utility lines and related facilities be installed underground, the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid Company shall install its lines and related facilities underground in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesaccordance with such requirement. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts if the Company shall in any instance be unable to install or omissions prior to locate any part of its property underground, then the Effective Time Municipality, on substantially similar terms to the existing policy being apprised of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 facts thereof, shall survive permit such property to be installed above the consummation of ground even though other facilities in the Mergerarea may be placed, is intended or required to benefit the Indemnified Partiesbe placed, and underground. However, any such permission shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and such conditions as the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyMunicipality may reasonably require.

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Samples: Franchise Agreement

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) From and until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company in existence or in effect as of the date hereof, under applicable Regulations, its Articles of Incorporation, bylaws or by contract, to indemnify, defend and Subsidiary agree that all rights hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable Regulations to, each Person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiaries Company (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Officers”) is, against all Losses arising out of or is threatened to be, made a party to in connection with any action, suit Action based in whole or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative in part on or investigative, including without limitation, actions by arising in whole or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason in part out of the fact that he such Person is or was an officer, employee, officer or director or trustee of the Company or any a Subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiaries , whether or not pertaining to any action matter existing or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action occurring at or omission occurring in connection with prior to the approval of this Agreement Effective Time and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)whether or not asserted or claimed prior to, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and at or after the Effective Time. The parties hereto intend, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid that the indemnification provided for in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall5.7 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, promptly after receipt other than illegal acts or acts of notice fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party fraud, by the Indemnified Officers in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding their capacities as officers or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be, Parent hereby guarantees the payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation’s obligations in this Section 5.7. Each Indemnified Officer, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.7 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 5.7 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Officer may have under any agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or under the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s organizational documents. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For six years from after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries to procure, pay for and maintain in effect the Company’s current “tail” insurance or other insurance policies with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous at least to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those same extent as such directors and officers are currently covered. Every Person who is a director or officer of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain or a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be a named insured party on substantially similar terms such policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for such six year period following the Effective Time. The Company shall have the authority prior to the existing policy Closing to procure on behalf of the CompanySurviving Corporation such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage to take effect as of the Effective Time, and the Surviving Corporation shall be responsible for all costs relating to such insurance. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of event Parent and or the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, (A) if the successors and assigns of such entity Parent or the Surviving Corporation are Related Parties, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.7, which or (B) if the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation are not Related Parties, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such successors and assigns to assume the indemnification and other obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyset forth in this Section 5.7.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Sito Mobile, Ltd.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent covenants and Subsidiary agree agrees that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to during the period that commences at the Effective Time now existing in favor and ends on the sixth anniversary of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmlessParent shall not cause, as and or permit to occur, any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of any current provision of the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Company containing exculpation from liability or rights to indemnification (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (iiadvancement) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding for directors or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge officers of the Company, at the Control effect of which would be to affect adversely the rights of any Person who as of the Effective Time is a current or former director or officer of the Company. (b) At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Timepurchase, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days Stockholders as a Transaction Fee, "tail" insurance policies with a claims period of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current Time with respect to directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s 's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at least to the same extent as such directors and officers are currently covered (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy "Tail Policies"). The Tail Policies shall cover claims arising out of or relating to events which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent occurred at or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms (including in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement). Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in full force and effect insurance the Tail Policies for six years following the Closing Date. Every Person who is a director or officer of the Company immediately prior to the existing policy of Effective Time shall be a named insured party on the CompanyTail Policies for such six-year period following the Effective Time. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of event Parent and or the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, (A) if the successors and assigns of such entity Parent or the Surviving Corporation are an Affiliate of Parent, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.66.7, or (B) if the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation are not an Affiliate of Parent, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such successors and assigns to assume the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section 6.7. (d) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Section 6.7 shall not apply to any matter for which obligations are expressly intended the Company or any Stockholder is obligated to be for indemnify Parent or the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyParent Indemnified Parties pursuant to ARTICLE IX.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Janel Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to If the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, Executive is a party or is threatened to be, be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding, or appeal therefrom, whether civil, criminal, administrative administrative, investigative or investigativeotherwise, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that because he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee employee of the Company, or at the express request of the Company is or any of was serving, for purposes reasonably understood by him to be for the Company’s subsidiaries , as a director, officer, partner, employee, agent or trustee (or in any action other capacity of an association, corporation, general or omission by such individual in his capacity as such limited partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity), the Company shall indemnify the Executive against any reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements), and any action or omission occurring judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred by him in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)such claim, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shallaction, from and after the Effective Timesuit, indemnify and hold harmless, as and proceeding or appeal therefrom to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and such expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement were not advanced by the Company on his behalf pursuant to subsection (b) below, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. The Company shall provide Executive with D&O insurance coverage at least as favorable to Executive as what the Company maintains as of the date hereof or such greater coverage as the Company may maintain from time to time thereafter. In addition to his rights hereunder, if Executive becomes a Director of the Company he shall receive the benefit of any and all rights of indemnity provided to any Company Director pursuant to Company practice, policy, agreement, Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise. (b) Provided that the Executive shall first have agreed to in accordance herewith writing to repay such amounts advanced if it is determined by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction that the Executive was not entitled to indemnification, upon the written request of the Executive specifying the amount of a requested advance and the intended use thereof, the Company shall indemnify Executive for his expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements), judgements, fines and amounts paid in settlement incurred by him in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided furtherappeal whether civil, howevercriminal, thatadministrative, investigative or otherwise, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge advance of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense final disposition of any such action shallclaim, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, suit, proceeding or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect appeal therefrom to the payment of moneyfullest extent permitted under Delaware law. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Autobytel Com Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Buyer and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now by Company existing in favor of the current or each present and former trustees, directors or officers director of Company (the "Company Indemnified Parties") of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations Company's Articles of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), Incorporation and By-Laws on the date hereof shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to for a period of four years from the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveEffective Date. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that any officerclaim, director action, suit, proceeding or trustee investigation is brought against any Company Indemnified Party, the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to assume the defense of any such action or proceeding (using counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company Indemnified Party) and to settle, in its sole discretion, any such action or proceeding. Neither Buyer nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable for any settlement of any claim effected without its written consent. Subject to the foregoing, upon assumption by the Surviving Corporation of the Company or defense of any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit such action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company Indemnified Party may participate in such defense, but neither the Surviving Corporation nor Buyer shall have any liability to the Company Indemnified Party for any legal fees or any of expenses subsequently incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring Company Indemnified Party in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and such defense. Any Company Indemnified Party wishing to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b) shall4.16(a), promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in shall promptly notify the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge Surviving Corporation of the Company, at same (but the Control Time failure to so notify the Surviving Corporation shall not relieve it or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to Buyer from any liability which it may have under this Section 6(b4.16(a) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, except to the extent that they elect such failure prejudices the Surviving Corporation or Buyer). (b) For a period of three years after the Effective Date, Buyer shall cause to be maintained officers' and directors' liability insurance covering the Company's existing officers and directors who are currently covered in such capacities by delivering written notice Company's existing officers' and directors' liability insurance policies on terms substantially no less advantageous to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action officers and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle directors than such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesexisting insurance; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties Buyer shall not be obligated required in order to advance any expenses maintain or costs prior procure such coverage to receipt pay an annual premium in excess of two times the current annual premium paid by Company for its existing coverage (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b"D&O Cap") and (B) such other representations as may provided further that if equivalent coverage cannot be required obtained, or can be obtained only by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, paying an annual premium in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses excess of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreementamount, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Buyer shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent only be required to expend in excess of 200% of the obtain as much coverage as can be obtained by paying an annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior premium equal to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyD&O Cap. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Marshall Industries)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee For a period of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless, as and harmless to the full fullest extent permitted by under applicable lawlaw each person who is now, each Indemnification Party or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, an officer or director of the Company for any subsidiary thereof) (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") against any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses' fees), judgments, fines fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (and provided furthershall pay reasonable expenses for legal fees in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to he fullest extent permitted under applicable law upon receipt from an Indemnified Party of any undertaking contemplated by applicable law, howeverincluding, thatwithout limitation, an undertaking to reimburse Parent or the Surviving Corporation for such expenses paid in advance in the case of any Proceeding pending, event that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to the knowledge payment of such expenses for any reason) arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by them in their capacities as such prior to the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, whether commenced asserted or claimed before the Company Effective Time and including, without limitation, liabilities arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and state corporation laws; provided that the Surviving Corporation shall notify pay for only one law firm (in addition to local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties, unless the sue xx one law firm for all Indemnified Parties would present such law firm with a conflict of interest. For a period of six years from and after the Effective Time and except as may be required by applicable law, Parent pursuant shall cause the Surviving Corporation to this Section 6(b) prior to keep in effect the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any Company's current provisions in its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Indemnified Parties to the Indemnification Parties fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. In the event of their election any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation in respect of such acts or omissions, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shallmatter; provide, except with however, that neither Parent nor the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and Surviving Corporation shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior its written consent and (B) which consent shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretobe unreasonably withheld). (viiii) In no event shall From and after the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective TimeClosing Date, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect for a period ending not earlier than the six year anniversary of the Effective Time directors' and officers' liability insurance providing at least substantially the same coverage with respect to the Company’s 's officers and directors as the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered policy maintained by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.respect to

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Neodata Services Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor a. For a period of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, six years from and after the Effective TimeClosing Date, Buyer shall, and shall cause Holdings to, indemnify and hold harmless, as and harmless to the full fullest extent permitted by under applicable lawlaw each person who is now an officer or director of Holdings (or any Subsidiary thereof) (individually, each Indemnification Party and for purposes of this Section 7.6 only, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") against any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses' fees), judgments, fines fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (and provided furthershall pay reasonable expenses for legal fees in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law upon receipt from any Indemnified Party of any undertaking contemplated by applicable law, howeverincluding, thatwithout limitation, an undertaking to reimburse Buyer or Holdings for such expenses paid in advance in the case of any Proceeding pending, event that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to the knowledge payment of the Companysuch expenses for any reason) arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, at the Control Time or Effective Timealleged acts or omissions, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) by them in their capacities as such prior to the Control Time Closing Date, whether commenced, asserted or Effective Timeclaimed before the Closing Date and including, without limitation, liabilities arising under the Act, the Exchange Act and state corporation laws; provided that Holdings shall pay for only one law firm (in addition to local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties, unless the use of one law firm for all Indemnified Parties would present such law firm with a conflict of interest. For a period of six years from and after the Closing Date and except as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any be required by applicable law, Buyer shall cause Holdings to keep in effect Holdings' current provisions in its certificate of incorporation and bylaws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of the Indemnification Indemnified Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the fullest extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice permitted under the General Corporation Law of the commencement State of Delaware. In the action from the Indemnification Partiesevent of any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation in respect of such acts or omissions, Buyer shall cause Holdings to assume cooperate in the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesmatter; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and neither Buyer nor Holdings shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior its written consent and (B) which consent shall not have any obligation hereunder be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the prior provisions of this paragraph, the indemnity provided herein shall not apply to any Indemnification Party Seller to the extent that any action is brought against a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine Seller in his capacity as a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoSeller hereunder. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Recapitalization Agreement (Desa Holdings Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, the Continuing Corporation and Subsidiary agree that all its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who has rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring advancement of expenses from BAYK or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Indemnified Party”) (in any capacity), to the same extent and on the same conditions as such person was entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to applicable law and BAYK’s Organizational Documents or any BAYK Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, as the case may be, or any indemnification agreements to which an Indemnified Party is a party as in effect on the date of this Agreement, subject, in the case of advancement of expenses, to the Indemnified Party providing a written undertaking to repay such advancements as contemplated by Section 13.1-699A of the VSCA. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case or proceeding in which corporate approval may be required to effectuate any indemnification, the Continuing Corporation or its applicable Subsidiary shall direct, if any Indemnified Party elects, that the determination of permissibility of indemnification shall be made by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between the Continuing Corporation or such Subsidiary and such Indemnified Party. (b) The Continuing Corporation shall, at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid policy on terms and conditions no less favorable than those of the current or former trusteesexisting directors’ and officers’ liability (including fiduciary and cyber coverage) insurance maintained by BAYK from insurance carriers with comparable credit ratings, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustcovering, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedMerger; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment “tail” policy shall in no event exceed three hundred percent (300%) of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all the last annual premium paid by BAYK for such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability (and fiduciary) insurance. If, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Continuing Corporation would be required to expend more than three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums, the Continuing Corporation will obtain the maximum amount of that insurance covering those trusteesobtainable by payment of annual premiums equal to three hundred percent (300%) of current annual premiums. (c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided claims under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent that is or has been in existence with respect to BAYK or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or otherwise obtained by Parentother employees, so long as it being understood and agreed that the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that indemnification provided for in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost this Section 5.12 is not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyor in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, covenant is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her respective heirs and legal representatives. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses and the other rights provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party is entitled, trustee whether pursuant to law, contract or otherwise. (e) If the Continuing Corporation or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other entity and officer covered herebyis not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, transfers all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any other entity or engages in any similar transaction, then in each case, the Continuing Corporation will cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Continuing Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.12. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by any agreement previously entered into by BAYK in connection with a merger, acquisition or other business combination, the provisions of this Section 5.12 shall apply to directors, officers, employees and fiduciaries of predecessor entities previously acquired by BAYK.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (ai) Parent To the fullest extent permitted by law, from and Subsidiary agree that after the Closing Date, all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to as of the Effective Time now existing date hereof in favor of the current directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company or former trusteesany of its Subsidiaries with respect to their activities as such prior to the Closing Date and, directors with respect to the Transaction Committee also, after the Closing Date, as provided in the bye-laws or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) other organizational documents of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided Subsidiaries in their respective declarations of trusteffect on the date hereof, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents)otherwise in effect on the date hereof, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance for a period of not less than six years from the Closing Date. The Purchasers shall not cause the Company to take any action inconsistent with their termsthis Section D.4.h. (iii) In addition To the extent, if any, not provided by an existing right of indemnification or other agreement or policy, after the Closing Date, the Company shall, to the rights provided in Section 6(a) abovefullest extent permitted by applicable law, in the event that any officerindemnify and hold harmless, each present and former director or trustee officer of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnification Indemnified Parties) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all costs and expenses (including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“reasonable attorneys’ fees), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officerjudgments, employeefines, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees liabilities and expenses), judgments, fines and settlement amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided furtherinvestigation (whether arising before or after the Closing Date), howeverwhether civil, thatadministrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case before the case Closing Date (including the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and, with respect to the Transaction Committee, also after the Closing Date. In the event of any Proceeding pendingsuch costs, expenses, judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities or settlement amounts (whether or not arising before the Closing Date), (A) the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timepromptly after statements therefor are received, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior and otherwise advance to the Control Time or Effective TimeIndemnified Parties upon request reimbursement of documented expenses reasonably incurred, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andeither case, to the extent that they elect not prohibited by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of applicable law and (B) the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Company shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable lawmatter. In the event of a final any Indemnified Party is required to bring any action to enforce rights or to collect moneys due under this Agreement and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawsuccessful in such action, the Indemnification Parties Company shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount reimburse such Indemnified Party for all of all its expenses in bringing and pursuing such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoaction. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (ciii) For a period of at least six (6) years from after the Effective TimeClosing Date, Parent the Company shall maintain cause to be maintained in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered policies maintained by the Company’s directors’ Company and officers’ liability insurance policy (its Subsidiaries or substitute policies with at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions which are substantially equivalent with respect to matters occurring prior to the Closing Date, but the Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orshall not, in lieu any event, be required to pay more than 200% of maintaining the current cost of such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for coverage. (iv) In the benefit of Parent event the Company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (iA) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (iiB) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each either such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Company, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyD.4.

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Samples: Subscription Agreement (Arch Capital Group LTD)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) For a period of six years following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company in existence or in effect as of the date hereof, under applicable Laws, the Company Certificate, the Company Bylaws or by contract, to indemnify, defend and Subsidiary agree that all rights hold harmless to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable Laws to, each person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries Company Subsidiary (the “Indemnification PartiesIndemnified Officers “) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any all losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, costs, expenses (including including, without limitation, reasonable documented attorneys’ counsel fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith payments or liabilities arising out of or in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallclaim, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claimdemand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, investigation (whether or not arising prior to the Effective Time) based in the case whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of acts or omissions of any Proceeding pendingIndemnified Officer occurring prior to the Effective Time or the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of the Company or a Company Subsidiary at or prior to the Effective Time. The parties hereto intend, to the knowledge of extent not prohibited by applicable Law, that the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to indemnification provided for in this Section 6(b) prior 6.8 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, by the Control Time Indemnified Officers in their capacities as officers or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be. (iii) If any , occurring prior to the Effective Time. In the event an Indemnified Officer is entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.8, such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will Indemnified Officer shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action reimbursement from the Indemnification PartiesSurviving Corporation for reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by such Indemnified Officer in pursuing such indemnification, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the including payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due by the Surviving Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Officer to repay such payment if it shall be adjudicated that such Indemnified Officer was not entitled to such payment. Parent hereby guarantees the payment and payableperformance of the Surviving Corporation’s obligations in this Section 6.8. Each Indemnified Officer, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Section 6.8 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 6.8 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Officer may have under any agreement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary or under the Company’s or any such Company Subsidiary’s organizational documents or under applicable Law. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Indemnified Officer with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time and providing at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that are not less advantageous to the insured parties than those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by contained in the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long effect as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)date hereof for officers and directors of Parent; provided, however, that in no event the Surviving Corporation shall Parent not be required obligated to expend in excess of make annual premium payments for such insurance to the extent such premiums exceed 200% of the annual premiums currently paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insuranceinsurance (such amount, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of “Maximum Premium”). If such insurance coverage exceed such amountcannot be obtained at all, or can only be obtained at an annual premium in excess of the Maximum Premium, Parent shall be obligated cause the Surviving Corporation to obtain a policy with maintain the greatest coverage available most advantageous policies of directors’ and officers’ insurance obtainable for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior an annual premium equal to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyMaximum Premium. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation The provisions of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 6.8 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorperson entitled to indemnification hereunder and the heirs and representatives of such person. Parent shall not permit the Surviving Corporation to merge or consolidate with any other person unless the Surviving Corporation ensures that the successor entity assumes the obligations imposed by this Section 6.8 or agrees to provide the same indemnification, trustee protection and officer covered herebyinsurance to the directors and officers referred to in this Section 6.8 as is provided by the Surviving Corporation to any directors and officers appointed after the Effective Time or any directors and officers of Acquisition Sub immediately before the Effective Time.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Worldwide Restaurant Concepts Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or Purchase Date, DCNA will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and shall continue amounts paid in full force and effect settlement (collectively, "Losses") incurred in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, investigative (each, a “Proceeding“an "Action"), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, arising out of or pertaining to or incurred in connection with acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by such individual any of them in his their capacity as such (including whether commenced, asserted or claimed before or after the purchase of Shares in the Offer and including, without limitation, any action Losses incurred by any Indemnified Party in any way arising out of or omission occurring in connection with the approval of relating to this Agreement and the consummation of the or any transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, and DCNA shall also advance fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees) as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. DCNA shall be entitled to control the defense of any Action with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense thereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that DCNA shall not settle or compromise any Action without the Indemnified Party's written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). (b) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall, Parent from and Subsidiary after the Purchase Date, and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement date of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations this Agreement in Section 6 of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case Certificate of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge Incorporation of the Company, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Purchase Date in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Control Time Purchase Date were directors, officers or Effective Timeemployees of the Company; PROVIDED that nothing contained herein shall limit DCNA's ability to merge the Company into DCNA or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise eliminate the Company's corporate existence; and provided further that in the event of a merger in which the Company is not the Surviving Corporation, the Company certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall notify Parent pursuant contain indemnity provisions substantially identical to this Section 6(b) prior to 6 of the Control Time or Effective Time, as Certificate of Incorporation of the case may beCompany. (iiic) If any such action Nothing in this Agreement is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementintended to, the Indemnifying Parties will shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such actionconstrued to, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors' and officers' insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the payment Company or any of moneyits Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.9 is not prior to or in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cd) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent DCNA shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (the "Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orPolicies; PROVIDED, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, howeverHOWEVER, that in no event shall Parent DCNA be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance, and; provided, furtherPROVIDED, FURTHER, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent DCNA shall be obligated to obtain a policy policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu ; and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that DCNA may meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering the above persons under either DCAG's or DCNA's insurance policy on the terms described above that expressly provided coverage for any acts which are covered by the existing policies of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyCompany and its Subsidiaries. (de) This The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or any Subsidiary, under the DGCL or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 6.6 5.9 shall survive the consummation of the Mergertransactions contemplated by this Agreement, is intended and each Indemnified Party shall, for all purposes, be a third party beneficiary of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained in this Section 5.9 and, accordingly, shall be treated as a party to benefit this Agreement for purposes of the Indemnified Parties, rights and remedies relating to enforcement of such covenants and agreements and shall be binding on all successors entitled to enforce any such rights and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or exercise any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyremedies directly.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Daimlerchrysler North America Holding Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Holding Company (the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.17 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by the Company or any Company Subsidiary agree under the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or omissions Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Holding Company shall maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (and the Company Subsidiaries for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orsix years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Holding Company be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 125% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Holding Company is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Holding Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Holding Company, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Holding Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (CFS Bancorp Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, PHFG agrees, and PHFG agrees to cause PHB (each an "Indemnifying Party" and together the "Indemnifying Parties"), to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent to which such Indemnified Parties were entitled under the Bylaws of the Company and the Bank, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification for acts in respect of any claim asserted or omissions made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing obligation, PHFG also agrees that all limitations of liability existing in favor of any of the foregoing Indemnified Parties in the MBCA, as in effect on the date hereof, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee for a period of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, six years from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all such rights in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations claim indemnification under Section 5.9(a), upon learning of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, howevershall promptly notify the appropriate Indemnifying Party thereof, that, in but the case failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Proceeding pendingliability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, to action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time), the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b(i) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction); (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that matter; (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent consent; and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final laws and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesregulations. (c) For six years from On or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ , or if the Company is unable to do so PHFG, shall purchase insurance coverage on substantially the same terms and officers’ conditions as the liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if directors and officers of the annual premiums Company and the Bank as of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available date hereof for a cost period of not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-less than one year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to following the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Peoples Heritage Financial Group Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent For a period of six years following the Effective Time, Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company that were in existence or in effect as of the date hereof, under Law, its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or by contract, and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts indemnify, defend and hold harmless (and also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law to) each Person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Persons”) isagainst all losses, or is threatened to beclaims, made a party to any actiondamages, suit or proceedingcosts, whether civilexpenses (including, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“counsel fees and expenses), by reason settlement payments or other Liabilities arising out of or in connection with any claim, demand, action, suit, investigation or other Legal Proceeding based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that he such Person is or was an officer, employee, officer or director or trustee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries whether or not pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Company’s subsidiaries Effective Time and whether or any action not asserted or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action claimed prior to or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and at or after the Effective Time. The parties hereto intend, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted not prohibited by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, howeverLaw, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and indemnification provided further, however, that, for in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior 5.9 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions (other than illegal acts or acts of fraud), or alleged acts or omissions (other than illegal acts or acts of fraud), by the Control Time Indemnified Persons in their capacities as officers or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be. Buyer hereby guarantees the payment and performance of the Surviving Corporation’s obligations in this Section 5.9. Each Indemnified Person, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.9 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 5.9 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Person may have under any agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or under the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organization documents. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Person who was a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time prior to the Effective Time with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time and providing at least the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that are not less advantageous to the insured parties than those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by contained in the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long effect as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)date hereof; provided, however, provided that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend maintain such current policies if it is required to pay aggregate annual premiums under this Section 5.9(b) in excess of 200275% of the amount of the current annual premiums currently premium paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, Company. In the event that if the annual premiums Buyer is required to pay in excess of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent it shall only be obligated to obtain provide a policy with the greatest best coverage available Buyer is reasonably able to obtain for a cost not exceeding such 275% amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and If the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, then and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall the Surviving Corporation assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby5.9.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Apria Healthcare Group Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent It is understood and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior agreed that, subject to the Effective Time now existing limitations on indemnification contained in favor of the current or former trusteesDelaware Act, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company Certificate and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations other applicable law, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and regardless of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive whether the Merger becomes effective, indemnify and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) abovehold harmless, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall for a period of six years following the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless, each director and officer of the Company or any Subsidiary (and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as members of any committee of the Board of Directors) on the date hereof or at the Effective Time (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or pertaining to any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation liabilities arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallMerger, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement and in the event of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Company or the Surviving Corporation shall pay the reasonable fees and provided furtherexpenses of not more than one (1) counsel selected by the Indemnified Parties, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the knowledge of Company or the CompanySurviving Corporation, at the Control Time or Effective Timepromptly as statements therefor are received, and (ii) the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to and the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation will be entitled to participate cooperate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Partiesmatter; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in neither the defense of any such action shall, except with Company nor the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and Surviving Corporation shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (B) which consent shall not have be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent shall be entitled to assume the defense of any obligation hereunder such matter and upon such assumption Parent shall not be liable to any Indemnification Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.5 shall promptly notify Parent upon learning of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, provided that the failure to so notify shall not affect the obligations of Parent under this Section 6.5 except to the extent that a court Parent is prejudiced by any failure of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund an Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoso notify Parent. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent the Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directorsor obtain officers’ and officersdirectors’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers the Indemnified Parties who currently or at the Effective Time are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ officers and officers’ directors liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the policies on terms thereof are no not less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof favorable than those in effect on the date hereof in terms of the Company’s policy)coverage and amounts; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200if the aggregate annual premiums for such insurance at any time during such period exceed 150% of the annual premiums currently premium paid by the Company for such insuranceinsurance as of the date of this Agreement, and; provided, further, then the Surviving Corporation shall provide the maximum coverage that if the will then be available at an annual premiums premium equal to 150% of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu per annum rate as of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy date of the Company. (d) this Agreement. This Section 6.6 6.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger. Notwithstanding Section 9.7, this Section 6.5 is intended to be for the benefit of and to grant third-party rights to the Indemnified PartiesParties whether or not they are parties to this Agreement, and each of the Indemnified Parties shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and entitled to enforce the covenants contained herein. (c) If the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Corporation or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, then and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity the Surviving Corporation shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.66.5. (d) Following the Effective Time, which Parent and Surviving Corporation jointly and severally agree to pay all expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that may be incurred by the Indemnified Parties in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations are expressly intended provided for in this Section 6.5 provided that it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is entitled to be for indemnified hereunder. Such fees shall be paid by the irrevocable benefit ofParent or Surviving Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding at the request of the Indemnified Party within twenty days after the receipt by Parent or Surviving Corporation of a statement or statements from the Indemnified Party requesting such advance or advances from time to time. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses and costs incurred by him in connection therewith and shall include or be enforceable by, each director, trustee accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party that he is entitled to receive indemnity pursuant to this Article VI and officer covered herebyto repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses and costs by the Parent or Surviving Corporation as provided by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Workflow Management Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or -------------------------- Purchase Date, Alcoa will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission by such individual agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the purchase of Shares in his capacity as such the Offer, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, and Alcoa shall also advance fees and expenses (including any action or omission occurring in connection with attorneys' fees) as incurred to the approval fullest extent permitted under applicable law. (b) The Certificate of this Agreement Incorporation of the Company shall, from and after the Purchase Date, and the consummation Certificate of Incorporation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) Surviving Corporation shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement date of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations this Agreement in Article Ninth of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case Certificate of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge Incorporation of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties provisions shall not be obligated to advance amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Purchase Date in any expenses manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Purchase Date were directors, officers or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf employees of the Indemnification Party Company; provided that nothing contained herein shall limit Alcoa's ability to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that merge the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding Company into Alcoa or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise eliminate the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesCompany's corporate existence. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent Alcoa shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (the "Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent Alcoa be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance, and; , provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed exceeds such amount, Parent Alcoa shall be obligated to obtain a policy policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu ; and provided, further, that Alcoa may meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering the above persons under Alcoa's insurance policy on the terms described above that expressly provide coverage for any acts which are covered by the existing policies of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyCompany and its Subsidiaries. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, Nothing in this Agreement is intended to benefit the Indemnified Partiesto, and shall be binding on all successors construed to, or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors' and assigns of Parent and officers' insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective successors officers, directors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person employees, it being understood and shall not be agreed that the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth indemnification provided for in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended 5.9 is not prior to be or in substitution for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyany such claims under such policies.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Alcoa Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Acquiror (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer and employee of the Company determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, "Costs") incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent to which such Indemnified Parties were entitled under the Articles of Organization or Bylaws of the Company in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification for acts in respect of any claim asserted or omissions made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. Without limiting the foregoing obligation, the Acquiror also agrees that all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Articles of Organization and Bylaws of the Company, in each case as in effect on the date hereof, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee for a period of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, six years from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all such rights in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations claim indemnification under Section 5.8(a), upon learning of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy as of the date hereof (or a policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums a period of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to three years following the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Acquiror or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.8, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Northeast Bancorp /Me/)

Indemnification; Insurance. 11.01 No later than the time when any Permitted Market products containing or using the Licensed Products are first being distributed, sold, or otherwise commercially exploited (aincluding for the purpose of obtaining regulatory approvals) Parent by LICENSEE, LICENSEE and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior LICENSOR shall each, at their sole cost and expense, procure and maintain commercial general liability insurance, with a reputable insurance carrier reasonably acceptable to the Effective Time now existing other party, in favor amounts of not less than $2,000,000 per incident and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, and the current or former trusteesother party shall have the other party’s Affiliates, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries their officers, directors, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, independent contractors and agents named as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), additional insureds. Such commercial general liability insurance shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. provide (i) In addition product liability coverage; (ii) broad form contractual liability coverage for indemnification under this Agreement; and (iii) coverage for litigation costs. The minimum amounts of insurance coverage required shall not be construed to create a limit of LICENSEE’s or LICENSOR’s liability with respect to its indemnification under this Agreement. 11.02 Each party shall provide the rights provided other party with written evidence of such insurance upon request. Each party shall provide the other party with written notice of at least thirty (30) days prior to cancellation, non-renewal or material change in Section 6(a) above, in such insurance. 11.03 Each party shall maintain such commercial general liability insurance beyond the event that any officer, director expiration or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval termination of this Agreement during (i) the period that any Licensed Patent Rights and/or Licensed Products provided pursuant to this Agreement are being commercially distributed, sold or otherwise exploited by LICENSEE; and (ii) the consummation two (2) year period immediately after such period. 11.04 LICENSEE and Affiliates of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent LICENSEE shall jointly and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Timeseverally defend, indemnify and hold harmlessharmless LICENSOR and the Affiliates of LICENSOR, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable lawofficers, each Indemnification Party agents and employees of LICENSOR and its Affiliates, (collectively the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, claims, liabilitiessuits, proceedings, demands, recovery, costs and expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses)including, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which caseslimitation, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel counsel, litigation expenses, and court costs) which arise out of or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. relate to: (vii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary any breach by LICENSEE or any Affiliate of LICENSEE of any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all any defects in the footwear products in which the Licensed Products are embedded based on LICENSEE’s design or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns manufacturing of such entity shall assume footwear products; (iii) any third party claim that LICENSEE’s footwear products in which the obligations set forth Licensed Products are embedded infringe upon intellectual property rights of any third party; (iv) any warranty claims by third parties and consumers relating to the footwear products in this Section 6.6, which obligations the Licensed Products are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyembedded.

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Samples: License Agreement (GTX Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Acquiror, in the case of an indemnification obligation of the Company, or the applicable Company Subsidiary agree or its successor by merger, in the case of an indemnification obligation of a Company Subsidiary (the Acquiror or such Company Subsidiary, as applicable, being referred to herein as the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.13 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party, would have been entitled to indemnification by the Company under Article Thirteenth of the Certificate of Incorporation or Article XI of the Bylaws of the Company or by Mid-Atlantic Service Corporation under Article III, Section 7 of the Bylaws of Mid-Atlantic Service Corporation (collectively, "the Indemnification Rights Documents"), in each case as in effect on the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall enlarge the rights to indemnification contained in the Indemnification Rights Documents or extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, the Acquiror also agrees that all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in Article Twelfth of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, arising out of matters existing or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Acquiror shall maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orthree years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Acquiror be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 125% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Acquiror is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Acquiror shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Acquiror, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar the terms to the existing policy of the Companyset forth in such sentence. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Acquiror or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (First Financial Corp of Western Maryland)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that after the -------------------------- consummation of the Offer and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, Richfood shall cause Dart and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries to maintain all rights of indemnification (including rights to indemnification for acts or omissions advancement of expenses and exculpation from liability) existing in favor of the present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of Dart and such Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") on terms no less favorable than those provided in the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of such entities on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time. In addition, Richfood shall and shall cause each of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company Dart and its subsidiaries as provided Subsidiaries (or any of their successors) to perform all of their respective obligations under those Indemnification Agreements listed on Exhibit 7.8 attached hereto. Richfood ----------- acknowledges that all directors, officers and employees of Subsidiaries of Dart that are not wholly-owned Subsidiaries who are also directors, officers or employees of Dart are serving in their respective declarations capacities at such Subsidiaries at the direction and request of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termsDart. (ib) In addition Richfood shall cause to the rights provided be maintained in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and effect from the consummation of the transactions contemplated herebyOffer until six (6) years thereafter the current policies for directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by Dart for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties, including coverage with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or prior to the consummation of the Offer (provided that Richfood may substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and conditions that are not materially less advantageous), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure insurance is available to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, Richfood in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided belowmarket. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right such insurance is not available to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, Richfood in the defense market, Richfood will provide such level of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent insurance as is then provided to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyRichfood. (d) This The obligations of Dart and Richfood under this Section 6.6 7.8 shall survive not ----------- be terminated, modified or assigned in such a manner so as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party without the consummation consent of the Merger, is intended to benefit such Indemnified Party (it being expressly agreed that the Indemnified Parties, and Parties shall be binding on all successors and assigns third-party beneficiaries of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.7.8). -----------

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Dart Group Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply with all obligations of the Company in existence or in effect as of the date hereof, under Applicable Law, the Constituent Documents and Subsidiary agree that all rights contracts, to indemnification for acts indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable Law, the Constituent Documents and such contracts, to each person who is now or omissions occurring has been prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current an officer or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries Company Subsidiary (the “Indemnification Parties“Indemnified Officers”) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any all losses, claims, liabilitiesdamages, costs, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ including, without limitation, counsel fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith payments or Liabilities arising out of or in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shallclaim, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claimdemand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, whether or not pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and provided furtherwhether or not asserted or claimed prior to, however, that, in at or after the case of any Proceeding pendingEffective Time. The parties hereto intend, to the knowledge of extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, that the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to indemnification provided for in this Section 6(b) prior 5.11 shall apply without limitation to acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, or alleged acts or omissions, other than illegal acts or acts of fraud, by the Control Time Indemnified Officers in their capacities as officers or Effective Timedirectors, as the case may be. Each Indemnified Officer, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, is intended to be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5.11 and may specifically enforce its terms. This Section 5.11 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any Indemnified Officer may have under any agreement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary or under the Company’s or any such Subsidiary’s organizational documents. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from following the Effective Time, Parent Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering each Indemnified Officer with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or prior to the Effective Time and providing at least (i) $25,000,000 of liability coverage and (ii) the same coverage and amounts and containing terms that are not less advantageous to the insured parties than those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by contained in the Company’s policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long effect as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess date hereof for officers and directors of 200% Buyer. Every person who is an officer or director of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions immediately prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding a named insured party on all successors such policies of directors’ and assigns of Parent and officers’ liability insurance for such six year period following the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyEffective Time.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (PQ Systems INC)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time, the Holding Company (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the “Indemnified Parties”), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.16 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by the Company or any Company Subsidiary agree under the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Articles of Incorporation or omissions Bylaws of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent The Holding Company shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the “Company Insured Parties“same terms and conditions) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered for acts or omissions occurring prior to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining the Effective Time by persons who are currently covered by such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any insurance policy maintained by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for a period of six years following the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by ParentEffective Time, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Holding Company be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 150% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the “Insurance Amount”) to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Holding Company is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Holding Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Holding Company, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Holding Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered herebyhereby and the heirs and estates thereof.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Of Louisiana)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the Holding Company (the "Indemnifying Party") shall provide indemnification to any present or former director, officer or employee of SFS and each SFS Subsidiary, in each case determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), with respect to any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, if first asserted or claimed prior to the date hereof and Previously Disclosed, if first asserted or claimed between the date hereof and the Effective Time and disclosed pursuant to Section 5.17 hereof or if first asserted or claimed after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent, if any, that such Indemnified Party would have been entitled to indemnification by SFS or any SFS Subsidiary agree under the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or Bylaws of SFS or any SFS Subsidiary as Previously Disclosed, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim, and provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall extend or be deemed a waiver of any applicable statute of limitations in respect of any claim or claim for acts indemnification. Without limiting the foregoing, all limitations of liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties in the Certificate of Incorporation, Charter or omissions Bylaws of SFS or any SFS Subsidiary, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termseffect. (ib) In addition Any Indemnified Party wishing to the rights provided in claim indemnification under Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“5.9(a), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction unless the use of one counsel for such Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a conflict of interest) in accordance with the obligations set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof, (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Partiesmatter, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent that event a federal banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable order nonappealable, that such indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from The Holding Company shall maintain SFS's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or purchase an insurance policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers Time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by SFS and SFS Subsidiaries for a period of six years following the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orEffective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent the Holding Company be required to expend in excess of 200on an annual basis more than 125% of the annual premiums currently amount paid by SFS and SFS Subsidiaries on an annual basis as of the Company date hereof for such insuranceinsurance coverage (the "Insurance Amount") to maintain or procure such insurance coverage, and; provided, further, and further provided that if the annual premiums Holding Company is unable to maintain or obtain the insurance called for hereby, the Holding Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain as much comparable insurance as is available for the Insurance Amount. At the request of such the Holding Company, SFS shall use reasonable efforts to procure the insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated referred to obtain a policy with in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions preceding sentence prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyTime. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Holding Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.65.9, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee director and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (SFS Bancorp Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent HEMA agrees to indemnify and Subsidiary agree that all hold harmless ARCBS and its directors, governors, officers, employees and agents against any liability, claim, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) in respect to bodily injury, death, and property damage arising from the willful misconduct or negligent activity of HEMA, its directors, officers, employees or agents during its performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement and/or the manufacture or sale of any product developed pursuant to this Agreement or any Development Agreement, including but not limited to any claim against ARCBS for infringement of patent rights owned or held by Pall Corporation. HEMA further agrees to indemnification for acts indemnify ARCBS, its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any loss, damages, costs, or omissions occurring prior expenses ("liability") in connection with any claim arising from any defect in the merchandise, goods or products provided or in the provision of any services pursuant to this Agreement or any Development Agreement, or by reason of the nature of the materials contained in said merchandise, goods or products or provision of service, except to the Effective Time now existing extent that the final order of a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that a proportion of such liability thereof was caused by the willful misconduct or negligent activity of ARCBS, its directors, officers or employees, in favor which case, ARC shall be responsible solely for its proportionate share of the current liability. (b) ARCBS agrees to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify HEMA, its directors, officers, employees and agents against any liability, claim, cost or former trusteesexpense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) in respect to bodily injury, directors death, and property damage arising from the sole negligence of ARCBS, its directors, officers or officers employees during its performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement (c) Each Party shall maintain the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue following insurance coverages in full force and effect for the term of this Agreement. Each Party further agrees to maintain insurance with terms, conditions and amounts not less than that set forth herein for the term of any Development Agreement, unless any such Development Agreement shall specify coverage terms, conditions or amounts for either or both of the Parties which exceed that set forth in accordance with their terms.this Agreement: (i) In addition to Commercial General Liability Insurance in an amount of at least $4,000,000 (Four Million Dollars) 2) an auto liability policy with at least $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars) in coverage and; 3) Workers' Compensation coverage covering each Party's own employees with statutory limits for each jurisdiction where the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company work required under this Agreement or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or Development Agreement is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such performed (including monopolistic states if any action work is to be performed in one or omission occurring in connection more of them) and an employers' liability policy with at least the approval of this Agreement following limits, $250,000 per accident, $500,000 per disease, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby$250,000 disease (each employee), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing HEMA further agrees to assert maintain not less than $4,000,000 (Four Million Dollars) of products liability coverage naming ARCBS an additional insured party with respect to any product developed, created, manufactured, distributed or sold as a result of this Agreement or any Development Agreement. Said products liability coverage shall include coverage for claims made against the right policy for injury occurring as a result of a flaw problem with the design or manufacture of HEMA's products. HEMA agrees to be indemnified maintain full replacement value "All Risk" property insurance on all property and equipment of HEMA used under this Section 6(b) shallAgreement or any Development Agreement, promptly after receipt and said property insurance shall insure at all times all HEMA products being manufactured and HEMA agrees to waive any right of notice subrogation for loss or damage to any HEMA property at, on, or in ARCBS' or HEMA's facilities. HEMA agrees to obtain, if required in such property insurance, a waiver of commencement subrogation in favor of ARCBS. Said property insurance shall include Business Interruption and Extra Expense coverage for such losses arising from loss or damage to aforementioned HEMA property without expectation of contribution from any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case insurance ARCBS may bemaintain. (iii) If any such action is brought against any Each Party shall, at its sole expense, keep in force policies of insurance in the Indemnification Parties amounts as specified, and such Indemnification Parties notify as required by statute, with carriers reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties other; and said insurance will be entitled to participate written as primary policy coverage and not contributing with, or in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense excess of any such action shall, except with insurance which the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification other Party other than shall carry with respect to the payment work of money. each Party under this Agreement. Certificates of insurance evidencing all of the above coverages and conditions (ivtypes and amounts) The Indemnification Parties will have shall be produced upon written request and remain in full force and effect during the right to employ their own counsel term of this Agreement. HEMA shall supply evidence of its property insurance on an XXXXX "Evidence of Property Insurance" form 27. Each Party's certificate(s) of insurance shall provide for not less than thirty (30) days written notice of cancellation, non-renewal or reduction in any such action, but the fees, expenses terms and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel conditions below that required herein to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payableParty. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Strategic Alliance Agreement (Hemasure Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree after the Closing Date and for a period of six years thereafter, the Purchaser shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations pursuant to any indemnification agreements between the Purchaser or the Company Group, on the one hand, and any current or former directors, officers and employees, as the case may be, of the Purchaser, the Company Group, on the other hand, in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date, and any indemnification provisions under the Purchaser Charter Documents, Company Charter Documents or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by Law, and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provision in any manner that all would adversely affect the rights to indemnification of such indemnitee thereunder for any acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their termsClosing Date. (ib) In addition Prior to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective TimeClosing Date, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering the current and former directors, officers and employees, as the case may be, of the Company (the “Company Insured Parties) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the on customary terms thereof that are no less advantageous favorable to the intended beneficiaries thereof Insured Parties than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid any present directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by the Company covering the Insured Parties (such policy, a “Company D&O Policy”), for such insurancea period of seven years after the Closing Date. All costs and expenses related to the Company D&O Policy, and; providedincluding the insurance premiums, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of paid by the Company. (dc) This Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 6.6 9.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding binding, jointly and severally, on the Purchaser, the Company Group and all successors and assigns assignees of Parent the Purchaser and the Surviving CompanyCompany Group. If Parent or Subsidiary In the event that the Purchaser or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall is not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case the Purchaser shall cause proper provisions to be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall the Purchaser assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.69.7. (d) The obligations of the Purchaser and the Company under this Section 9.7 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any indemnitee and/or Insured Party to whom this Section 9.7 applies without the express written consent of such affected indemnitee and Insured Party. It is expressly agreed that the indemnitees and/or Insured Parties to whom this Section 9.7 applies shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 9.7. (e) The Purchaser shall assume, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit ofjointly and severally liable for, and shall be enforceable bycause its Subsidiaries to honor, in accordance with their respective terms, each directorof the covenants contained herein without limit as to time. The Purchaser shall pay all reasonable expenses, trustee including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any indemnitee and/or Insured Party in enforcing the indemnity and officer covered herebyother obligations provided hereunder or other applicable indemnification obligation referenced to herein. The rights of each indemnitee and/or Insured Party hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Person may have under the Company Charter Documents or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any member of the Company Group, or any other indemnification arrangement or otherwise. (f) On the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company with the individuals set forth on Schedule 9.7(f) (the “Indemnification Agreements”), which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.

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Samples: Share Exchange Agreement (Health Sciences Acquisitions Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Falcon Financial Investment Trust)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent Following the Effective Time, the Continuing Corporation and Subsidiary agree that all its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who has rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring advancement of expenses from SMMF or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Indemnified Party”) (in any capacity), to the same extent and on the same conditions as such person was entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to applicable law and SMMF’s Organizational Documents or any SMMF Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, as the case may be, or any indemnification agreements to which an Indemnified Party is a party as in effect on the date of this Agreement, subject, in the case of advancement of expenses, to the Indemnified Party providing a written undertaking to repay such advancements as contemplated by Section 13.1-699(A) of the VSCA. Without limiting the foregoing, in any case or proceeding in which corporate approval may be required to effectuate any indemnification, the Continuing Corporation or its applicable Subsidiary shall direct, if any Indemnified Party elects, that the determination of permissibility of indemnification shall be made by independent counsel mutually agreed upon between the Continuing Corporation or such Subsidiary and such Indemnified Party. (b) The Continuing Corporation shall, at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor Time, purchase a six (6) year “tail” prepaid policy on terms and conditions no less favorable than those of the current or former trusteesexisting directors’ and officers’ liability (including fiduciary and cyber coverage) insurance maintained by SMMF from insurance carriers with comparable credit ratings, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trustcovering, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedMerger; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations cost of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment “tail” policy shall in no event exceed two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all the last annual premium paid by SMMF for such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current existing directors’ and officers’ liability (and fiduciary) insurance. If, but for the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Continuing Corporation would be required to expend more than two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of current annual premiums, the Continuing Corporation will obtain the maximum amount of that insurance covering those trusteesobtainable by payment of annual premiums equal to two-hundred and fifty percent (250%) of current annual premiums. (c) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided claims under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent that is or has been in existence with respect to SMMF or any of its subsidiaries Subsidiaries for any of their respective directors, officers or otherwise obtained by Parentother employees, so long as it being understood and agreed that the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that indemnification provided for in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost this Section 5.11 is not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyor in substitution for any such claims under such policies. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, covenant is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her respective heirs and legal representatives. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses and the other rights provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnified Party is entitled, trustee whether pursuant to law, contract or otherwise. (e) If the Continuing Corporation or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other entity and officer covered herebyis not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger, transfers all or substantially all of its assets or deposits to any other entity or engages in any similar transaction, then in each case, the Continuing Corporation will cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Continuing Corporation will expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.11. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent required by any agreement previously entered into by SMMF in connection with a merger, acquisition or other business combination, the provisions of this Section 5.11 shall apply to directors, officers, employees and fiduciaries of predecessor entities previously acquired by SMMF.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Summit Financial Group, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (ai) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor through the fourth anniversary of the current Effective Time, FBOP and CNB (each an "Indemnifying Party" and together the "Indemnifying Parties"), agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each present director, officer or former trusteesemployee of Holding Company or Savings Institution, directors or officers determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents"), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitationarising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, actions by whether asserted or on behalf of securityholdersclaimed prior to, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is at or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full fullest extent permitted to which Holding Company or Savings Institution is or was required by applicable lawlaw or their respective Bylaws to indemnify such Indemnified Parties and in the manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the Bylaws of Holding Company and Savings Institution, in each Indemnification Party against case as in effect on the date hereof, provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any claim asserted or made within such Proceedingperiod shall continue until the final disposition of such claim. (ii) Any Indemnification Indemnified Party proposing wishing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b) shallArticle VI(g), promptly after receipt of notice of commencement upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Partiesclaim, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the appropriate Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such actionParty thereof, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that but the failure to provide such notice so notify shall not affect the obligations of relieve the Indemnifying Parties except Party of any liability it may have to the extent such Indemnified Party if such failure to notify does not materially prejudices prejudice the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in investigation (whether arising before or after the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time), the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b(i) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or a conflict of interest exists or arises between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction); (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that matter; (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent consent; and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final laws and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoregulations. (viiiii) In no event Holding Company shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible permitted to maintain up to $15,000,000 in aggregate directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines acts or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due omissions occurring prior to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers time by persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (maintained by Holding Company and to purchase an extension of the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained claims reporting period for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for policy providing such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu period of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to four years following the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyDate. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pboc Holdings Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Closing Date through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time now existing Time, Arvest (the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer and employee of Bear State or the Bank (in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers each case when acting in such capacity) (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in full force and effect in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitationarising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing, actions by whether asserted or on behalf of securityholdersclaimed prior to, (eachat or after the Closing Date, a “Proceeding“), by reason of only and to the fact that he fullest extent to which Bear State or the Bank is or was an officer, employee, director required by Law or trustee their respective articles of incorporation or bylaws to indemnify such Indemnified Parties and in the Company manner to which it could indemnify such parties under the Law or any the articles of the Company’s subsidiaries incorporation or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval bylaws of this Agreement Bear State and the consummation of Bank, in each case as in effect on the transactions contemplated hereby)date hereof, Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure final disposition of such claim. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations claim indemnification under Section 7.5(a), upon learning of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties promptly notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementParty thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Parties to Party. In the Indemnification Parties event of their election to assume any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the defenseEffective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Party shall have the right to settle assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such action without Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the consent defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction); (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that matter; (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (Diii) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their its prior written consent consent; and (Biv) the Indemnifying Party shall not have any no obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to in the extent event that a Bank Regulator or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sourcesLaws. (c) Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Bear State shall obtain and provide to Arvest such information as Arvest shall reasonably request regarding an extension of the reporting period under Bear State’s or the Bank’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability coverage for acts and omissions occurring prior to the Closing Date, including the cost associated with purchasing extended coverage for a six-year period under substantially the current terms of Bear State’s or the Bank’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. For a period of six (6) years from after the Effective TimeClosing Date, Parent Arvest shall maintain cause to be maintained in effect the Company’s current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trusteesmaintained by Bear State or the Bank (provided, directors that Arvest may substitute therefor policies with a substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ amounts containing terms and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of conditions which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or before the Company’s policy)Closing Date; provided, however, that Arvest shall not be obligated to expend, in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200the aggregate, an annual amount more than 150% of the current annual amount expended by Bear State and the Bank, determined collectively (the “Premium Cap”), and if such premiums currently paid by the Company for such insuranceinsurance would at any time exceed the Premium Cap, and; providedthen Arvest shall cause to be maintained policies of insurance which, furtherin Arvest’s good faith determination, that if provide the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest maximum coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amountat an amount equal to the Premium Cap. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent Bear State or the Bank, in consultation with, but only upon the consent of Arvest, may purchase obtain at or prior to the Closing Date a six-year “tail” policy under Bear State’s or the Bank’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy providing equivalent coverage covering acts or omissions prior to that described in the preceding sentence if and to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to extent that the existing policy of same may be obtained for an amount that does not exceed the CompanyPremium Cap. (d) This The provisions of this Section 6.6 7.5 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, Merger and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and to grant third party rights to, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Bear State Financial, Inc.)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to after the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or Purchase Date, DCNA will indemnify and hold harmless each present and former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws Subsidiaries (or similar organizational documentsthe "Indemnified Parties"), shall survive the Merger against any costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and shall continue amounts paid in full force and effect settlement (collectively, "Losses") incurred in accordance connection with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveany claim, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit suit, proceeding or proceedinginvestigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, investigative (each, a “Proceeding“an "Action"), by reason of the fact that he such individual is or was an a director, officer, employee, director employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the Company’s subsidiaries request of the Company or any action of its Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee or omission agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, arising out of or pertaining to or incurred in connection with acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by such individual any of them in his their capacity as such (including whether commenced, asserted or claimed before or after the purchase of Shares in the Offer and including, without limitation, any action Losses incurred by any Indemnified Party in any way arising out of or omission occurring in connection with the approval of relating to this Agreement and the consummation of the or any transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, and DCNA shall also advance fees and expenses (including attorneys' fees) as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. DCNA shall be entitled to control the defense of any Action with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense thereof; provided, however, that DCNA shall not settle or compromise any Action without the Indemnified Party's written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). (b) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall, Parent from and Subsidiary after the Purchase Date, and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification than are set forth as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement date of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations this Agreement in Section 6 of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case Certificate of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge Incorporation of the Company, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Purchase Date in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who at the Control Time Purchase Date were directors, officers or Effective Timeemployees of the Company; provided that nothing contained herein shall limit DCNA's ability to merge the Company into DCNA or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise eliminate the Company's corporate existence; and provided further that in the event of a merger in which the Company is not the Surviving Corporation, the Company certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall notify Parent pursuant contain indemnity provisions substantially identical to this Section 6(b) prior to 6 of the Control Time or Effective Time, as Certificate of Incorporation of the case may beCompany. (iiic) If any such action Nothing in this Agreement is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencementintended to, the Indemnifying Parties will shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such actionconstrued to, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors' and officers' insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to the payment Company or any of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors or employees, it being understood and agreed that the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained indemnification provided for in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall 5.9 is not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between substitution for any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.claims under such (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cd) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent DCNA shall maintain in effect the Company’s 's and its Subsidiaries' current directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (the "Policies") covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)Policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent DCNA be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance, and; , provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent DCNA shall be obligated to obtain a policy policies with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu ; and provided, further, that DCNA may meet its obligations under this paragraph by covering the above persons under either DCAG's or DCNA's insurance policy on the terms described above that expressly provided coverage for any acts which are covered by the existing policies of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyCompany and its Subsidiaries. (de) This The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights such Indemnified Party may have under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or any Subsidiary, under the DGCL or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 6.6 5.9 shall survive the consummation of the Mergertransactions contemplated by this Agreement, is intended and each Indemnified Party shall, for all purposes, be a third party beneficiary of the covenants and agreements of the Company contained in this Section 5.9 and, accordingly, shall be treated as a party to benefit this Agreement for purposes of the Indemnified Parties, rights and remedies relating to enforcement of such covenants and agreements and shall be binding on all successors entitled to enforce any such rights and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or exercise any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyremedies directly.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Detroit Diesel Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director the Executive is made a party or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, be made a party to any action, suit suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative administrative, or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, investigative (each, a “Proceeding), other than any Proceeding initiated by the Executive or the Company related to any contest or dispute between the Executive and the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder, by reason of the fact that he the Executive is or was an officer, employee, a director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge officer of the Company, or any affiliate of the Company, or is or was serving at the Control Time request of the Company as a director, officer, member, employee, or Effective Timeagent of another corporation or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Timemaximum extent permitted under applicable law and the Company’s bylaws in effect on the date hereof from and against any liabilities, as costs, claims, and expenses, including all costs and expenses incurred in defense of any Proceeding (including attorneys’ fees). Costs and expenses incurred by the case may be. Executive in defense of such Proceeding (including attorneys’ fees) shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such litigation upon receipt by the Company of: (i) a written request for payment; (ii) appropriate documentation evidencing the incurrence, amount, and nature of the costs and expenses for which payment is being sought; and (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking adequate under applicable law made by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party Executive to repay any expenses advanced the amounts so paid if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party Executive is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentenceCompany under this Agreement. (vib) Notwithstanding anything During the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder, and for a period of six years thereafter, the Company or any successor to the contrary set forth in this AgreementCompany shall purchase and maintain, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable lawat its own expense, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause providing coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by ParentExecutive, so long as the on terms thereof that are no less advantageous favorable than the coverage currently provided to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy current executive officers of the Company. (dc) This Section 6.6 shall survive Notwithstanding anything herein to the consummation of the Mergercontrary, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and any indemnification hereunder shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent provided only to the extent permitted by 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be regulations issued thereunder by the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary The Purchaser Entities agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now exculpation existing in favor of of, and all limitations on the current or personal liability of, each present and former trusteesdirector, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) officer, manager and employee of the Company and its subsidiaries as Subsidiaries provided for in their respective declarations organizational documents in effect as of trust, certificates the date of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to for a period of six years from the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers servedClosing; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claims asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations disposition of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six years from and after the Effective TimeClosing Date, Parent shall cause the Company and its successors to either (i) maintain in effect the Company’s current for such six-year period directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies and fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, “D&O Insurance Policies”) in respect of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Closing Date covering those trustees, directors and officers who are each Person currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ each Subsidiary’s D&O Insurance Policies in effect as of the date hereof with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, that are at least as favorable as those contained in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s D&O Insurance Policies in effect as of the date hereof, or (ii) purchase comparable D&O Insurance Policies (which may be in the form of a prepaid “tail” policy)) for such six-year period with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable as those contained in the Company’s and each Subsidiary’s D&O Insurance Policies in effect as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall Parent or the Company be required to expend for such policies an aggregate premium amount in excess of 200300% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and, and; provided, further, provided further that if the annual aggregate premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent the Company shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, ; and provided further that Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company, as applicable, shall notify Seller reasonably in advance of any renewal of such policies which provides for any reduction in the current coverage and permit Seller, at its sole option, to fund any coverage shortfall. (c) The obligations under this Section 7.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Seller Indemnified Party to whom this Section 7.6 applies without the consent of such affected Seller Indemnified Party (it being expressly agreed that the Seller Indemnified Parties to whom this Section 7.6 applies shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 7.6 and shall be entitled to enforce the covenants contained herein). (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of event that the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary Company or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any personPerson, then, and in each such case case, to the extent necessary proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall the Company, as the case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby7.6.

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Samples: Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (Cardiome Pharma Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior Subject to the Effective Time now existing in favor provisions of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documentsSection 3.3(c), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer, director or employee of Enviroq or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Parties") against (i) all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or judgments or amounts that are paid in settlement with the approval of the indemnifying party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of Enviroq or any of its Subsidiaries ("Indemnified Liabilities"), pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at or after, the Effective Time and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case to the full extent a corporation is permitted under the laws of its state of incorporation to indemnify its own directors, officers and hold harmlessemployees, as the case may be (and the Surviving Corporation will pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the full extent permitted by applicable law). Without limiting the foregoing, each Indemnification Party in the event any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is brought against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses Indemnified Party (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenseswhether arising before or after the Effective Time), judgments(i) the Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory to it and Enviroq (or, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation), (ii) Enviroq (or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation) will pay all reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Party promptly as statements therefor are received, and (iii) Enviroq (or, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation) will use all reasonable efforts to assist in the vigorous defense of any such matter, provided that neither Enviroq nor, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall be liable for any settlement of any claim effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any Indemnification Indemnified Party proposing wishing to assert the right to be indemnified claim indemnification under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement 3.3 upon learning of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, howevershall notify Enviroq or, that, in after the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company Surviving Corporation (but the failure so to notify an indemnifying party shall notify Parent pursuant to not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 6(b) prior 3.3, except to the Control Time or Effective Timeextent such failure prejudices such party), as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in andshall, to the extent that they elect required by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice the laws of the commencement indemnifying party's state of the action from the Indemnification Partiesincorporation, deliver to assume the defense of the action and Enviroq (or, after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“Surviving Corporation) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be undertaking required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to payment of expenses in advance of final disposition. The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue between the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy positions of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the any two or more Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns . The provisions of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 3.3 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each directorIndemnified Party and his or her heirs and representatives. (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3(c), trustee for six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall use its good faith, best efforts to provide officers' and directors' liability insurance covering each director and employee of Enviroq who is currently covered by Enviroq's officers' and directors' liability insurance or will be so covered at the Effective Time with respect to actions and omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (the "Insured Parties"), on terms no less favorable than such insurance maintained in effect by Enviroq on the date hereof in terms of coverage and amounts, and shall, as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, furnish upon request evidence that such insurance has been purchased and paid in full. (c) Notwithstanding any obligation of this Section 3.3 to the contrary, the aggregate liability of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 3.3 shall be an amount equal to the officer covered hereby.and director trust liability reserve reflected on the Balance Sheet of Enviroq at the time of Closing ("The Fund"

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Insituform Technologies Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.04, Parent and Subsidiary Purchaser agree that all rights to indemnification existing in favor, and all limitations on the personal liability of, each present and former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of any employee benefit plan for acts employees of the Company or omissions any of its subsidiaries, and each person who is or was then serving in any such capacity (or any person who is or was then serving any other corporation or entity in any such capacity at the request of the Company) (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") provided for in the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or similar organizational documents of any Company subsidiary as in effect on the date of this Agreement with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. for a period of not less than six (i6) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, years from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim for indemnification for losses, damages or liabilities of any kind or nature incurred which is asserted or made within such period shall continue until the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations final disposition of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim; provided, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected pursuant to such indemnification provisions without their prior its written consent and (B) which consent shall not have be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and provided further, that, in the event that any obligation hereunder claim or claims for indemnification are asserted or made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until the disposition of any and all such claims. The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm (plus local counsel, if applicable) to represent them with respect to any Indemnification single action at the expense of the indemnifying person unless there is, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a material conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties, in which case each Indemnified Party with respect to whom such a conflict exists (or group of such Indemnified Parties who among them have no such conflict) may retain one separate law firm . Any legal counsel referred to in the preceding sentence shall be reasonably satisfactory to the extent that a court indemnifying person, and the indemnifying person shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall legal counsel promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant heretoafter statements therefor are received. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (cb) For a period of six (6) years from after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall maintain cause to be maintained in effect effect, the Company’s current directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers each Indemnified Party who are is currently covered by the Company’s 's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (with respect to claims arising from facts or events which occurred at or prior to the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orEffective Time, in lieu of maintaining or may substitute such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long other insurance as the Surviving Corporation or Parent may substitute therefor which insurance shall not be materially less favorable than such insurance maintained in effect by the Company on the date hereof in terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy)coverage and amounts; provided, provided however, that in no event shall Parent the Surviving Corporation be required to expend in excess of 200pursuant to this Section 6.06(b) more than an amount per year equal to 150% of the current annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if insurance (which premiums the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall Company represents and warrants to be obligated to obtain a policy with $103,000 per annum in the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companyaggregate). (dc) This Section 6.6 6.06 shall survive the consummation closing of the Mergertransactions contemplated hereby, is intended to benefit the Company, the Surviving Corporation and each of the Indemnified PartiesParties (each of whom shall be entitled to enforce this Section 6.06 against Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be) and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Corporation. (d) In the event the Surviving Corporation or Parent or Subsidiary or any of its their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger merger, or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of such entity shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby6.06.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Piercing Pagoda Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and after the Effective Time, PHFG (the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer and employee of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to (i) the fact that he or she was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary agree or any of their respective predecessors or (ii) this Agreement, the Company Stock Option Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, to the fullest extent which such Indemnified Parties would be entitled under the Bylaws of the Company, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or equivalent documents of any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, or any agreement, arrangement or understanding which has been Previously Disclosed by the Company pursuant to Section 3.15(a)(iii) hereof, in each case as in effect on the date hereof. Without limiting the foregoing, PHFG also agrees that all rights limitations on liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties as provided in the Articles of Organization, Bylaws or similar governing documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time shall survive the Merger and the Bank Merger and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Effective Time. (b) Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under Section 5.8(a), upon learning of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party if such failure does not materially prejudice the Indemnifying Party. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Parties for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with the defense thereof, except that if the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnified Parties advises that there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Parties, the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel which is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay, promptly as statements therefor are received, the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties (which may not exceed one firm in any jurisdiction), (ii) the Indemnified Parties will cooperate in the defense of any such matter, (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent and (iv) the Indemnifying Party shall have no obligation hereunder in the event that a federal or state banking agency or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that indemnification of an Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable laws and regulations. (c) PHFG shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the Company's existing directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (or a policy providing coverage on substantially the same terms and conditions) for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any officer, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, that, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability such insurance policy (maintained by the Company Insured Parties“) (for a copy period of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (orsix years following the Effective Time, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required PHFG expend, in order to expend obtain such insurance, any amount per annum in excess of 200150% of the amount of the actual annual premiums currently premium paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such insuranceinsurance (the "Maximum Amount"), and; provided, further, and provided further that if the amount of the annual premiums of premium necessary to maintain or procure such insurance coverage exceed such amountexceeds the Maximum Amount, Parent PHFG shall be obligated use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a maintain the most advantageous policy with the greatest coverage available of directors' and officers' insurance obtainable for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior an annual premium equal to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the CompanyMaximum Amount. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive In the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary event that PHFG or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations 5.8. (e) The provisions of this Section 5.8 are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee Indemnified Party and officer covered herebyhis or her heirs and representatives.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Merger Agreement (Peoples Heritage Financial Group Inc)

Indemnification; Insurance. (a) Parent From and Subsidiary agree that all rights after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless to indemnification for acts the fullest extent permitted under applicable law each person who is now, or omissions occurring has been at any time prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former trusteesdate hereof, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) of the Company and its subsidiaries as provided in their respective declarations of trust, certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i) In addition to the rights provided in Section 6(a) above, in the event that any an officer, director director, employee or trustee agent of the Company or any of its present or former subsidiaries or parent corporations (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification "Indemnified Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“"), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (costs or expenses, including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses)' fees, judgments, fines fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith (collectively, "Losses") incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; investigation (an "Action") in any way arising out of, pertaining to or resulting from acts or omissions, or alleged acts or omissions, by any of them in their capacities as such, whether commenced, asserted or claimed before or after the Effective Time and provided furtherincluding, howeverwithout limitation, that, any Losses incurred by any Indemnified Party in the case any way arising out of any Proceeding pending, or relating to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Timethis Agreement, the Company shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time Merger, or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties other transactions contemplated hereby. In the event of any such Action, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall pay on an as-incurred basis the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected by the Indemnified Party in advance of the final disposition of any such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, Action to the fullest extent that they elect permitted by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice applicable law, upon receipt of any undertaking required by applicable law, and (ii) the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties Surviving Corporation shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, cooperate in the defense of any such action shallmatter at its own expense; PROVIDED, except with the consent of the Indemnification PartiesHOWEVER, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their prior its written consent and (B) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable law. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties be responsible for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those of the Company’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Company. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and consent shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered herebyunreasonably withheld).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Recapitalization Agreement and Plan of Merger and Stock Purchase Agreement (Safelite Glass Corp)

Indemnification; Insurance. Section 12.01 Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensee and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (each, an “Indemnitee”) against all damages, costs, expenses, interest (including prejudgment interest), losses, claims, demands, liabilities, deficiencies and/or obligations, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (herein referred to, collectively, as “Damages”) arising out of or resulting from any third party claim, suit, action or proceeding related to, arising out of or resulting from Licensor’s breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation under this License Agreement (each an “Action”). Section 12.02 Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Indemnitees against all Damages arising out of, resulting from or relating to any Action involving a claim that any manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, distribution or importation of the Licensed IP or any Licensed Product in the Territory, or the exercise of any rights or privileges by Licensee granted to it under this License Agreement, infringes any patent or other intellectual property right of any third party; provided that, Licensor shall have no liability to Indemnitee with respect to any claim of infringement that is based solely upon (a) Parent the combination of a Licensed Product with any other product or equipment not covered by the Licensed IP that is not reasonably anticipated by Licensor unless such combination is necessary to practice the Licensed IP and Subsidiary agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions occurring prior in such case, Licensor shall remain liable to the Effective Time now existing Indemnitee for such infringement; (b) the customization of a Licensed Product by Indemnitee or any other third party for another Person that is not reasonably anticipated by Licensor unless such customization is necessary to practice the Licensed IP and in favor such case, Licensor shall remain liable to the Indemnitee for such infringement; and (c) the modification of a Licensed Product by Indemnitee that is not authorized by Licensor and that is not reasonably anticipated by Licensor unless such modification is necessary to practice the Licensed IP and in such case, Licensor shall remain liable to the Indemnitee for such infringement. Section 12.03 The Indemnitee shall within 30 days of such Indemnitee’s notice of such Action notify the indemnifying party in writing of any Action and cooperate with the indemnifying party at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall immediately take control of the current or former trustees, directors or officers (the “Indemnified Parties“) defense and investigation of the Company Action and shall employ counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee to handle and defend the same, at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall not settle any Action in a manner that adversely affects the rights of any Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnitee’s failure to perform any obligations under this Section 12.03 shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its subsidiaries obligation under this Section 12.03 except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate that it has been materially prejudiced as provided a result of the failure. The Indemnitee may participate in their respective declarations and observe the proceedings at its own cost and expense with counsel of trustits own choosing. Section 12.04 Licensee shall, at all times during the Term and for five (5) years thereafter, obtain and maintain at its own expense the following types of insurance, with limits of liability not less than those specified below: (a) Commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury and property damage which shall include contractual coverage and product liability coverage, with limits of not less than $10,000,000 per occurrence and $20,000,000 in the aggregate; and (b) Workers compensation and employers’ liability with limits to comply with the statutory requirements of the state(s) in which the License Agreement is to be performed. The policy shall include employers’ liability for not less than $5,000,000 per accident. Licensee shall deliver certificates of incorporation insurance evidencing coverage to Licensor promptly upon request after the execution of this License Agreement and upon reasonably request thereafter. All policies provided for herein shall expressly provide that such policies shall not be cancelled, terminated or bylaws altered without at least thirty (or similar organizational documents), shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. (i30) In addition days prior written notice to the rights provided in Section 6(a) aboveLicensee, and Licensee shall promptly notify the Licensor in the event that any officera policy provided for herein is cancelled, director terminated or trustee altered. Except for Damages resulting from the Licensor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, or arising from a breach of the Company Licensor’s confidentiality obligations hereunder, the Licensor’s maximum liability for Damages arising out of or resulting from any Action hereunder shall be $10,000,000 per occurrence and $20,000,000 in the aggregate. Except for Damages resulting from the Licensor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, or arising from a breach of the CompanyLicensor’s subsidiaries (the “Indemnification Parties“) is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including without limitation, actions by or on behalf of securityholders, (each, a “Proceeding“), by reason of the fact that he is or was an officer, employee, director or trustee of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any action or omission by such individual in his capacity as such (including any action or omission occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), Parent and Subsidiary and their respective successors and assigns (the “Indemnifying Parties“) shall, from and after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the full extent permitted by applicable law, each Indemnification Party against any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable documented attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in accordance herewith in connection with any such Proceeding. (ii) Any Indemnification Party proposing to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 6(b) shall, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action against such Indemnification Party in respect of which a claim is to be made under this Section 6(b) against the Indemnifying Parties, notify the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement of such action, enclosing a copy of all papers served; provided, however, that the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the confidentiality obligations of the Indemnifying Parties except to the extent such failure to notify materially prejudices the Indemnifying Parties’ ability to defend such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation; and provided further, however, thathereunder, in the case of any Proceeding pending, to the knowledge of the Company, at the Control Time or Effective Time, the Company no event shall notify Parent pursuant to this Section 6(b) prior to the Control Time or Effective Time, as the case may be. (iii) If any such action is brought against any of the Indemnification Parties and such Indemnification Parties notify the Indemnifying Parties of its commencement, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that they elect by delivering written notice to such Indemnification Parties promptly after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, to assume the defense of the action and after notice from the Indemnifying Parties to the Indemnification Parties of their election to assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties will not be liable to the Indemnification Parties for any legal or other expenses of their counsel except as provided below. If the Indemnifying Parties assume the defense, the Indemnifying Parties shall have the right to settle such action without the consent of the Indemnification Parties; provided, however, that no Indemnifying Parties, in the defense of any such action shall, except with the consent of the Indemnification Parties, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnification Parties of a full, unconditional release from all liability with respect to such action, or (B) contains obligations of such Indemnification Party other than with respect to the payment of money. (iv) The Indemnification Parties will have the right to employ their own counsel in any such action, but the fees, expenses and other charges of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnification Parties unless (A) the employment of counsel by the Indemnification Parties has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (B) the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to the Indemnifying Parties, (C) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between the Indemnification Parties and the Indemnifying Parties (in which case the Indemnifying Parties will not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnification Parties) or (D) the Indemnifying Parties have not in fact employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time (not to exceed 30 days) after receiving notice of the commencement of the action from the Indemnification Parties, in each of which cases, the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel will be at the expense of the Indemnifying Parties and shall promptly be paid by each Indemnifying Party within 20 days of receipt by the Indemnifying Parties of notice and documentation that such fees and expenses are due and payable. (v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 6.6 to the contrary, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be obligated to advance any expenses or costs prior to receipt of (A) an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnification Party to repay any expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnification Party is not entitled to be indemnified against such expense pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 6(b) and (B) such other representations as may be required by law. It is understood that the Indemnifying Parties shall not, in connection with any Proceeding or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable documented fees, disbursements and other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time for all such Indemnification Parties unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Parties, (y) any of the Indemnification Parties have reasonably concluded (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) that there may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition to and inconsistent with those available to other Indemnification Parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the Indemnification Parties) between any of the Indemnification Parties and the other Indemnification Parties, in each case of which the Indemnifying Parties shall be obligated to pay the reasonable documented fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding sentence. (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties (A) shall not Licensor be liable for any settlement effected consequential, incidental, indirect, special, punitive or exemplary damages (including, without their prior written consent and (Blimitation, lost profits, business or goodwill) shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnification Party to suffered or incurred by the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine in a final and non-appealable order that such indemnification is prohibited by applicable lawIndemnitee. In the event of a final and non-appealable determination by a court that any payment of expenses is prohibited by applicable law, the Indemnification Parties no case shall promptly refund to the Indemnifying Parties the amount of all such expenses theretofore advanced pursuant hereto. (vii) In no event shall the Indemnifying Parties Licensor be responsible liable for any losses, claims, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement of (A) any Proceedings damages arising due to violations of Section 16 under the Exchange Act or (B) for which the Indemnification Party has previously been reimbursed from other sources. (c) For six years from the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those trustees, directors and officers who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (the “Company Insured Parties“) (a copy of which has been heretofore delivered to Parent) (or, in lieu of maintaining such insurance, cause coverage to be provided under any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise obtained by Parent, so long as the terms thereof are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries thereof than those out of the CompanyIndemnitee’s policy); provided, however, that in no event shall Parent be required to expend in excess of 200% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance, and; provided, further, that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent may purchase six-year “tail” coverage covering acts gross negligence or omissions prior to the Effective Time on substantially similar terms to the existing policy of the Companywillful misconduct. (d) This Section 6.6 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, is intended to benefit the Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Company. If Parent or Subsidiary or any of its respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case the successors and assigns of such entity shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.6, which obligations are expressly intended to be for the irrevocable benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each director, trustee and officer covered hereby.

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Samples: Unrestricted License Agreement (Nuvectra Corp)