Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, etc Subject to the limitations, if applicable, hereinafter set forth in this Section 4, the Trust shall indemnify (from the assets of one or more Series to which the conduct in question relates) each of its Trustees, officers, employees and agents (including Persons who serve at the Trust's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter, together with such Person's heirs, executors, administrators or personal representative, referred to as a "Covered Person")) against all liabilities, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and expenses, including reasonable accountants' and counsel fees, incurred by any Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or legislative body, in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such Covered Person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been such a Trustee or officer, director or trustee, except with respect to any matter as to which it has been determined that such Covered Person (i) did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that such Covered Person's action was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust; or (ii) had acted with willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person's office; and (iii) for a criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful (the conduct described in (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to hereafter as "Disabling Conduct"). A determination that the Covered Person is entitled to indemnification may be made by (i) a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the proceeding was brought that the Covered Person to be indemnified was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, (ii) dismissal of a court action or an administrative proceeding against a Covered Person for insufficiency of evidence of Disabling Conduct, or (iii) a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that the indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct by (a) a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Trustees who are neither "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act nor parties to the proceeding (the "Disinterested Trustees"), or (b) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion. Expenses, including accountants' and counsel fees so incurred by any such Covered Person (but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines or penalties), may be paid from time to time by one or more Series to which the conduct in question related in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit or proceeding; provided that the Covered Person shall have undertaken to repay the amounts so paid to such Series if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under this Article VII and (i) the Covered Person shall have provided security for such undertaking, (ii) the Trust shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances, or (iii) a majority of a quorum of the Disinterested Trustees, or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.
Indemnification of Trustee The Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents shall be entitled to indemnification from the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal proceeding or incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of the trusts created hereunder or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder or under the Exchange Trust Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, the Transfer Agreement, any Servicing Agreement or the Custodial Agreements, including any applicable fees and expenses payable pursuant to Section 6.12 and the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder, provided that:
Indemnification of Servicer The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer, any Subservicer appointed by it, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, or its delegees for any action taken by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, or its delegees or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Servicer, any Subservicer or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, or its delegees are not protected against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of his or its duties or by reason of reckless disregard of his or its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Indemnification of Holders The Company will indemnify and hold each Holder and its directors, managers, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (each, a “Holder Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Holder Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against a Holder, or any of its Affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Holder, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Holder’s representation, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Holder may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Holder or any such Affiliate of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Holder or any such Affiliate which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Holder Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Holder Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Holder Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Holder Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time following such Holder Party’s written request that it do so, to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Holder Party. The Company will not be liable to any Holder Party under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by a Holder Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to such Holder Party’s wrongful actions or omissions, or gross negligence or to such Holder Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Holder Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.
Indemnification of Shareholders If any Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series is held personally liable solely by reason of his or her being or having been a Shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or, in the case of any entity, its general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to the applicable Series to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability. The Trust, on behalf of the affected Series, shall, upon request by such Shareholder or former Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against him or her for any act or obligation of the Series and satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets belonging to the Series.
Indemnification of Trust The Distributor covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each of its Trustees and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law and arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares or Creation Units, and alleging a wrongful act of the Distributor or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, prospectus, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Distributor in favor of the Trust or any other person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Trust or any other person against any liability to which the Trust or such other person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (ii) is the Distributor to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Trust or any person indemnified unless the Trust or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Distributor in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Trust or upon any person (or after the Trust or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Distributor of any claim shall not relieve the Distributor from any liability which it may have to the Trust or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Distributor shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if the Distributor elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by legal counsel chosen by the Distributor and satisfactory to the indemnified defendants whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that the Distributor elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the defendants in the suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional legal counsel retained by them. If the Distributor does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the indemnified defendants in the suit for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Distributor agrees to notify the Trust promptly of the commencement of any litigation, regulatory action (including an investigation) or proceedings against it or any of its officers in connection with the issue and sale of any of the Trust’s’ Shares or Creation Units.
Indemnification of Custodian The Custodian and its directors, officers, agents and employees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against it or them directly relating to or arising out of this Custodial Agreement or any action taken or not taken by it or them hereunder unless such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements were imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Custodian because of the breach by the Custodian of its obligations hereunder, which breach was caused by negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Custodian or any of its directors, officers, agents or employees. The indemnification set forth in this section shall survive any termination or assignment of this Custodial Agreement and the termination or removal of the Custodian. The Custodian agrees to indemnify and hold the Trust Fund and Trustee, its employees, officers and directors harmless against liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against them directly relating to or arising out of a failure to produce a Mortgage Note, Assignment or any other document related to a Mortgage Loan that was in its possession pursuant to Section 2 within two (2) Business Days after required or requested by the Trustee, and provided, that (i) Custodian previously delivered to the Trustee a Trust Receipt and Initial Certification with respect to such document (other than any Mortgage Loan identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not covered by such certification); (ii) such document is not outstanding pursuant to a Request for Release; and (iii) such document was held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee. In no event shall the Custodian or its directors, officers, agents and employees be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages from any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing indemnification shall survive any termination or assignment of this Agreement or the removal or resignation of the Custodian hereunder.
COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OWNER TRUSTEE AND DELAWARE TRUSTEE 16 Section 7.1. Fees and Expenses 16 Section 7.2. Indemnification of Owner Trustee and Delaware Trustee 17 Section 7.3. Organizational Expenses of Issuer 18 ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION 18 Section 8.1. Termination of Trust Agreement and Issuer 18 ARTICLE IX SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES 19 Section 9.1. Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee and Delaware Trustee 19 Section 9.2. Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee 19 Section 9.3. Successor Co-Trustee 20 Section 9.4. Merger or Consolidation; Transfer of Assets 20 Section 9.5. Appointment of Separate Trustee or Co-Trustee 21 Section 9.6. Compliance with Delaware Statutory Trust Act 22 ARTICLE X OTHER AGREEMENTS 22 Section 10.1. Limitation on Rights of Others 22 Section 10.2. No Petition 22 Section 10.3. Limited Recourse 22 Section 10.4. Subordination 22 Section 10.5. Rights Limited to Exchange Note 23 ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS 24 Section 11.1. Amendments 24 Section 11.2. Benefit of Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries 25 Section 11.3. Notices 25 Section 11.4. GOVERNING LAW 26 Section 11.5. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 26 Section 11.6. Severability 26 Section 11.7. Headings 26 Section 11.8. Counterparts 26 Exhibit A Form of Certificate of Trust EA-1 AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of February 1, 2019 (this “Agreement”), among FORD CREDIT AUTO LEASE TWO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Depositor, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under this Agreement, and BNY MELLON TRUST OF DELAWARE, a Delaware banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware Trustee under this Agreement, for Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2019-A.
Indemnification of NCPS From and at all times after the date of this Escrow Agreement, Issuer shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, defend, indemnify and hold harmless NCPS and each director, officer, employee, attorney, agent and affiliate of NCPS (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all actions, claims (whether or not valid), losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties from and after the date hereof, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or in any way relating to any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation) by any person, including without limitation Issuer and Broker whether threatened or initiated, asserting a claim for any legal or equitable remedy against any person under any statute or regulation, including, but not limited to, any federal or state securities laws, or under any common law or equitable cause or otherwise, arising from or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, performance or failure of performance of this Escrow Agreement or any transactions contemplated herein, whether or not any such Indemnified Party is a party to any such action, proceeding, suit or the target of any such inquiry or investigation; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for any liability finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to no further appeal, to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. Each Indemnified Party shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to select and employ separate counsel with respect to any action or claim brought or asserted against it, and the reasonable fees of such counsel shall be paid upon demand by the Issuer. The obligations of Issuer under this Section 9 shall survive any termination of this Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of NCPS.
Indemnification of General Partner The Partnership shall indemnify the General Partner, the members, managers, directors, officers, agents and employees of the General Partner against any losses, liabilities, damages and expenses to which any of such persons may become subject, including attorneys’ fees, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by them, and advance all expenses to them, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding to which any of them was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the direct or indirect association by them with the Partnership to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
