Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (American Pension Investors Trust), Distribution Agreement (Bruce Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (Bruce Fund Inc)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor covenants and agrees to that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person of its Directors and officers and each person, if any, who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person controls the Fund within the meaning of Section 15 of the Fund 1933 Act, against any loss, damage liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable costs cost of investigationinvestigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) reasonably incurred based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law and arising by reason of any person acquiring any Shares, and alleging a wrongful act of the Distributor or any of them in connection with any claim its employees or in connection with any actionalleging that the registration statement, suit prospectus, shareholder reports or proceeding other information filed or made public by the Fund (as from time to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact, fact or the omission or alleged omission omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading, on insofar as the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written and in conformity with information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim by or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out on behalf of the Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered . In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Distributor in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes favor of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments Fund or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Fund or any other person against any liability to which the Fund or each 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 Fund or any person indemnified unless the Fund 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 Fund or upon any person (or after the Fund 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 Fund 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 as a matter to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of lawany suit brought to enforce the claim, but if the Distributor elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by 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 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 Fund promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers in connection with the issue and sale of any of the Fund's Shares.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (Japan Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (Japan Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (Japan Fund Inc)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's ’s failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "“expenses" ” for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's ’s consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (Bruce Fund Inc), Distribution Agreement (American Pension Investors Trust), Huntington Funds (Huntington Funds)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.. Unified Financial Securities, Inc. 12/15/2006 Builders Fixed Income Fund, Inc. - 3
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (Builders Fixed Income Fund Inc)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's ’s failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "“expenses" ” for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's ’s consent. The foregoing forgoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify indemnity and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's ’s failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "“expenses" ” for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's ’s consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such Unified Financial Securities, Inc. 3/19/2004 API Trust - 3 person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (American Pension Investors Trust)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the DistributorDistributor 's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the DistributorDistributor 's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "“expenses" ” for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (American Pension Investors Trust)
Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's failure to exercise .exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for Shares. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Indemnification of the Fund. The Distributor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a trustee, director, officer, employee, shareholder or control person of the Fund against any loss, damage or expense (including the reasonable costs of investigation) reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may be a party, which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements not misleading, on the part of the Distributor or any agent or employee of the Distributor or any other person for whose acts the Distributor is responsible, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Fund. The Distributor likewise agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each such person in connection with any claim or in connection with any action, suit or proceeding which arises out of or is alleged to arise out of the Distributor's negligence, bad faith or failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to the performance of its servicesduties and obligations under this Agreement or its failure to comply with the laws, if any, rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal rules and other plans for Sharesregulations applicable to its activities under this Agreement. The term "expenses" for purposes of this and the next paragraph includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with the Distributor's consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Fund or each such person may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distribution Agreement (Grand Prix Investors Trust)