Indemnification of Trust. Xxxxxx agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a Trustee of the Trust against expenses 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 any misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or out of any alleged misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, on the part of Xxxxxx or any agent or employee of Xxxxxx or any other person for whose acts Xxxxxx is responsible or is alleged to be responsible unless such misrepresentation or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Trust. Xxxxxx also agrees likewise to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust 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 Xxxxxx'x (or an affiliate of Xxxxxx'x) failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for shares. The term "expenses" includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with Xxxxxx'x consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Trust or a Trustee may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distributor's Contract (Putnam Variable Trust), Distributor's Contract (Putnam Tax Smart Funds Trust), Distributor's Contract (Putnam Asset Allocation Funds)
Indemnification of Trust. Xxxxxx Pxxxxx agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and each person who has been, is, or may hereafter be a Trustee of the Trust against expenses 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 any misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or out of any alleged misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, on the part of Xxxxxx Pxxxxx or any agent or employee of Xxxxxx Pxxxxx or any other person for whose acts Xxxxxx Pxxxxx is responsible or is alleged to be responsible unless such misrepresentation or omission was made in reliance upon written information furnished by the Trust. Xxxxxx Pxxxxx also agrees likewise to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust 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 Xxxxxx'x Pxxxxx'x (or an affiliate of Xxxxxx'xPxxxxx'x) failure to exercise reasonable care and diligence with respect to its services rendered in connection with investment, reinvestment, automatic withdrawal and other plans for shares. The term "expenses" includes amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments or in settlements which are made with Xxxxxx'x Pxxxxx'x consent. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which the Trust or a Trustee may be entitled as a matter of law.
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Samples: Distributor's Contract (Putnam Funds Trust), Distributor's Contract (Putnam Funds Trust), Distributor's Contract (Putnam Funds Trust)