Indemnity and Reimbursement. (i) The Company, on behalf of itself and the other Debtors (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying Party”) shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates, and its and their shareholders, directors, officers, partners and other equity holders, members, employees, agents, counsel, representatives, advisors and successors in interest (each, an “Indemnified Party”) for any losses in connection with, arising from or relating to any third party claims, challenges, litigation, investigations or proceedings, liabilities, damages and costs and expenses related thereto (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any losses after the Closing Date related to the representations and warranties made in this Agreement) (collectively “Losses”) brought in connection with (a) any act or omission in connection with, arising from or relating to this Agreement, the Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the fees payable hereunder or the use of proceeds of the Rights Offering or (b) the breach by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other third party claim, challenge, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto, whether or not such proceedings are brought by the Company, its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other person, and reimburse each Indemnified Party upon demand for reasonable and documented (with such documentation subject to redaction to preserve attorney client and work product privileges) legal or other third-party expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending, or providing evidence in or preparing to serve or serving as a witness with respect to, any lawsuit, investigation, claim or other proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (including in connection with the enforcement of the indemnification obligations set forth herein), irrespective of whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan are consummated or whether or not this Agreement is terminated; provided, that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Party, apply to any Losses to the extent it is found in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of any of the Indemnified Parties, or a breach of this Agreement; and provided further that so long as an Investor funds its Backstop Commitment, such Investor shall be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement. (ii) If an Investor has materially breached and not timely cured any such breach in respect of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement after receipt of a timely notice prior to the termination of this Agreement, then such Investor shall not be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement. (iii) Promptly after possession by an Indemnified Party of knowledge that a Loss exists (an “Indemnified Claim”), such Indemnified Party will, if an Indemnified Claim is to be made hereunder against the Indemnifying Party in respect thereof, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (A) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and (B) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than on account of this Section 5(f). In case any such proceedings in respect of an Indemnified Claim (an “Indemnified Claim Proceeding”) are brought against any Indemnified Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such Indemnified Party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided that if the defendants in any such Indemnified Claim Proceedings include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to select one separate counsel (for all Indemnified Parties) to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings and reasonable approval by such Indemnified Party of counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (x) such Indemnified Party shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the preceding sentence, (y) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party to represent such Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the Indemnified Claim Proceedings or (z) the Indemnifying Party shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Party. (iv) The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent (not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld), but if settled with such consent, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any Loss by reason of such settlement, subject to the rights of the Indemnifying Party in Section 5(f)(i) to claim exemption from its indemnity obligations. The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), enter into any settlement of any Indemnified Claim Proceeding unless such settlement (x) includes an explicit and unconditional release of all Indemnified Parties from the party bringing such Indemnified Claim Proceeding and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party. The obligations of the Indemnifying Party under this Section 5(f) shall survive any termination or rejection of this Agreement. (v) All amounts paid by the Indemnifying Party to an Indemnified Party under this Section 5(f) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be treated as adjustments to the purchase price paid by such Indemnified Party for the Backstop Shares purchased by it for all tax purposes. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without these provisions the Investors would not have entered into this Agreement, and the obligations of the Company under this Section 5(f) shall constitute allowed administrative expense claims of the Debtors’ estate under Sections 503(b) and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code and are payable without further order of the Bankruptcy Court, and the Company may comply with the requirements of this Section 5(i) without further order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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Samples: Backstop Agreement, Backstop Agreement (Erickson Inc.)
Indemnity and Reimbursement. (i) The Company, on behalf of itself and the other Debtors (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying Party”) shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliates, and its and their shareholders, directors, officers, partners and other equity holders, members, employees, agents, counsel, representatives, advisors and successors in interest (each, an “Indemnified Party”) for any losses in connection with, arising from or relating to any third party claims, challenges, litigation, investigations or proceedings, liabilities, damages and costs and expenses related thereto (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any losses after the Closing Date related to the representations and warranties made in this Agreement) (collectively “Losses”) brought in connection with (a) any act or omission in connection with, arising from or relating to this Agreement, the Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Notes, the Restructuring or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the fees payable hereunder or the use of proceeds of the Rights Offering or (b) the breach by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other third party claim, challenge, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto, whether or not such proceedings are brought by the Company, its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other person, and reimburse each Indemnified Party upon demand for reasonable and documented (with such documentation subject to redaction to preserve attorney client and work product privileges) legal or other third-party expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending, or providing evidence in or preparing to serve or serving as a witness with respect to, any lawsuit, investigation, claim or other proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (including in connection with the enforcement of the indemnification obligations set forth herein), irrespective of whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan are consummated or whether or not this Agreement is terminated; provided, that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Party, apply to any Losses to the extent it is found in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of any of the Indemnified Parties, or a breach of this Agreement or the Plan Support Agreement; and provided further that so long as an Investor funds its Backstop Commitment (and satisfies its pro rata portion of the Unfulfilled Backstop Commitment, if any), such Investor shall be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement.
(ii) If an Investor has materially breached and not timely cured any such breach in respect of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement or the Plan Support Agreement after receipt of a timely notice prior to the termination of this Agreement or the Plan Support Agreement, then such Investor shall not be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement.
(iii) Promptly after possession by an Indemnified Party of knowledge that a Loss exists (an “Indemnified Claim”), such Indemnified Party will, if an Indemnified Claim is to be made hereunder against the Indemnifying Party in respect thereof, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) 10 Business Days) notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (Aa) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and (Bb) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than on account of this Section 5(f5(i). In case any such proceedings in respect of an Indemnified Claim (an “Indemnified Claim Proceeding”) are brought against any Indemnified Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such Indemnified Party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided that if the defendants in any such Indemnified Claim Proceedings include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to select one separate counsel (for all Indemnified Parties) to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings and reasonable approval by such Indemnified Party of counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (x) such Indemnified Party shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the preceding sentence, (y) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party to represent such Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the Indemnified Claim Proceedings or (z) the Indemnifying Party shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Party.
(iv) The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent (not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld), but if settled with such consent, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any Loss by reason of such settlement, subject to the rights of the Indemnifying Party in Section 5(f)(i5(i)(i) to claim exemption from its indemnity obligations. The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), enter into any settlement of any Indemnified Claim Proceeding unless such settlement (xi) includes an explicit and unconditional release of all Indemnified Parties from the party bringing such Indemnified Claim Proceeding and (yii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party. The obligations of the Indemnifying Party under this Section 5(f5(i) shall survive any termination or rejection of this Agreement.
(v) All amounts paid by the Indemnifying Party to an Indemnified Party under this Section 5(f5(i) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be treated as adjustments to the purchase price Purchase Price paid by such Indemnified Party for the Backstop Shares Unsubscribed Notes purchased by it for all tax Tax purposes. The provisions of this Section 5(f5(i) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without these provisions the Investors would not have entered into this Agreement, and the obligations of the Company under this Section 5(f5(i) shall constitute allowed administrative expense claims of the Debtors’ estate under Sections 503(b) and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code and are payable without further order Order of the Bankruptcy Court, and the Company may comply with the requirements of this Section 5(i) without further order Order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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Samples: Plan Support Agreement (CHC Group Ltd.), Backstop Agreement (CHC Group Ltd.)
Indemnity and Reimbursement. (i) The Company, on behalf Each of itself the Company and the other Debtors (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying Party”) shall, jointly Subsidiary Guarantors shall indemnify each Backstop Provider and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Investor and its Affiliatesrespective affiliates, and its and each of their shareholders, respective directors, officers, partners and other equity holderspartners, members, employees, agents, counsel, representatives, advisors and successors in interest (each, an “Indemnified Party”) assignees for any losses in connection with, liability or expenses arising from or relating to any third party claims, challenges, litigation, investigations or proceedings, liabilities, damages and costs and expenses related thereto (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include any losses after the Closing Date related to the representations and warranties made in this Agreement) (collectively “Losses”) brought in connection with (a) any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising from or relating to out of the Chapter 11 Cases, this Agreement, the Plan Plan, the Restructuring Support Agreement, Disclosure Statement, the Rights Offering, the prepetition or postpetition solicitation of acceptances of the Plan, the prepetition or postpetition solicitation of subscriptions with respect to the Rights Offering, and the transactions contemplated therebyacts taken hereunder, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the fees payable hereunder or the use pursuit of proceeds confirmation of the Rights Offering or (b) Plan, the breach by confirmation of the Company or any of its subsidiaries Plan, the consummation of this Agreement or the Plan, or any other third party claim, challenge, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any Indemnified Party is a party thereto, whether or not such proceedings are brought by the Company, its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other person, and reimburse each Indemnified Party upon demand for reasonable and documented (with such documentation subject to redaction to preserve attorney client and work product privileges) legal or other third-party expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending, or providing evidence in or preparing to serve or serving as a witness with respect to, any lawsuit, investigation, claim or other proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (including in connection with the enforcement of the indemnification obligations set forth herein), irrespective of whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan are consummated or whether or not this Agreement is terminated; provided, that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified PartyBackstop Provider, apply to any Losses liability or related expenses to the extent it is they are found in a final, non-appealable judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Backstop Provider or any of its Affiliates. Each of the Indemnified PartiesCompany and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall also reimburse the Backstop Providers, or a breach of this Agreement; and provided further that so long as an Investor funds its Backstop Commitment, such Investor shall be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement.
(ii) If an Investor has materially breached and not timely cured any such breach in respect of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement after receipt upon presentation of a timely notice prior sufficiently detailed invoice and without application to the termination of this AgreementBankruptcy Court, then such Investor shall not be considered to be an Indemnified Party under this Agreement.
(iii) Promptly after possession by an Indemnified Party of knowledge that a Loss exists (an “Indemnified Claim”), such Indemnified Party will, if an Indemnified Claim is to be made hereunder against the Indemnifying Party in respect thereof, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (A) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and (B) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Party otherwise than on account of this Section 5(f). In case any such proceedings in respect of an Indemnified Claim (an “Indemnified Claim Proceeding”) are brought against any Indemnified Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such Indemnified Party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided that if the defendants in any such Indemnified Claim Proceedings include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Party shall have the right to select one separate counsel (for all Indemnified Parties) to assert such legal defenses reasonable and to otherwise participate in the defense documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented fees of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Party. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense of such Indemnified Claim Proceedings and reasonable approval by such Indemnified Party of one counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party for expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party the Backstop Providers in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs negotiation and performance of investigation) unless (x) such Indemnified Party their obligations under this Agreement, the Restructuring Support Agreement, the Plan or related documents. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the preceding sentence, (y) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party to represent such Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the Indemnified Claim Proceedings or (z) the Indemnifying Party shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Party.
(iv) The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such proceeding effected without its written consent (not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld)consent, but if settled with such consent, the Indemnifying Party Company shall indemnify the Indemnified Party Backstop Providers from and against any Loss loss, liability or expenses by reason of such settlement, subject to the rights of the Indemnifying Party Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in Section 5(f)(i) this paragraph to claim exemption from its indemnity obligations. The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), enter into any settlement of any Indemnified Claim Proceeding unless such settlement (x) includes an explicit and unconditional release of all Indemnified Parties from the party bringing such Indemnified Claim Proceeding and (y) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party. The obligations of the Indemnifying Party Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Section 5(f) 5.8 shall survive any termination or rejection of this Agreement.
(v) All amounts paid by the Indemnifying Party to an Indemnified Party under this Section 5(f) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be treated as adjustments to the purchase price paid by such Indemnified Party for the Backstop Shares purchased by it for all tax purposes. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without these provisions the Investors would not have entered into this Agreement, and the obligations of the Company under this Section 5(f) shall constitute allowed administrative expense claims of the Debtors’ estate under Sections 503(b) and 507 of the Bankruptcy Code and are payable without further order of the Bankruptcy Court, and the Company may comply with the requirements of this Section 5(i) without further order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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Samples: Subscription and Backstop Purchase Agreement (Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp)