Insurance, etc. Each Initial Nominee and Investor Director shall be entitled to receive from Parent the same terms of indemnification (and the benefit of the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy), exculpation and expense reimbursement right as the other Directors in connection with the Initial Nominee’s or the Investor Director’s role as a Director. Parent acknowledges and agrees that an Initial Nominee or Investor Director who is a partner, member, employee or consultant the R Investor Group may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the R Investor Group or their Affiliates (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitors”). Parent acknowledges and agrees that Parent shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided in the Charter, Bylaws or any indemnification agreements to an Initial Nominee or Investor Director in his or her capacity as a director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (such that Parent’s obligations to such indemnitees in their capacities as directors are primary and any obligation of the Investor Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification or insurance for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such indemnitees are secondary). No advancement or payment by the Investor Indemnitors on behalf of such indemnitees with respect to any claim for which such indemnitees have sought indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance from Parent in their capacities as directors shall affect the foregoing and such Investor Indemnitor or insurer shall be subrogated to all of the claims or rights of such indemnitee under the indemnification agreements or any such other agreement or arrangement with Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect thereto, including to the payment of expenses in an action to collect. Parent irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Investor Indemnitors and such insurers from any and all claims against the Investor Indemnitors or such insurers for contribution, by way of subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. Parent agrees that any Investor Indemnitor or its insurer not a party hereto shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Section 2.02(h), able to enforce this Section 2.02(h) according to its terms as if it were a party hereto. Nothing contained in the indemnification agreements and/or any such other agreement or arrangement is intended to limit the scope of this Section 2.02(h) or the other terms set forth in this Agreement or the rights of the Investor Indemnitors or their insurers hereunder.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Forward Air Corp), Shareholders Agreement (Forward Air Corp)
Insurance, etc. Each Initial Nominee and Investor Director shall be entitled to receive from Parent the same terms of indemnification (and the benefit of the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy), exculpation and expense reimbursement right as the other Directors in connection with the Initial Nominee’s or the Investor Director’s role as a Director. Parent acknowledges and agrees that an Initial Nominee or Investor Director who is a partner, member, employee or consultant the R E Investor Group may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the R E Investor Group or their Affiliates (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitors”). Parent acknowledges and agrees that Parent shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided in the Charter, Bylaws or any indemnification agreements to an Initial Nominee or Investor Director in his or her capacity as a director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (such that Parent’s obligations to such indemnitees in their capacities as directors are primary and any obligation of the Investor Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification or insurance for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such indemnitees are secondary). No advancement or payment by the Investor Indemnitors on behalf of such indemnitees with respect to any claim for which such indemnitees have sought indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance from Parent in their capacities as directors shall affect the foregoing and such Investor Indemnitor or insurer shall be subrogated to all of the claims or rights of such indemnitee under the indemnification agreements or any such other agreement or arrangement with Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect thereto, including to the payment of expenses in an action to collect. Parent irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Investor Indemnitors and such insurers from any and all claims against the Investor Indemnitors or such insurers for contribution, by way of subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. Parent agrees that any Investor Indemnitor or its insurer not a party hereto shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Section 2.02(h), able to enforce this Section 2.02(h) according to its terms as if it were a party hereto. Nothing contained in the indemnification agreements and/or any such other agreement or arrangement is intended to limit the scope of this Section 2.02(h) or the other terms set forth in this Agreement or the rights of the Investor Indemnitors or their insurers hereunder.
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Samples: Shareholder Agreement (Forward Air Corp), Shareholders Agreement (Forward Air Corp)