Common use of Nature of Rights Clause in Contracts

Nature of Rights. The failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will not be a defense to the action and will not create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y) Indemnitee will be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 4, in each case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD), Indemnification Agreement (ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD), Indemnification Agreement (China Lodging Group, LTD)

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Nature of Rights. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder by Indemnitee is not paid in full by Indemnitor within (a) 60 days after the receipt by Indemnitor of a written claim for indemnification or (b) 10 days after the receipt by Indemnitor of documentation of Expenses and the required undertaking, Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against Indemnitor to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim. The failure of the Company Indemnitor (including its Board of Directors Managers or any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholdersmembers) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will shall not be a defense to the action and will shall not create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company Indemnitor contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will shall be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company Indemnitor (including its Board of DirectorsManagers, any committee or subgroup of the Board of DirectorsManagers, independent legal counsel, or its shareholdersmembers) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company Indemnitee (including its Board of DirectorsManagers, any committee or subgroup of the Board of DirectorsManagers, independent legal counsel, or its shareholdersmembers) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will shall not be required to reimburse the Company Indemnitor for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y) Indemnitee will shall be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 4, in each case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Series C Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (China Rapid Finance LTD), Series C Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (China Rapid Finance LTD), Series C Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (China Rapid Finance LTD)

Nature of Rights. The failure rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Company (including indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VIII that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its Board of Directors or any committee or subgroup thereofsuccessors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, independent legal counseleliminate, or shareholders) impair any such right with respect to make a determination concerning any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal. The obligations of the permissibility Corporation under this Article to indemnify or advance expenses to any indemnitee for the matters covered hereby shall be the primary source of indemnification and advancement of such indemnitee in connection therewith, and any obligation on the part of any stockholder of the Corporation, its affiliates and controlling persons (the “other indemnitor”) under any organizational document, agreement or insurance policies maintained by such other indemnitor providing for, among other things, indemnification of and advancement of expenses for the indemnitee for, among other things, the same matters that are subject to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Article (the “other indemnification agreements”) shall be secondary to the Corporation’s obligation to indemnify and advance expenses to such indemnitee and shall be reduced by any amount that such indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement from the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation fails to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnitee as required or contemplated by this Article (any such amount that the Corporation fails to indemnify or advance to an indemnitee as required or contemplated by this Article, an “unpaid indemnity amount”), and any other indemnitor makes any payment to such indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will not expenses under any such other indemnification agreement on account of such unpaid indemnity amounts, such other indemnitor shall be a defense subrogated to the action and will not create a presumption that rights of such indemnification or advancement is not permissibleindemnitee under this Article, in respect to such unpaid indemnity amounts. It is To the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required fullest extent permitted by applicable law, nor an actual determination (i) the Corporation’s obligation to indemnify any indemnitee under this Article shall include any amounts expended by the Company (including its Board any other indemnitor under any other indemnification agreement in respect of Directors, indemnification or advancement of expenses to any committee indemnitee in connection with litigation or subgroup other proceedings involving his or her services as a director or officer of the Board Corporation to the extent such amount expended by such other indemnitor are on account of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee unpaid indemnity amount and (yii) Indemnitee will the Corporation shall not be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 4contribution or indemnification from, in each case until a determination is made by or subrogation against, any such court other indemnitor in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnificationamounts expended by the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnitee under this Article.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Engility Holdings, Inc.)

Nature of Rights. The failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will not be a defense to the action and will not create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company Indemnitee (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y) Indemnitee will be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 43, in each case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Sogou Inc.)

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Nature of Rights. The Neither the settlement (or termination) of any Proceeding nor the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will not will, on their own, be a defense to the action and will not action, or create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y) Indemnitee will be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 43, in each case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Sogou Inc.)

Nature of Rights. The failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or any committee or subgroup thereof, independent legal counsel, or shareholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of such indemnification or advancement of Expenses for Indemnitee will not be a defense to the action and will not create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification will be for the court of appropriate jurisdiction to decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company Indemnitee (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its shareholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct will create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Accordingly, if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, then (x) Indemnitee will not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee and (y) Indemnitee will be entitled to receive interim payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 4, in each case until a determination is made by such court in respect of Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Changyou.com LTD)

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