Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Each Director shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 4(a) if, by reason of his status as a person who is or was a member of the Special Committee or was otherwise a director of the Company (“Corporate Status”), he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 4(a), each Director shall be indemnified against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. For purposes of this Agreement, “fines” shall include, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the Director with respect to an employee benefit plan.
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Samples: Compensation and Indemnification Agreement (Bruker Biosciences Corp), Compensation and Indemnification Agreement (Bruker Biosciences Corp)
Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Each Director Except as limited by the last clause of the last sentence of Section 3 above and subject to the provisions of Section 13(c), Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 4(a) if, by reason of his status as a person who is or was a member of the Special Committee or was otherwise a director of the Company (“Corporate Status”), he was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) completed Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 4(a)Section, each Director Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expensesExpenses, judgments, liabilities, penalties, fines fines, ERISA excise taxes and amounts paid in settlement (including, without limitation, all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any of the foregoing) (collectively, “Losses”) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with any such Proceeding or any action, discovery, event, claim, issue or matter thereintherein or related thereto, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. For purposes of this Agreement, “fines” shall include, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the Director with respect to an employee benefit plan.
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Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.)
Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Each Director shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 4(a) if, by reason of his status as a person who is or was a member of the Special Committee or was otherwise a director of the Company Corporation (“Corporate Status”), he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation. Pursuant to this Section 4(a), each Director shall be indemnified against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. For purposes of this Agreement, “fines” shall include, without limitation, excise taxes assessed against the Director with respect to an employee benefit plan.
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Samples: Compensation and Indemnification Agreement (Ampal-American Israel Corp)