Release of Pre-Closing Claims (a) Except as provided in Section 3.1(c), effective as of the IPO Closing Date, TODCO does hereby, for itself and each other member of the TODCO Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the IPO Closing Date have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the TODCO Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Transocean, each member of the Transocean Group and their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Transocean Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever to TODCO and each other member of the TODCO Group, whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the IPO Closing Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement any Prior Transfers, the Separation, the IPO and any Distribution.
Seller’s Indemnification of Buyer Seller assumes all risk, liability, obligation and Losses in connection with, and shall defend, indemnify, and save and hold harmless Buyer, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against all Losses which arise directly or indirectly from or in connection with (i) the Retained Liabilities, (ii) any matter for which Seller has agreed to indemnify Buyer under this Agreement and (iii) any breach by Seller of any of Seller’s representations, warranties or covenants hereunder.
Release of Escrow Funds The Escrow Funds shall be paid by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the following:
Covenants of the Company and Purchaser Regarding Indemnification (a) The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Purchasers, the Purchasers’ officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, counsel, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Purchaser or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in this Agreement, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and Purchaser relating hereto.
Indemnity by Seller Subject to the limitations in this Article X, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its current and former directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, Affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments or causes of action, assessments, reasonable costs and reasonable expenses (whether or not involving a third party claim), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, any and all reasonable expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any actions and/or suits (commenced or threatened), demands, assessments, judgments, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any of the aforementioned (collectively, the “Buyer’s Damages”), asserted against, resulting to, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by any Buyer Indemnified Party, directly or indirectly, as a result of, in respect of, connected with, or arising from: (a) any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement; (b) any breach of any covenant or agreement by Seller contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (c) any noncompliance with any bulk sales or fraudulent transfer laws in respect of the transactions contemplated herein; (d) any Employee claim described in Section 9.03 or any Seller Non-Transaction Related WARN Act Liabilities indemnified by Seller pursuant to Section 9.04(a); (e) any Excluded Liabilities; (f) any Taxes payable by Seller pursuant to Section 8.03(b); or (g) the operation of Purchased Business prior to the Closing, except to the extent of an Assumed Liability.
Release of Escrow Fund (a) On the first Business Day after the date that is six (6) months from the closing of the Merger (the “Termination Date”), the Escrow Agent shall distribute and deliver to each Owner certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the original number of shares placed in such Owner’s account, less that number of shares in such Owner’s account equal to the sum of (i) the number of shares applied in satisfaction of Indemnification Claims made prior to that date and (ii) the number of shares in the Pending Claims Reserve allocated to such Owner’s account, as provided in the following sentence. If, at such time, there are any Indemnification Claims with respect to which Notices have been received but which have not been resolved pursuant to Section 3 hereof or in respect of which the Escrow Agent has not been notified of, and received a copy of, a final determination (after exhaustion of any appeals) by a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be (in either case, “Pending Claims”), and which, if resolved or finally determined in favor of Parent, would result in a payment to Parent in excess of the Deductible, the Escrow Agent shall retain in the Pending Claims Reserve that number of shares of Parent Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the dollar amount for which indemnification is sought in such Indemnification Claim in excess of the Deductible to the extent all Established Claims have not exceeded, in the aggregate, the Deductible, allocated pro rata from the account maintained on behalf of each Owner. The Parent Representative and the Holder Representative shall certify to the Escrow Agent the Fair Market Value to be used in calculating the Pending Claims Reserve, and the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be retained therefor. Thereafter, if any Pending Claim becomes an Established Claim, the Parent Representative and the Holder Representative shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a Joint Notice directing the Escrow Agent to deliver to Parent the number of shares in the Pending Claims Reserve in respect thereof determined in accordance with paragraph 3(f) above and to deliver to each Owner the remaining shares in the Pending Claims Reserve allocated to such Pending Claim, all as specified in a Joint Notice. If any Pending Claim is resolved against Parent, the Parent Representative and the Holder Representative shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a Joint Notice directing the Escrow Agent to pay to each Owner its pro rata portion of the number of shares allocated to such Pending Claim in the Pending Claims Reserve.
Indemnities of Servicer; Release of Claims (a) The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer under this Agreement.
Seller’s Indemnification Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Purchaser and its assigns, directors, members, managers, partners, officers, and authorized representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, costs, taxes, fees, wages, financial obligations, and expenses of every kind, including reasonable attorney fees, whether known or unknown, arising out of or related to:
Covenants of the Company Regarding Indemnification (a) The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Subscribers, the Subscribers’ officers, directors, agents, counsel, Affiliates, members, managers, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Subscribers or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by Company or breach of any representation or warranty by Company in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto in any Transaction Document, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, now or after the date hereof; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and Subscribers relating hereto.
Buyer’s Indemnification of Seller Buyer assumes all risk, liability, obligation and Losses in connection with, and shall defend, indemnify, and save and hold harmless Seller, its members, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against all Losses which arise from or in connection with (i) the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) any matter for which Buyer has agreed to indemnify Seller under this Agreement, and (iii) any breach by Buyer of its representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement.
