Survival of Representations and Warranties Indemnification (A) The representations and warranties of the parties herein contained shall survive the closing of the purchase contemplated by this Agreement, notwithstanding any investigation at any time made by or on behalf of the other party, provided that any claims for indemnification in accordance with Article II, Section 2 below with respect to any representation -12- 13 or warranty must be made (and will be null and void unless made) on or before the date eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date (except in the case of representations contained in Paragraphs (B)(vi), (G), (I) and (J) of Article I, Section 2 hereof, which must be made within six (6) months following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations).
(B) The Company and the Shareholders, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify and hold Buyer, Parent, and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, affiliates, employees, representatives and other agents harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries, together with costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach, misrepresentation or material omission of the representations and warranties made by the Company and/or the Shareholders in this Agreement or in any Exhibit hereto or other documents delivered in connection herewith, (ii) any breach in any material respect by the Company and/or the Shareholders, or any of them, unless waived in writing by the Buyer, of any covenant or agreement contained in or arising out of this Agreement, or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith on the Closing Date, including without limitation, the Employment Agreement to be entered into at the Closing between Chunx xxx Parent, (iii) the Business conducted by the Company prior to the Closing Date and any actions or events associated therewith, (iv) any and all liabilities of the Company, other than the Assumed Liabilities, and (v) any failure by the Shareholders or the Company to comply with any provisions of the bulk sales or similar laws of any jurisdiction which are applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Shareholder shall be responsible for more than his or her pro rata share of such liability based on their respective stock ownership of the Company as of the Closing as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The obligations of the Company and the Shareholders pursuant to this Paragraph (B) of this Section shall be limited to an aggregate amount not in excess of the Purchase Price. Neither the Buyer nor the Parent shall make any claim hereunder unless and until the aggregate amount of such claim exceeds $25,000; provided, however, that if the aggregate amount of claims by the Buyer or the Parent exceeds $25,000, the obligations of the Company and Shareholders hereunder shall be with respect to the entire amount of such claims.
(C) Buyer and Parent hereby agree to indemnify and hold the Company and the Shareholders harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries, together with costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or resulting from (i) any breach, misrepresentation or material omission in the representations and warranties made by the Buyer and/or Parent in this Agreement, (ii) any breach in any material respect by Buyer and/or Parent, unless waived in writing by the Company, of any covenant or agreement of Buyer and/or Parent contained in or arising out of this Agreement, or (iii) the Business as conducted by Buyer and/or Parent, after the Closing Date.
(D) Any party claiming a right to indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") shall give the other party from whom indemnification is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") prompt written notice of any claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or discovery of fact upon which the Indemnified Party intends to base a claim for indemnification under this Section
(E) On the Closing Date, one hundred twenty thousand (120,000) of the four hundred fifty thousand (450,000) shares of the Common Stock which is part of the Purchase Price (the "Escrowed Amount") shall be delivered to the escrow agent listed on Exhibit A (the "Escrow Agent") to be held in escrow in accordance with the terms of a separate escrow agreement to be entered into between the parties (the "Indemnity Escrow Agreement") on or prior to the Closing Date. The Escrowed Amount will be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent as security for any indemnification obligation of the Company and the Shareholders, or any of them, to Buyer pursuant to the terms of Article II, Section 2, Paragraph (B) of this Agreement. Indemnity claims by Buyer pursuant to said Paragraph (B) shall be satisfied first by the reduction of the Escrowed Amount until the termination of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement and thereafter by the Company and the Shareholders, jointly and severally. The Escrowed Amount does not constitute a limit on the liability of the Company and the Shareholders to Buyer hereunder, it being understood and agreed that the Company and each of the Shareholders, shall remain jointly and severally liable to satisfy the amount of such claims which exceed the Escrowed Amount. The Escrowed Amount shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement which shall be agreed upon and entered into by the Escrow Agent, the Company, the Shareholders and Buyer on or before the Closing Date. Among other things, the Indemnity Escrow Agreement will provide that on March 31, 2000, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company or its designee the Common Stock then being held by the Escrow Agent, if any, as has not previously been applied pursuant to the terms of said Indemnity Escrow Agreement, unless an indemnification claim by Buyer against the Company and/or the Shareholders is then pending.
