Common use of TWELFTH Clause in Contracts

TWELFTH. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Distributor, the Company on behalf of the Funds agrees to indemnify the Distributor against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses which the Distributor may incur under the Securities Act of 1933, or common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon any alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus of the Funds, or any omission to state a material fact therein, the omission of which makes any statement contained therein misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Company or Fund in connection therewith by or on behalf of the Distributor. The Distributor agrees to indemnify the Company and the Funds against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses which the Company or the Funds may incur arising out of or based upon any act or deed of the Distributor or its sales representatives which has not been authorized by the Company or the Funds in its prospectus or in this Agreement.