EXHIBIT 10.20
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of
___________, 2001 by and among JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and ____________ (the "Indemnitee").
RECITALS
A. The Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued
difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for its directors, officers,
employees, stockholders, controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries, the
significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions
in the coverage of such insurance.
B. The Company and the Indemnitee further recognize the
substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, which subjects
directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, stockholders, agents and
fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability
and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited.
C. The Indemnitee does not regard the current protection
available as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee and other
directors, officers, employees, stockholders, controlling persons, agents and
fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to serve in such capacities
without additional protection.
D. The Company (i) desires to attract and retain highly
qualified individuals and entities, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company
and, in part, in order to induce Indemnitee to be involved with the Company and
(ii) wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.
E. In view of the considerations set forth above, the Company
desires that the Indemnitee be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as
follows:
1. INDEMNIFICATION.
a. INDEMNIFICATION OF EXPENSES. The Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee (including its respective directors,
officers, partners, members, employees, agents and spouse, as applicable) and
each person who controls any of them or who may be liable within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or
Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes
a party to or witness or
other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other
participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or
alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or
investigation that Indemnitee believes might lead to the institution of any such
action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether
civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a "Claim")
by reason of (or arising in part or in whole out of) any event or occurrence
related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was or may be deemed a director,
officer, stockholder, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of the
Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was or may be deemed to be
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, stockholder,
employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee
while serving in such capacity including, without limitation, any and all
losses, claims, damages, expenses and liabilities, joint or several (including
any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any
amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit, proceeding or any claim
asserted) under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise or which relate directly
or indirectly to the registration, purchase, sale or ownership of any securities
of the Company or to any fiduciary obligation owed with respect thereto or as a
direct or indirect result of any Claim made by any stockholder of the Company
against Indemnitee and arising out of or related to any round of financing of
the Company (including but not limited to Claims regarding non-participation, or
non-pro rata participation, in such round by such stockholder), or made by a
third party against Indemnitee based on any misstatement or omission of a
material fact by the Company in violation of any duty of disclosure imposed on
the Company by federal or state securities or common laws (hereinafter an
"Indemnification Event") against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees
and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with
investigating, defending a witness in or participating in (including on appeal),
or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action,
suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or
investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if,
and only if, such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or
deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (collectively, hereinafter
"Expenses"), including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or
payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses. Such payment of
Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no
later than ten (10) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is
presented to the Company.
b. REVIEWING PARTY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)
the obligations of the Company under Section 1(a) shall be subject to the
condition that the Reviewing Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall
not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent
Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(e) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee
would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii)
Indemnitee acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of the Company to make an
advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2(a) (an "Expense
Advance") shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent
that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be
so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be
reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all
such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has
commenced or thereafter
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commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a
determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any
determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted
to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall
not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final
judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of
appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee's obligation to
reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest
shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control (as defined
in Section 10(c) hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of
Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change
in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of
Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the
Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section
1(e) hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the
Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted
to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall
have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the
court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect
thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby
consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any
determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding
on the Company and Indemnitee.
c. CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for in
Section 1(a) above for any reason is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unavailable to Indemnitee in respect of any losses, claims, damages,
expenses or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company, in lieu of
indemnifying Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or
liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee, or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred
to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee
in connection with the action or inaction which resulted in such losses, claims,
damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. In connection with the registration of the Company's securities,
the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee shall be deemed to
be in the same respective proportions that the net proceeds from the offering
(before deducting expenses) received by the Company and Indemnitee, in each case
as set forth in the table on the cover page of the applicable prospectus, bear
to the aggregate public offering price of the securities so offered. The
relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by the Company or Indemnitee and the parties'
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and
equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1(c) were determined by pro
rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation which does
not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph. In connection with the registration of the Company's
securities, in no event shall Indemnitee be required to contribute any amount
under this Section 1(c) in excess of the lesser of (i) that proportion of the
total of such losses, claims,
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damages or liabilities indemnified against equal to the proportion of the total
securities sold under such registration statement which is being sold by
Indemnitee or (ii) the proceeds received by Indemnitee from its sale of
securities under such registration statement. No person found guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
d. SURVIVAL REGARDLESS OF INVESTIGATION. The
indemnification and contribution provided for in this Section 1 will remain in
full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
Indemnitee or any officer, director, employee, agent, shareholder, partner,
member or controlling person of the Indemnitee.
e. CHANGE IN CONTROL. The Company agrees that if there
is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has
been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were
directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then, with respect to all
matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of
Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate"), or Bylaws as now
or hereafter in effect, Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 10(d)
hereof) shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things,
shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and
to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable
law. The Company agrees to abide by such opinion and to pay the reasonable fees
of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such
counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims,
liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its
engagement pursuant hereto.
f. MANDATORY PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, in the defense of any action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section 1(a) hereof or in
the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection herewith.
2. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.
a. ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company shall advance
all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be
paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no
later than fifteen (15) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the
Company.
b. NOTICE/COOPERATION BY INDEMNITEE. Indemnitee shall
give the Company notice as soon as practicable of any Claim made against
Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page of this
Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to
Indemnitee).
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c. NO PRESUMPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF. For purposes of
this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement
(whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or
that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable
law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a
determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of
conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the
Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not
have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee
to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under
applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption
that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have
any particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing
Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified
hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that
Indemnitee is not so entitled.
d. NOTICE TO INSURERS. If, at the time of the receipt by
the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company
has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall
give prompt written notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the policies. The Company
shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers
to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action,
suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such
policies.
e. SELECTION OF COUNSEL. In the event the Company shall
be obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of any Claim, the Company shall be
entitled to assume the defense of such Claim, with counsel reasonably approved
by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election
to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee
and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable
to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred
by Indemnitee with respect to the same Claim; provided that, (i) the Indemnitee
shall have the right to employ Indemnitee's counsel in any such Claim at
Indemnitee's expense; (ii) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own
counsel in connection with any such proceeding, at the expense of the Company,
if such counsel serves in a review, observer, advice and counseling capacity and
does not otherwise materially control or participate in the defense of such
proceeding; and (iii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been
previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably
concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and
Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not
continue to retain such counsel to defend such Claim, then the fees and expenses
of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.
3. ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS; NONEXCLUSIVITY.
a. SCOPE. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, even if such indemnification
is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement or any
other agreement, the Certificate, the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In the
event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law,
statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a
member of its Board of Directors or an officer, stockholder, employee,
controlling person, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto
that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by
such change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule
which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a
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member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary,
such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule
to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the
parties' rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 8(a)
hereof.
b. NONEXCLUSIVITY. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement, the indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition
to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Certificate, the
Company's Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors, the laws of the State of Delaware, or otherwise. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement, the indemnification provided under this Agreement
shall continue as to the Indemnitee for any action the Indemnitee took or did
not take while serving in an indemnified capacity even though the Indemnitee may
have ceased to serve in such capacity and such indemnification shall inure to
the benefit of the Indemnitee from and after the Indemnitee's first day of
service as an officer of the Company or as a director with the Company or
affiliation with a director from and after the date such director commences
services as a director with the Company.
4. NO DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. The Company shall not be liable
under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made
against the Indemnitee to the extent the Indemnitee has otherwise actually
received payment (under any insurance policy, Certificate, Bylaws or otherwise)
of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.
5. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for any
portion of Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for
all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify
Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which such Indemnitee is
entitled.
6. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Company and Indemnitee
acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy
may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees,
controlling persons, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise.
7. LIABILITY INSURANCE. To the extent the Company maintains
liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, control
persons, agents or fiduciaries, each Indemnitee shall be covered by such
policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits
as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company's directors, if
Indemnitee is a director, or of the Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a
director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company's key employees,
controlling persons, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee is not an officer or
director but is a key employee, agent, control person, or fiduciary.
8. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement:
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a. Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee
for expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by
Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or
any similar successor statute; or
b. Unlawful Indemnification. To indemnify Indemnitee if
a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine
that such indemnification is not lawful.
9. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. No legal action shall be brought and
no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against
Indemnitee, Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of accrual
of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall
be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a
legal action within such five (5) year period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any
shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of
action, such shorter period shall govern.
10. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PHRASES.
a. For purposes of this Agreement, references to the
"Company" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would
have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees,
agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was or may be deemed a
director, officer, employee, agent, control person, or fiduciary of such
constituent corporation, or is or was or may be deemed to be serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee,
control person, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall
stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect
to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect
to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
b. For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other
enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee
benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall
include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and
in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
Company" as referred to in this Agreement.
c. For purposes of this Agreement a "Change in Control"
shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in
Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company
or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the
Company, (A) who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of
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the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial
ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such
person, or (B) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
said Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing more than 30% of the total voting power represented by the
Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute
the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the
Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in
office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose
election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any
reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the
Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or
the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the
Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the
Company's assets.
d. For purposes of this Agreement, "Independent Legal
Counsel" shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1(e) hereof, who shall not have otherwise
performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three (3) years
(other than with respect to matters concerning the right of Indemnitee under
this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).
e. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing Party"
shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of
the Company's Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the
Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which
Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.
f. For purposes of this Agreement, "Voting Securities"
shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of
directors.
11. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
12. BINDING EFFECT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or
indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs,
and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any
successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business
and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be
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required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall
continue in effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events
regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer,
employee, agent, controlling person, or fiduciary of the Company or of any other
enterprise, including subsidiaries of the Company, at the Company's request.
13. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action is instituted
by Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies
maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or
thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is
ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement
of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a
court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the
material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made
in good faith or was frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in
the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the
terms of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and
expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee counterclaims and cross-claims made
in such action), and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with
respect to such action.
14. NOTICE. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when given, and
shall in any event be deemed to be given (a) five (5) days after deposit with
the U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered by
first class mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c)
one business day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or
similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, or (d) one day after the business
day of delivery by facsimile transmission, if deliverable by facsimile
transmission, with copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be
addressed if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee's address as set forth beneath the
Indemnitee's signature to this Agreement and if to the Company at the address of
its principal corporate offices (attention: Secretary) or at such other address
as such party may designate by ten (10) days' advance written notice to the
other party hereto.
15. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any
provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the
remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this
Agreement (including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement
containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable,
that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to
give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.
16. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and its
provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and
to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws principles thereof.
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17. SUBROGATION. In the event of payment under this Agreement,
the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the
rights of recovery of Indemnitee who shall execute all documents required and
shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
18. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. No amendment, modification,
termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in
writing signed by the parties to be bound thereby. Notice of same shall be
provided to all parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions
hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.
19. CORPORATE AUTHORITY. The Board of Directors of the Company
and its stockholders in accordance with Delaware law have approved the terms of
this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
BY:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
INDEMNITEE:
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[Name, Title]
[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]
