FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
This Indemnification Agreement, dated as of ___, 20__, is made by and between TPG Specialty
Lending, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and [name] (the “Indemnitee”).
RECITALS
A. The Corporation recognizes that competent and experienced persons are increasingly
reluctant to serve or to continue to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are
protected by comprehensive liability insurance or indemnification, or both, due to increased
exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, and due
to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of
such directors and officers;
B. The statutes and judicial decisions regarding the duties of directors and officers are
often difficult to apply, ambiguous, or conflicting, and therefore fail to provide such directors
and officers with adequate, reliable knowledge of legal risks to which they are exposed or
information regarding the proper course of action to take;
C. The Corporation and Indemnitee recognize that plaintiffs often seek damages in such large
amounts and the costs of litigation may be so enormous (whether or not the case is meritorious),
that the defense and/or settlement of such litigation is often beyond the personal resources of
directors and officers;
D. The Corporation believes that it is unfair for its directors and officers to assume the
risk of huge judgments and other expenses which may occur in cases in which the director or officer
received no personal profit and in cases where the director or officer was not culpable;
E. The Corporation’s By-laws and Certificate of Incorporation require the Corporation to
indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), under which the Corporation is organized. The Certificate of
Incorporation expressly provides that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not
exclusive, and contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and its
directors and officers with respect to indemnification;
F. Section 145 of the DGCL (“Section 145”) empowers the Corporation to indemnify its officers,
directors, employees and agents by agreement and to indemnify persons who serve, at the request of
the Corporation, as the directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations or
enterprises, and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by Section 145 is not
exclusive;
G. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows a corporation to include in its certificate of
incorporation a provision limiting or eliminating the personal liability of a director for monetary
damages in respect of claims by shareholders and corporations for breach of certain fiduciary
duties, and the Corporation has so provided in its Certificate of Incorporation that each Director
shall be exculpated from such liability to the maximum extent permitted by law;
H. The Board of Directors has determined that contractual indemnification as set forth herein
is not only reasonable and prudent but, together with the liability insurance coverage entered into
by the Corporation, also promotes the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders;
I. The Corporation desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a
director or officer of the Corporation free from undue concern for unwarranted claims for damages
arising out of or related to such services to the Corporation; and
J. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve or to provide additional service for or
on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he is furnished the indemnity provided for
herein.
K. [Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by TPG Capital,
L.P. (“TPG”) and its affiliates (other than the Corporation), which Indemnitee and TPG intend to be
secondary to the primary obligation of the Corporation to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein,
with the Corporation’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to
Indemnitee’s willingness to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation.]
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Generally.
To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware:
(a) The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is
or was or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was
serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, partner or manager or similar
capacity) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity. For
the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing indemnification obligation includes, without limitation,
claims for monetary damages against Indemnitee in respect of an alleged breach of fiduciary duties,
to the fullest extent permitted under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL as in existence on the date
hereof.
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(b) The indemnification provided by this Section 1 shall be from and against expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if Indemnitee acted in good
faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1, in the case of any threatened,
pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or
has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the
Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the
Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(d) The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a
presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was
unlawful.
Section 2. Successful Defense; Partial Indemnification. To the extent that Indemnitee
has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to in Section 1 hereof or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee
shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred
in connection therewith. For purposes of this Agreement and without limiting the foregoing, if any
action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition
without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication
that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by
Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation,
and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable
cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the
purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.
If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the
Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, and any appeal therefrom but
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not, however, for the total amount
thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is
entitled.
Section 3. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper. Any indemnification
hereunder shall (unless otherwise ordered by a court) be made by the Corporation unless a
determination is made that indemnification of such person is not proper in the circumstances
because he or she has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
Any such determination shall be made (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties
to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“Non-conflicted Directors”), even if less than a
quorum, (ii) by a majority vote of a committee of Non-conflicted Directors designated by majority
vote of Non-conflicted Directors, even if less than a quorum, (iii) by a majority vote of a quorum
of the outstanding shares of stock of all classes entitled to vote on the matter, voting as a
single class, which quorum shall consist of stockholders who are not at that time parties to the
action, suit or proceeding in question, (iv) by independent legal counsel, or (v) by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 4. Advance Payment of Expenses; Notification and Defense of Claim.
(a) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Indemnitee in defending a threatened or
pending civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with an enforcement action pursuant to Section 5(b), shall be paid by the Corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding within thirty (30) days after
receipt by the Corporation of (i) a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance
or advances from time to time, and (ii) an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay such
amount or amounts, only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized by this Agreement or
otherwise. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of
Indemnitee to make such repayment. Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4 to the contrary, the Corporation shall not advance any such expenses
incurred by an Indemnitee in an action, suit or proceeding brought against such Indemnitee by
holders of a majority of the shares the Corporation’s common stock then outstanding. The majority
of the Non-conflicted Directors may, in the manner set forth above, and upon approval of such
Indemnitee, authorize the Corporation’s counsel to represent such person, in any such action, suit
or proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such action, suit or proceeding.
(b) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim thereof is to be made against the Corporation hereunder,
notify the Corporation of the commencement thereof. The failure to promptly notify the Corporation
of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or Indemnitee’s request for indemnification,
will not relieve the Corporation from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder,
except to the extent the Corporation is materially prejudiced in its defense of such action, suit
or proceeding as a result of such failure.
(c) In the event the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the expenses of Indemnitee with
respect to an action, suit or proceeding, as provided in this Agreement, the Corporation, if
appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit or
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proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to 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 Corporation, the Corporation will not be
liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding, provided that Indemnitee shall have
the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such action, suit or proceeding at Indemnitee’s
expense. If (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing
by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to the Corporation or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be a conflict of interest or position, or reasonably believes that a conflict is
likely to arise, on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of
any such defense or (iii) the Corporation shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the
defense of such action, suit or proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel
shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this
Agreement. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the
defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for the
Corporation or Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii)
above.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that
Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s corporate status with respect to the Corporation or any
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which
Indemnitee is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation, a witness or
otherwise participates in any action, suit or proceeding (on behalf of the Corporation or such
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) at
a time when Indemnitee is not a party in the action, suit or proceeding, the Corporation shall
indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
Section 5. Procedure for Indemnification
(a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall promptly submit to the Corporation a written
request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a
request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested
indemnification.
(b) The Corporation’s determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request
shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days following receipt of a request for
indemnification pursuant to Section 5(a). The right to indemnification as granted by Section 1 of
this Agreement shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction if the
Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or fails to respond within such 60-day
period. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim
for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 4 hereof where the required
undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that Indemnitee has not met the standard
of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof, but the burden of proving such defense by clear and
convincing evidence shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including
its Board of Directors or one of its committees, its independent legal
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counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof, nor the fact that there has
been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or one of its
committees, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that
Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. The Indemnitee’s expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s
right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be
indemnified by the Corporation.
(c) The Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement
upon submission of a request for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5, and the Corporation
shall have the burden of proof in overcoming that presumption in reaching a determination contrary
to that presumption. Such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement
to indemnification unless the Corporation overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing
evidence.
Section 6. Insurance and Subrogation.
(a) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of Indemnitee who is or was
or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or other enterprise against any liability asserted against, and incurred by, Indemnitee or on
Indemnitee’s behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or
not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability under the
provisions of this Agreement. If the Corporation has such insurance in effect at the time the
Corporation receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of a proceeding, the
Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy. The Corporation shall thereafter take all
necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all
amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policy.
(b) In the event of any payment by the Corporation under this Agreement, the Corporation shall
be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee with
respect to any insurance policy, who shall execute all papers required and take all action
necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable
the Corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights in accordance with the terms of such insurance
policy. The Corporation shall pay or reimburse all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with such subrogation.
(c) The Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts
otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise
taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has
otherwise actually received such payment under this Agreement or any insurance policy, contract,
agreement or otherwise.
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Section 7. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
definitions shall apply:
(a) The term “action, suit or proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include,
without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration
and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed claim, action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
(b) The term “by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was
serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any actual or alleged
act or omission to act.
(c) The term “expenses” shall be broadly and reasonably construed and shall include, without
limitation, all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, appeal bonds, other out-of-pocket costs
and reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which Indemnitee is not otherwise
compensated by the Corporation or any third party, provided that the rate of compensation and
estimated time involved is approved by the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with either the
investigation, defense or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to
indemnification under this Agreement, Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware or otherwise.
(d) The term “judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement” shall be broadly construed and
shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect payments of any type or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, all penalties and amounts required to be forfeited or
reimbursed to the Corporation), as well as any penalties or excise taxes assessed on a person with
respect to an employee benefit plan).
(e) The term “Corporation” shall include, without limitation and 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, and employees or agents, so that any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall
stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or
surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its
separate existence had continued.
(f) The term “other enterprises” shall include, without limitation, employee benefit plans.
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(g) The term “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include, without limitation,
any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes
duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries.
(h) A person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in
the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to
have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in
this Agreement.
Section 8. Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision herein
to the contrary, the Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to this Agreement:
(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee
with respect to an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee, except
with respect to an action, suit or proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to
indemnification (which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 8(b) of this Agreement),
unless such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(b) Action for Indemnification. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or
interpret this Agreement, unless Indemnitee is successful in establishing Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification in such action, suit or proceeding, in whole or in part (and only to that extent),
or unless and to the extent that the court in such action, suit or proceeding shall determine that,
despite Indemnitee’s failure to establish their right to indemnification, Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnity for such expenses; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8(b) is intended to
limit the Corporation’s obligation with respect to the advancement of expenses to Indemnitee in
connection with any such action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or
interpret this Agreement, as provided in Section 4 hereof.
(c) Section 16 Violations. To indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with
respect to which final judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for payment or an accounting of
profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.
(d) Non-compete and Non-disclosure. To indemnify Indemnitee in connection with
proceedings or claims involving the enforcement of non-compete and/or non-disclosure agreements or
the non-compete and/or non-disclosure provisions of employment, consulting or similar agreements
the Indemnitee may be a party to with the Corporation, or any affiliate or subsidiary of the
Corporation or any other applicable foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, if any.
Section 9. Certain Settlement Provisions. The Corporation shall have no obligation
to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding without the Corporation’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit or proceeding in any manner that
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would impose any fine or other obligation on Indemnitee, including an admission of culpability
on behalf of Indemnitee, without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section 10. Savings Clause. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of
the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that
shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 11. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnification provided for herein is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part, it is agreed that, in such event,
the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the payment of
Indemnitee’s costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, in an amount that is just and equitable in the circumstances,
taking into account, among other things, contributions by other directors and officers of the
Corporation or others pursuant to indemnification agreements or otherwise; provided, that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, such contribution shall not be required where such
holding by the court is due to (i) the failure of Indemnitee to meet the standard of conduct set
forth in Section 1 hereof, or (ii) any limitation on indemnification set forth in Section 6(c), 8
or 9 hereof.
Section 12. Form and Delivery of Communications. Any notice, request or other
communication required or permitted to be given to the parties under this Agreement shall be in
writing and either delivered in person or sent by telecopy, telex, telegram, overnight mail or
courier service, or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to
the parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses for a party as shall be
specified by like notice):
If to the Corporation:
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
TPG Capital, L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
TPG Capital, L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to Indemnitee:
[name]
[address]
[address]
Section 13. Subsequent Legislation. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware is
amended after adoption of this Agreement to expand further the indemnification permitted to
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directors or officers, then the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as so amended.
Section 14. Nonexclusivity.
[(a)] The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this
Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may have under any
provision of law, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, in any court in which
a proceeding is brought, the vote of the Corporation’s stockholders or Non-conflicted Directors,
other agreements or otherwise, and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee
has ceased acting as an agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of Indemnitee. To the extent there is an inconsistency between any
provision of this Agreement and the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, it is
the intent of the Corporation and the Indemnitee that the Indemnitee enjoy the protection of the
provision that offers the greater benefits, regardless of whether that provision is in this
Agreement or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws. Furthermore, no amendment
or alteration of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or any other agreement
shall adversely affect the rights provided to Indemnitee under this Agreement.
[(b) The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to
indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by TPG and certain of its
affiliates (other than the Corporation) (collectively, the “TPG Indemnitors”). Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the
indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of
the TPG Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or
liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the
full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all
expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as
required by the terms of this Agreement and the Corporation’s By-laws or Articles of Incorporation
(or any other agreement between the Corporation and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights
Indemnitee may have against the TPG Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes
and releases the TPG Indemnitors from any and all claims against the TPG Indemnitors for
contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation
further agrees that no advancement or payment by the TPG Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with
respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Corporation shall
affect the foregoing and the TPG Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be
subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of
Indemnitee against the Corporation. The Corporation and Indemnitee agree that the TPG Indemnitors
are express third-party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 14(b).]
Section 15. Enforcement. The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any
judicial proceeding that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding
and enforceable. The Corporation agrees that its execution of this Agreement shall constitute a stipulation by which it shall be irrevocably bound in any court of competent
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jurisdiction in which a proceeding by Indemnitee for enforcement of his rights hereunder shall have
been commenced, continued or appealed, that its obligations set forth in this Agreement are unique
and special, and that failure of the Corporation to comply with the provisions of this Agreement
will cause irreparable and irremediable injury to Indemnitee, for which a remedy at law will be
inadequate. As a result, in addition to any other right or remedy Indemnitee may have at law or in
equity with respect to breach of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to injunctive or
mandatory relief directing specific performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this
Agreement.
Section 16. Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the parties hereto
intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee
to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.
Section 17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents expressly referred to
herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters
covered hereby, and any other prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements
with respect to the matters covered hereby are expressly superceded by this Agreement.
Section 18. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of
any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
Section 19. Successor and Assigns. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto
and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal
representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Corporation, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken
place.
Section 20. Service of Process and Venue. For purposes of any claims or proceedings
to enforce this agreement, the Corporation consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any federal
or state court of competent jurisdiction in the states of Delaware and Missouri, and waives and
agrees not to raise any defense that any such court is an inconvenient forum or any similar claim.
Section 21. Supercedes Prior Agreement. This Agreement supercedes any prior
indemnification agreement between Indemnitee and the Corporation or its predecessors.
Section 22. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and
construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware
residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Delaware. If a court of competent
jurisdiction shall make a final determination that the provisions of the law of any state
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other than Delaware govern indemnification by the Corporation of its officers and directors, then
the indemnification provided under this Agreement shall in all instances be enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted under such law, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary.
Section 23. Effect of Investment Company Act. The Corporation shall not be liable
under this Agreement to make any payment of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable or
reimbursable as expenses hereunder for so long as the Corporation is subject to the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), if indemnification or payment or reimbursement
of expenses would not be permissible under the Act or the rules thereunder.
Section 24. Employment Rights. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create in
Indemnitee any right to employment or continued employment.
Section 25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one
and the same instrument, notwithstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or
same counterpart.
Section 26. Headings. The section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement
are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of
the date first above written.
| TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC. |
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