Exhibit 10.7
FORM OF
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is effective as of July __, 2000,
by and between RadView Software Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of
the State of Israel, with it principal offices at 7 New England Executive Park
Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, XXX, (the "Company"), and ______________ ("Indemnitee"),
residing at the address set forth beneath Indemnitee's signature to this
Agreement.
Whereas, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the difficulty in obtaining full
and adequate liability insurance for directors and other office holders, as such
term is defined in the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (collectively "Office
Holders"), the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the
general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;
Whereas, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase
in corporate litigation in general, subjecting Office Holders to expensive
litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability
insurance have been severely limited;
Whereas, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly
qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in
order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company,
wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancement of expense to
Indemnitee and to exempt Indemnitee from liability to the Company, all of the
foregoing to the maximum extent permitted by law; and
Whereas, in view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that
Indemnitee shall be indemnified and exempted by the Company, all as set forth
herein.
Now, Therefore, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
1. Indemnification.
a. Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the
fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the limitations set forth in
paragraph 1(b) and under applicable law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes 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 in good faith believes
might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or
alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal (unless
convicted of committing an offense which requires proof of criminal thought),
administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a "Claim") by reason of (or
arising in part out of) any Indemnifiable Event (as defined below) against any
and all expenses (including attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and
obligations reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, defending,
being a witness or in participating in
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(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), judgements, and amounts paid in settlement
(if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any US federal, state, local or
non US taxes imposed on the 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, provided that in
respect of any specific Indemnifiable Event, the Expenses for which Indemnitee
may be indemnified hereunder will not exceed, individually or in the aggregate,
the Limit Amount (as defined below) applicable to such Indemnifiable Event. Such
payments of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in
any event no later than five (5) days after written demand by Indemnitee
therefor is presented to the Company.
b. Indemnifiable Event; Limit Amounts. For the purpose of this section, an
Indemnifiable Event shall mean any event or occurrence falling all or in part
within any one or more of the categories set forth in Exhibit A to this
Agreement and related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Office Holder of
the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company (regardless of whether it was a
subsidiary of the Company at the time of the event giving rise to Claim), or is
or was serving at the request of the Company as an Office Holder of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason
of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such
capacity. The Limit Amount with respect to each such category of events
described in Exhibit A is specified following its description. The
Indemnification provided herein shall not be subject to the foregoing limits, if
and to the extent such limits are no longer required by Israeli law.
c. 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 9(e) hereof) shall not have determined that
Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and
(ii) 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 should 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.
d. Reserved.
e. Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement other than Section 8 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any
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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
therewith.
2. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.
a. Advancement of Expenses. Subject to applicable law, 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 five (5) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the
Company.
b. Notice; Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent
to Indemnitee's right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company
notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee
for which Indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement,
provided, however, that any failure to provide such notice shall not affect
Indemnitee's rights to indemnification hereunder unless and to the extent such
failure to provide notice materially and adversely prejudices the Company's
right to defend against such action. 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), or if the Indemnitee is then the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company, such notice shall be directed to the Chairman of the Company's
Board of Directors, at the same address. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the
Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as
shall be within Indemnitee's power.
c. No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this Agreement, the
termination of any Claim by judgement, order, settlement (whether with or
without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of guilty, 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 against 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 the 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
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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
notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company 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 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 approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice
of its election to do so. After delivery of such written confirmation and 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. The Company shall have the right to conduct such
defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion, including the right to settle any
claim against Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee provided any such
settlement includes (i) a complete release discharge of indemnity, and (ii) does
not contain any admittance of wrong doing by Indemnitee, and (iii) is monetary
only.
3. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.
a. Scope. In the event of any change after the date of this agreement of any
applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a corporation of the
Company's state of incorporation to indemnify an Office Holder, 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 corporation of the Company's
country or state of incorporation to indemnify an Office Holder 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. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in
addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's
Memorandum and Articles of Association, as may from time to time be amended or
replaced, any agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors,
the laws of the Company's state of incorporation, or otherwise. The
indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee
for any action Indemnitee took or did not take while serving in an indemnified
capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.
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
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Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment
(under any insurance policy, the Articles or Memorandum of Association or
otherwise) of the amounts otherwise Indemnifiable hereunder, except for the
difference, if any, between the amounts received by the Indemnitee as aforesaid
and the total Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Claim. For
the removal of any doubt, any amount received from Directors and Officers
Insurance shall not count against (ie shall not set-off any Limit Amount
hereunder.
5. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a 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 Indemnitee is entitled.
6. Reserved.
7. Exemption. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company hereby exempts
and releases Indemnitee from any and all liability to the Company related to any
breach by Indemnitee of his or her duty of care to the Company.
8. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:
a. Excluded Acts and Omissions. To indemnify or exempt Indemnitee from or
against any liability arising out of (i) Indemnitee's breach of fiduciary duty
to the Company, unless Indemnitee has acted or omitted to act in good faith and
had reasonable ground to believe such action will not harm the Company's
interests, (ii) intentional or reckless breach by Indemnitee of his or her duty
of care to the Company, or (iii) an action taken with the intention to unduly
profit therefrom and (iv) any fine or penalty payment to propitiate an offense.
or
b. Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to
Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee
and not by way of defense, except in specific cases if the Board of Directors
has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit. or
c. 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any similar successor or Israeli statute.
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9. Construction of Certain Phrases.
For purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing Party" shall mean the members of
the Company's Board of Directors who are not party to the particular Claim for
which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification.
10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original.
11. 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
representative. 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 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 of the Company or any other enterprise
at the Company's request.
12. Reserved.
13. 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) business days after deposit with the 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
delivered by facsimile transmission, with copy by first class mail, postage
prepaid, and shall be addressed if to Indemnitee, at the Indemnitee's address as
set forth beneath Indemnitee's signature to this Agreement and if to the Company
at the address of its principal corporate offices or at such other address as
such party may designate by ten days' advance written notice to the other party
hereto.
14. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Israel for all
purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or
relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the competent
Courts of the Tel-Aviv District, which shall be the exclusive and only proper
forum for adjudicating such a claim.
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15. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the
event that any of the provision 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 Israel, as
applied to contracts between Israeli residents, entered into and to be performed
entirely within the State of Israel, without regard to the conflict of laws
principles thereof or of any other jurisdiction.
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 both the 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. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous
written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements
relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.
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20. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ
or otherwise in the service of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification
Agreement as of the date first above written.
RADVIEW SOFTWARE LTD.
By: _________________________________
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED AS OF THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE:
_________________________________________________
[Name of Indemnitee]
Address: ____________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Telecopier No. ______________________
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Exhibit A
INDEMNIFIABLE EVENTS AND LIMIT AMOUNTS
Limitation Amount
Indemnifiable Event (In US$ Million)
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1. Any claim or demand made by customers, ____
suppliers, contractors or other third
parties transacting any form of business
with the Company, its subsidiaries or
affiliates, in the ordinary course of their
respective businesses, relating to the
negotiations or performance of such
transactions, representations or inducements
provided in connection thereto or otherwise.
2. Any claim or demand made in connection ____
with any transaction not in the ordinary
course of business of either the Company,
its subsidiaries or affiliates or the party
making such claim, including the sale, lease
or purchase of any assets or business.
3. Any claim or demand made by employees, ____
consultants, agents or other individuals or
entities employed by or providing services
to the Company relating to compensation owed
to them or damages or liabilities suffered
by them in connection with such employment
or service.
4. Any claim or demand made under any _____
securities laws or by reference thereto, or
related to the failure to disclose any
information in the manner or time such
information is required to be disclosed
pursuant to such laws, or related to
inadequate or improper disclosure of
information to stockholders, or prospective
stockholders, or related to the purchasing,
holding or disposition of securities of the
Company or any other investment activity
involving or affected by such securities.
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5. Any claim or demand made for actual or ____
alleged infringement, misappropriation or
misuse of any third party's intellectual
property rights by the Company, its
subsidiaries or affiliates.
6. Any claim or demand made by any lenders or ____
other creditors or for moneys borrowed by,
or other indebtedness of, the Company, its
subsidiaries or affiliates.
7. Any claim or demand made by any third ____
party suffering any personal injury or
damage to business or personal property
through any act or omission attributed to
the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates,
or their respective employees, agents or
other persons acting or allegedly acting on
their behalf.
8. Any claim or demand made directly or ____
indirectly in connection with complete or
partial failure, by the Company or any
subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or their
respective directors, officers and
employees, to pay, report, keep applicable
records or otherwise, of any foreign,
federal, state, county, local, municipal or
city taxes or other compulsory payments of
any nature whatsoever, including, without
limitation, income, sales, use, transfer,
excise, value added, registration,
severance, stamp, occupation, customs,
duties, real property, personal property,
capital stock, social security,
unemployment, disability, payroll or
employee withholding or other withholding,
including any interest, penalty or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not.
9. Any claim or demand made by purchasers, ____
holders, lessors or other users of
products of the Company, or individuals
treated with such products, for damages
or losses related to such use or
treatment.
10. Reserved.
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11. Any administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, ____
orders, decrees, suits, demands, demand letters,
directives, claims, liens, investigations,
proceedings or notices of noncompliance or
violation by any governmental entity or other
person alleging the failure to comply with any
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation,
order or decree of any governmental entity
applicable to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any of their respective
businesses or operations
