INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.2
THIS AGREEMENT made as of August 1, 2008, by and between Xxxxxxx Fabrics, Inc., a Delaware
corporation with executive offices located at Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Company”) and
___, a Director or Officer of Company (“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS,
A. Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to
serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability
insurance and indemnification due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting
from their service to such corporations, particularly after adoption by Congress of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, 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. Plaintiffs often seek damages in such large amounts and the costs of litigation may be so
substantial (whether or not the case is meritorious), that the costs of defense and/or settlement
of such litigation is often beyond the personal resources of officers and directors;
D. Company believes that it is unfair for its directors and officers and the directors and
officers of its subsidiaries to assume the risk of large judgments and other expense that may be
incurred in cases in which the director or officer received no personal profit and in cases where
the director or officer was not culpable;
E. Company recognizes that the issues in controversy in litigation against a director or
officer of a corporation such as Company or a subsidiary of Company are often related to the
knowledge, motives and intent of such director or officer, that he or she is usually the only
witness with knowledge of the essential facts and exculpating circumstances regarding such matters
and that the long period of time which usually elapses before the trial or other disposition of
which litigation often extends beyond the time that the director or officer can reasonably recall
such matters; and may extend beyond the normal time for retirement or in the event of his or her
death, his or her spouse, heirs, executors or administrators, may be faced with limited ability and
undue hardship in maintaining an adequate defense, which may discourage such a director or officer
from serving in that position;
F. Based upon their experience as business managers, the Board of Company (the “Board”) has
concluded that, to retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as
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officers and directors of Company and its subsidiaries and to encourage such individuals to
take the business risks necessary for the success of Company and its subsidiaries, it is necessary
and in the bests interests of Company’s stockholders for Company to contractually indemnify its
officers and directors and the officers and directors of its subsidiaries, and to assume for itself
maximum liability for expenses and damages in connection with claims against such officers and
directors in connection with their service to Company and its subsidiaries, and has further
concluded that the failure to provide such contractual indemnification could result in great harm
to Company and its subsidiaries and Company’s stockholders;
G. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, under which Company is organized
(“Section 145”), empowers Company to indemnify by agreement its officers, directors, employees and
agents, and persons who serve, at the request of Company, as directors, officers, employees or
agents of other corporations or enterprises, and expressly provides that the indemnification
provided by Section 145 is not exclusive;
H. The Board, after reasonable investigation prior to the date hereof, has determined that
the liability insurance coverage available to Company and its subsidiaries as of the date hereof is
inadequate alone. The Board believes, therefore, that the interest of Company’s stockholders would
best be served by a combination of such insurance as Company may obtain pursuant to Company’s
obligations hereunder, and the indemnification by Company of the directors and officers of Company
and its subsidiaries pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation and contractually hereunder;
I. Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director
or officer of Company and/or the subsidiaries of Company free from undue concern for claims for
damages arising out of or related to such services to Company and/or a subsidiary of Company; and
J. Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, Company and/or the subsidiaries
of Company, provided that he or she is furnished the indemnity provided for herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
(a) Agent. For the purposes of this Agreement, “agent” of Company means any person who is or
was a director, officer, employee or other agent of Company or a subsidiary of Company; or is or
was serving at the request of, for the convenience of or to represent the interest of Company or a
subsidiary of Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(b) Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “expenses” includes all direct and indirect
costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and
related disbursements, and other out-of-pocket costs) 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 or
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otherwise; provided, however, that expenses shall not include any judgments, fines, ERISA
excise taxes or penalties or amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding, unless otherwise provided
herein.
(c) Proceeding. For the purposes of this Agreement, “proceeding” means any threatened,
pending, or completed action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or any other type whatsoever, which may be subject to indemnification covered by this
Agreement.
(d) Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, “subsidiary” means any corporation of which
more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities is owned directly or indirectly by Company, by
Company and one or more other subsidiaries, or by one or more other subsidiaries.
2. Agreement to Serve.
Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an agent of Company, at its will (or under
separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity Indemnitee currently serves as an
agent of Company, so long as he or she is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Bylaws of Company or any subsidiary of Company or until such
time as he or she tenders a resignation in writing or he or she is removed from such position;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right to
continued employment by Indemnitee.
3. Maintenance of Liability Insurance.
(a) Company hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as Indemnitee shall continue to serve
as an agent of Company and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible
proceeding by reason of the fact that Indemnitee was an agent of Company, Company, subject to
Section 3(b), shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in full force and effect
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) in reasonable amounts from
established and reputable insurers, and to the extent that that Company maintains any D&O
Insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with the terms
thereof, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer under
such policy or policies.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain D&O
Insurance if Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably available, the
premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, the
coverage is so limited and/or reduced by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or
Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a subsidiary of Company.
4. Mandatory Indemnification.
(a) If Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an agent of Company, or by reason of
anything done or not done by him or her in any such capacity, if he or she acted in good faith
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and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
Company, then Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all expenses and liabilities of
any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in
connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding, as follows:
(i) Third Party Actions. In any proceeding other than an action in the right of Company (but
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, only if he or she also had no reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was unlawful); and
(ii) Derivative Actions. In any proceeding by or in the right of Company to procure a
judgment in its favor; except that no indemnification under this subsection shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been finally adjudged to
be liable to Company after the time for an appeal has expired by a court of competent jurisdiction
due to willful misconduct of a culpable nature in the performance of his or her duty to Company
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such proceeding was
brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of
all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such amounts which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper; and
(iii) Actions Where Indemnitee is Deceased. In any proceeding, and prior to, during the
pendency or after completion of such proceeding Indemnitee is deceased, except as provided in
Sections 3(b) and 12.
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(b) Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall
not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, judgments, fees, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid
in settlement) which have been paid directly to Indemnitee or to others on behalf of Indemnitee
under D&O Insurance.
(c) Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her corporate status as an agent
of Company, a witness in any proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified
against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
therewith.
(d) Change of Law. Subject to the further provisions of this Agreement, if Section 145 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, or any successor statute, is hereafter amended (the “Amended
Statute”) in a manner that expands the authority of Company to indemnify or advance expenses to
Indemnitee, this Agreement shall thereupon be deemed modified to provide for indemnification of and
advance of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Amended Statute.
5. Partial Indemnification.
If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by Company for
some or a portion of any expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not
limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement)
incurred by him or her in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a proceeding, but is
not entitled to indemnification for all of the total amount thereof, then Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for such portion of the total amount to which Indemnitee is
entitled, but not as to the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is not entitled.
6. Mandatory Advancement of Expenses.
Except as otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law, Company shall advance all reasonable
expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding within 20 days
after the receipt by Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance
or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such proceeding.
Such statement or statements shall contain reasonable documentation evidencing the expenses
incurred by Indemnitee and may designate that payment be made to another person on Indemnitee’s
behalf. In connection with any such payment, advance or reimbursement, Indemnitee undertakes and
agrees to repay any amounts paid, advanced or reimbursed by Company in respect of expenses relating
to, arising out of or resulting from any proceeding in respect of which it shall have been
determined, following the final disposition of such proceeding and in accordance with Section 8,
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; it being understood and agreed
that the foregoing shall satisfy any requirement that Indemnitee provide Company with an
undertaking to repay any advancement of expenses prior to the payment, advancement or reimbursement
thereof by Company.
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7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures.
(a) Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to his right to be indemnified under this
Agreement, give 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 a delay in giving such notice shall not deprive Indemnitee of any right to be
indemnified under this Agreement unless, and then only to the extent that, such delay is materially
prejudicial to the defense of such claim. The omission to notify Company will not relieve Company
from any liability for indemnification which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than under this
Agreement. The Secretary of Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for
indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b) If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the commencement of a proceeding pursuant
to Section 7(a) hereof, Company has D&O Insurance in effect, Company shall give prompt notice of
the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers and/or their agent(s) in accordance with the
various procedures set forth in the respective policies. 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 proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) If Company shall be obligated to advance the expenses for any proceeding against
Indemnitee, then Company, as appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice
of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee
and the retention of such counsel by Company, Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her counsel in any
such proceeding at Indemnitee’s expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee
has been previously authorized by Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such
defense or (C) Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such
proceeding, then (after written notice to Company by Indemnitee) the fees and expense of
Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of Company.
8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.
(a) To the extent that Indemnitee shall have been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any proceeding or any portion thereof or in defense of any issue or matter therein,
including, without limitation, dismissal with or without prejudice, (i) Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all expenses (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise
taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) relating to, arising out of or resulting from
such proceeding or portion thereof or issue or matter therein in accordance with Section 4, and
(ii) no Standard of Conduct Determination (as defined below in Section 8(b)) shall be required.
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(b) To the extent that the provisions of Section 8(a) are inapplicable to a proceeding that
shall have been finally disposed of and there has been no Change of Control pursuant to Section
8(f), any determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct
under Delaware law that is a legally required condition precedent to indemnification of Indemnitee
hereunder against expenses (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) relating to, arising out of or resulting from such
proceeding (a “Standard of Conduct Determination”) shall be made, at the election of Indemnitee,
either (i) by a majority vote of directors of Company who are not and were not a party to the
proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee (“Disinterested Directors”),
even if less than a quorum of the Board or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by a
majority vote of a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of all
Disinterested Directors, (ii) by Independent Counsel (as defined below in Section 8(f)) in a
written opinion addressed to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (iii)
by a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom is selected by Indemnitee, another of whom is selected
by Company and the last of whom is selected by the first two arbitrators so selected. Indemnitee
will cooperate with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct Determination, including
providing to such person or persons, upon reasonable advance request, any documentation or
information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Company shall indemnify
and hold harmless Indemnitee against and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall reimburse Indemnitee
for, or advance to Indemnitee, within 20 business days of such request, any and all reasonable
costs, expenses and other amounts (including attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses) paid or
payable by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person or persons making such Standard of Conduct
Determination.
(c) Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Standard of Conduct
Determination required under Section 8(b) to be made as promptly as practicable. If (i) the person
or persons empowered or selected under Section 8 to make the Standard of Conduct Determination
shall not have made a determination within 30 days after the later of (A) receipt by Company of
written notice from Indemnitee advising Company of the final disposition of the applicable
proceeding and (B) receipt by Company of written notice from Indemnitee notifying Company of
Indemnitee’s choice of forum pursuant to Section 8(b) (the later of the events specified in clause
(A) and clause (B) being the “Notification Date”) and (ii) Indemnitee shall have fulfilled its
obligations set forth in the second sentence of Section 8(b), then Indemnitee shall be deemed to
have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct; provided that such 30-day period may be extended
for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional 30 days, in good faith by the person or persons
making such Standard of Conduct Determination if (s)he/they require such additional time for the
obtaining or evaluation of documentation and/or information relating to such determination.
(d) If Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder against any expenses under
circumstances where (i) no determination of whether Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable
standard of conduct under Delaware law is a legally required condition precedent to indemnification
of Indemnitee hereunder against such expenses, or (ii) Indemnitee has been determined or deemed
pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c) to have satisfied any applicable standard
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of conduct under Delaware law which is a legally required condition precedent to
indemnification of Indemnitee hereunder against such expenses, then Company shall pay such expenses
to Indemnitee within 20 business days after the later of (x) the Notification Date in respect of
the proceeding or portion thereof to which such expenses are related, out of which such expenses
arose or from which such expenses resulted and (y) the earliest date on which the applicable
criterion specified in clause (i) or (ii) above shall have been satisfied.
(e) If a Standard of Conduct Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to
Section 8(b), then the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall
give written notice to Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.
Company may, within five business days after receiving written notice of selection from Indemnitee,
deliver to Indemnitee a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such
objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not
satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Section 8(f), and the
objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper
and timely objection, the person or firm so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such
written objection is properly and timely made and substantiated, (i) the Independent Counsel so
selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a
court has determined that such objection is without merit and (ii) Indemnitee may, at its option,
select an alternative Independent Counsel and give written notice to Company advising Company of
the identity of the alternative Independent Counsel so selected, in which case the provisions of
the two immediately preceding sentences and clause (i) of this sentence shall apply to such
subsequent selection and notice. If applicable, the provisions of clause (ii) of the immediately
preceding sentence shall apply to successive alternative selections. If no Independent Counsel that
is permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(e) to make the Standard of Conduct
Determination shall have been selected within 30 days after Indemnitee gives its initial notice
pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8(e) or Company gives its initial notice pursuant to
the second sentence of this Section 8(e), as the case may be, either Company or Indemnitee may
petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware for resolution of any objection which shall
have been made by Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for
the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Court or by such other person as
the Court shall designate, and the person or firm with respect to whom all objections are so
resolved or the person or firm so appointed will act as Independent Counsel. In all events,
Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and expenses of, and all other reasonable fees and
expenses paid or payable by, the Independent Counsel in connection with the Independent Counsel’s
determination pursuant to Section 8(b), including in connection with any challenge thereto or
defense thereof, and Company shall fully indemnify and hold harmless such counsel against any and
all reasonable expenses (including attorney’s fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of
or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
(f) Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control (as defined in Attachment “A” hereto)
of Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee
to indemnity payments and advances of any expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or
Company by-law now or hereafter in effect relating to proceedings, Company shall seek legal advice
only from Independent Counsel (as defined in Attachment “A”
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hereto) selected by Indemnitee and approved by Company (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to
Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be
indemnified under applicable law. In all events, Company shall pay all of the reasonable fees and
expenses of, and all other reasonable fees and expenses paid or payable by, the Independent
Counsel referred to in this Section 8(f) in connection with the foregoing, including in connection
with any challenge to or defense of any action or decision of such Independent Counsel, and
Company shall fully indemnify and hold harmless such counsel against any and all reasonable
expenses (including attorney’s fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
9. Reliance as Safe Harbor; Actions of Others.
(a) For purposes of any Standard of Conduct Determination, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to
have met the requisite standard of conduct if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books
of account of Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by
the officers of Company in the course of their duties (provided, if Indemnitee is an officer, then
Indemnitee shall not be entitled to rely upon such data furnished in the course of their duties by
officers who report directly to Indemnitee), or on the advice of legal counsel for Company or on
information or records given or reports made to Company by an independent certified public
accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by Company. The
provisions of this Section 9 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other
circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in this Agreement.
(b) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or
employee of Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to
indemnification under this Agreement.
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10. Limitation of Actions and Release of Claims.
No proceeding shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of Company
or any subsidiary against Indemnitee, his or her spouse, heirs, estate, executors or administrators
after the expiration of one year from the act or omission of Indemnitee upon which such proceeding
is based; however, in a case where Indemnitee fraudulently conceals the facts underlying such cause
of action, no proceeding shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted after the
expiration of one year from the earlier of (i) the date Company or any subsidiary of Company
discovers such facts, or (ii) the date Company or any subsidiary of Company could have discovered
such facts by the exercise of reasonable diligence. Any claim or cause of action of Company or any
subsidiary of Company, including claims predicated upon the negligent act or omission of
Indemnitee, shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by filing of a legal action
within such period. This Section 9 shall not apply to any cause of action which has accrued on the
date hereof and of which Indemnitee is aware on the date hereof, but as to which Company has no
actual knowledge apart from Indemnitee’s knowledge.
11. Presumption of Entitlement.
In making any Standard of Conduct Determination or other determination relating to this Agreement,
the person or persons making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the
applicable standard of conduct or otherwise is entitled to the treatment hereunder requested by
Indemnitee, and Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome such presumption and shall
satisfy such burden of proof (and the person or persons making such determination shall be entitled
to reach a conclusion contrary to such presumption) only if Company adduces clear and convincing
evidence to the contrary.
12. Exceptions.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, Company shall not be obligated,
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:
(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with
respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of
defense, except with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to
indemnification under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under
Section 145, but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by Company in
specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate; or
(b) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a
court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee
in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or
(c) Unauthorized Settlements. To indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts
paid in settlement of a proceeding unless Company consents to such settlement; or
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(d) Claims by Company for Willful Misconduct. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee
under this Agreement for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding or
claim brought by Company against Indemnitee for willful misconduct, unless a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of such claims by Company was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; or
(e) Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising
from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of Company securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute; or
(f) Willful Misconduct. To indemnify Indemnitee on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which is
finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute
willful misconduct; or
(g) 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; or
(h) Forfeiture of Certain Bonuses and Profits. To indemnify Indemnitee for the payment of
amounts required to be reimbursed to Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002, as amended, or any similar successor statute.
13. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement
that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of
expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 8(b) or (f) of this
Agreement within 30 days after receipt by Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment
of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 6 or the last sentence of Section 8(b) of this
Agreement within 20 days after receipt by Company of a written request therefore, or (v) payment of
indemnification pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 of this Agreement is not made within the time set forth
in Section 8(d), Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of his entitlement to
such indemnification or advancement of expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may
seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s
right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 8 of this
Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo
trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that
adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Section 13 Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
or advancement of expenses, as the case may be.
(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Company shall be bound by such determination in any
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judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 13, absent (i) a misstatement
by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a
prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration
commenced pursuant to this Section 13 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are
not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such
arbitrator that Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee against any and all expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten days
after receipt by Company of a written request therefore) advance such expenses to Indemnitee, which
are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification
or advance of expenses from Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies maintained by Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is
determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance recovery,
as the case may be.
14. Nonexclusivity.
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,
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of Company’s stockholders or
disinterested directors, other agreements, or otherwise, both as to actions in his or her official
capacity and to actions in another capacity while occupying his or her position as an agent of
Company. Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an
agent of Company, subject to Section 21.
15. 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.
16. Severability.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of the Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any
paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 4 hereof.
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17. Modification and Waiver; Automatic Revisions.
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. In the event Company enters into an
indemnification agreement with any person after the date hereof which provides for any greater
degree or higher amount of, more readily available, indemnification to such person than is provided
herein, then the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed automatically revised (without need for
formal acquiescence by Company) to provide such improved indemnification to Indemnitee.
18. Notice.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee or
(ii) if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day
after the mailing date:
(a) If to Indemnitee, to the address at his signature.
(b) If to Company, to:
Xxxxxxx Fabrics, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Addresses may be subsequently modified by written notice.
19. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
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. Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action
or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.
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20. Specific Performance.
Company and Indemnitee recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by Company,
Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any such
violation, Indemnitee shall be entitled, if Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either
in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation,
or to obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as Indemnitee may elect it to pursue.
21. Effectiveness of Agreement; Duration; Complete Agreement.
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date set forth on the first page and may apply to acts
or omissions of Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was an officer,
director, employee, or other agent of Company, or was serving at the request of Company as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or
other enterprise at the time such act or omission occurred. This Agreement shall terminate upon
the later of: (a) ten years after the Indemnitee has ceased to be an agent of Company; and (b) the
final termination of all then pending or threatened proceedings to which the Indemnitee may be
subject. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to the Indemnitee even
though he may have ceased to be a director or officer of Company. This Agreement shall be binding
upon Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee and
his spouse, assigns, heirs, devises, executors, administrators or other legal representatives.
This Agreement is the complete agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,
supersedes any and all prior agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter,
and such prior agreements shall not apply to any claims that have not been made upon Indemnitee and
communicated to Company prior to the date hereof.
22. Contribution.
To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this
Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, Company, in lieu of indemnifying
Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines,
penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for expenses, in
connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such
proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such proceeding
in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by Company and Indemnitee as a result of the
event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of
Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such
event(s) and/or transaction(s).
23. Subrogation.
In the event of payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, Company shall be subrogated to the
extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers
required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the
execution of such documents necessary to enable Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such
rights.
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EXECUTED as of the date first above written.
| XXXXXXX FABRICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | ||||||
| Name: | ||||||
| Title: | ||||||
| Date: | ||||||
| Name of Indemnitee: | ||||||
| Date: | ||||||
| Address: | ||||||
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ATTACHMENT A
DEFINITION OF “CHANGE IN CONTROL”
“Change in Control” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any of the following
events: (i) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act) (a “Person”), is or becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total
voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock; provided, however, that the following events
shall not constitute or result in a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition of Voting Stock directly
from Company, (B) any acquisition of Voting Stock by Company, (C) any acquisition of Voting Stock
by any employee benefit plan (or related trust, or any trustee or other fiduciary thereof in such
capacity) sponsored or maintained by Company or any Subsidiary or (D) any acquisition of Voting
Stock by any Person pursuant to a Business Combination that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C)
of Section (iii) below; or (ii) during any two-year period, individuals who, as of the beginning of
such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason (other than
death or disability) to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for
election by Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the then
Incumbent Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of Company in
which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection of Company, to such
nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding
for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-12(c) of the Exchange Act) with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or (iii) consummation of a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
of the assets, of Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, in each case, immediately following
such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were
the beneficial owners of Voting Stock of Company immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity
resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a
result of such transaction owns Company or all or substantially all of Company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions relative to
each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Voting Stock
of Company, (B) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any
employee benefit plan (or related trust, or any trustee or other fiduciary thereof in such
capacity) sponsored or maintained by Company, any Subsidiary or such entity resulting from such
Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities representing 15%
or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such Business Combination
except to the extent such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a
majority of the members of the Board of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were
Incumbent Directors
at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the
Board providing for such Business Combination; or (iv) approval by the stockholders of
Company of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Company, except pursuant to a Business
Combination that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section (iii) above. For purposes of
this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(ii) “Subsidiary” means an entity in which Company directly or indirectly beneficially owns
50% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock.
(iii) “Voting Stock” means securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors.
(iv) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced
in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been,
retained to represent (i) Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other
than with respect to matters concerning other indemnitees under similar [i.e., non-Xxxxxxx]
indemnification agreements) or (ii) any other party to the proceeding giving rise to
indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not
include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing,
would have a conflict of interest in representing either Company or Indemnitee in an action to
determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
