VALENTEC SYSTEMS, INC. INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.3
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THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is entered into, effective as of __________, 2007 by and between Valentec
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and __________ (“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS,
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it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; | |
WHEREAS,
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Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company; | |
WHEREAS,
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both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims currently being asserted against directors and officers of corporations; | |
WHEREAS,
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the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; and | |
WHEREAS,
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in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for (i) substantial protection against personal liability based on Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (ii) specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company) and (iii) an inducement to provide effective services to the Company as a director and/or officer, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted under Delaware law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, to provide for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the
Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Certain Definitions |
(a) | “Affiliate” shall mean any corporation or other person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with, the person specified, including, without limitation, with respect to the Company, any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company. | ||
(b) | “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. | ||
(c) | A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
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(the “Exchange Act”)) (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of
stock of the Company, and other than any person holding shares of the Company on the date
that the Company first registers under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
transferee of such individual if such transferee is a spouse or lineal descendant of the
transferee or a trust for the benefit of the individual, his or her spouse or lineal
descendants), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or
more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting
Securities, (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the
Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of
at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors
at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously
so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, (iii) the
stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any
other entity, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting
Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the
surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting
Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in
one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets.
(d) | “Expenses” shall mean any expense, liability or loss, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments or other charges imposed thereon, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement and all other costs and obligations, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, participating in (including on appeal) or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event. | ||
(e) | “Indemnifiable Event” shall mean any event or occurrence that takes place either prior to or after the execution of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, or related to anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as described above. |
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(f) | “Independent Counsel” shall mean the person or body appointed in connection with Section 3. | ||
(g) | “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism (including an action by or in the right of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) or any inquiry, hearing or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other. | ||
(h) | “Reviewing Party” shall mean the person or body appointed in accordance with Section 3. | ||
(i) | “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors. |
2. | Agreement to Indemnify |
(a) | General Agreement. In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all Expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted (but in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto). The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors or applicable law. | ||
(b) | Initiation of Proceeding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding, (ii) the Proceeding is one to enforce indemnification rights under Section 5 or (iii) the Proceeding is instituted after a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control approved by a majority of the directors on the Board who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) and Independent Counsel has approved its initiation. | ||
(c) | Expense Advances. If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within thirty (30) days of such request) any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). The Indemnitee shall qualify for such Expense Advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement which shall constitute an undertaking providing that the Indemnitee undertakes to repay such Expense Advances if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. This Section 2(c) shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section (b) or 2(f). |
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(d) | Mandatory Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith. | ||
(e) | Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. | ||
(f) | Prohibited Indemnification. No indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by the Company on account of any Proceeding in which a final judgment is rendered against Indemnitee or Indemnitee enters into a settlement, in each case (i) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws; (ii) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or (iii) for which payment is prohibited by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated or implied in this Section 2(f), indemnification pursuant to this Agreement relating to any Proceeding against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws shall not be prohibited if Indemnitee ultimately establishes in any Proceeding that no recovery of such profits from Indemnitee is permitted under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of any federal, state or local laws. |
3. | Reviewing Party |
Prior to any Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be any appropriate person or body
consisting of a member or members of the Board or any other person or body appointed by the
Board who is not a party to the particular Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee is
seeking indemnification; provided that if all members of the Board are parties to the
particular Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, the
Independent Counsel referred to below shall become the Reviewing Party; after a Change in
Control, the Independent Counsel referred to below shall become the Reviewing Party. With
respect to all matters arising before a Change in Control for which Independent Counsel shall
be the Reviewing Party and all matters arising after a Change in Control, in each case
concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this
Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for
Indemnifiable Events, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Counsel
selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), and who has not otherwise performed services for the Company or the
Indemnitee (other than in
connection with indemnification matters) within the last five years. The 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 the Company or Indemnitee
in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. Such counsel, among other
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things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to
what extent the Indemnitee should be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The
Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel and to indemnify fully
such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities,
loss and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of Independent
Counsel pursuant hereto.
4. | Indemnification Process and Appeal |
(a) | Indemnification Payment. Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification of Expenses, and shall receive payment thereof, from the Company in accordance with this Agreement as soon as practicable after Indemnitee has made written demand on the Company for indemnification, but in no event later than thirty (30) business days after such demand, unless the Reviewing Party has given a written opinion to the Company that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Reviewing Party making a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to the Reviewing Party 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. | ||
(b) | Suit to Enforce Rights. Regardless of any action by the Reviewing Party, if Indemnitee has not received full indemnification within thirty (30) days after making a demand in accordance with Section 4(a), Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce its indemnification rights under this Agreement by commencing litigation in any court in the State of California or the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof. The Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party not challenged by the Indemnitee shall be binding on the Company and Indemnitee. The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any such proceeding that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The remedy provided for in this Section 4 shall be in addition to any other remedies available to Indemnitee at law or in equity. | ||
(c) | Defense to Indemnification, Burden of Proof, and Presumptions. It shall be a defense to any action brought by Indemnitee against the Company to enforce this Agreement (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for Expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that it is not permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed. In connection with any such action or any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proving such a defense or determination shall be on the Company. Neither the failure of the Reviewing Party or the Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action by Indemnitee that indemnification of the claimant is proper under the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party or Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel or its |
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stockholders) that the Indemnitee had not met such applicable standard of conduct,
shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met
the applicable standard of conduct. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any
claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without
court approval), conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not
create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or
have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not
permitted by applicable law. For purposes of any determination of good faith under any
applicable standard of conduct, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if
Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Company, including
financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the
Company in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company
or the Board or counsel selected by any committee of the Board or on information or
records given or reports made to the Company by an independent certified public accountant
or by an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the
Company or the Board or any committee of the Board. The provisions of the preceding
sentence shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other
circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of
conduct. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, or any director, officer, agent
or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining
the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
5. | Indemnification for Expenses Incurred in Enforcing Rights |
The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses that are incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for:
(a) | indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification for Indemnifiable Events, and/or; | ||
(b) | recovery under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company; but only in the event that Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be. In addition, the Company shall, if so requested by Indemnitee, advance the foregoing Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to and in accordance with Section 2(c). |
6. | Notification and Defense of Proceeding |
(a) | Notice. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee, except as provided in Section 6(c). | ||
(b) | Defense. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense and except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to |
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Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election to assume the
defense of any Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with the defense of such Proceeding other than reasonable costs of investigation or as
otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ legal counsel in such
Proceeding, but all Expenses related thereto incurred after notice from the Company of its
assumption of the defense shall be at Indemnitee’s expense unless: (i) the employment of
legal counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company, (ii) Indemnitee has
reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the
Company in the defense of the Proceeding, (iii) after a Change in Control, the employment
of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (iv) the Company
shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, in each
of which cases all Expenses of the Proceeding shall be borne by the Company. The Company
shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of
the Company, or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the determination provided for in
(ii) above or under the circumstances provided for in (iii) and (iv) above.
(c) | Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred, the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent Counsel has approved the settlement. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement with regard to any judicial award if the Company was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity as a result of Indemnitees’ failure to provide notice, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action, and the lack of such notice materially prejudiced the Company’s ability to participate in defense of such action. The Company’s liability hereunder shall not be excused if participation in the Proceeding by the Company was barred by this Agreement. |
7. | Non-Exclusivity |
The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have
under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law or otherwise;
provided, however, that this Agreement shall supersede any prior indemnification agreement
between the Company and the Indemnitee. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether
by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification than would be afforded
currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, applicable law or this
Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater
benefits so afforded by such change.
8. | Liability Insurance |
To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing general and/or
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or
policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage
available
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for any Company director or officer.
9. | Period of Limitations |
No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of
the Company or any Affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs,
executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two (2) years from the
date of accrual of such cause of action or such longer period as may be required by state law
under the circumstances. Any claim or cause of action of the Company or its Affiliate shall be
extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing and notice of a legal
action within such period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is
otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, the shorter period shall govern.
10. | Amendment of this Agreement |
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 binding unless in the form of a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement
of the waiver is sought, and no such waiver shall operate as a waiver of any other provisions
hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Except
as specifically provided herein, no failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any right or
remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.
11. | 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 papers
required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the
execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to
enforce such rights.
12. | No Duplication of Payments |
The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any
claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise received payment (under
any insurance policy, Bylaw or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.
13. | Duration of Agreement |
This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) six (6) years after the
date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or (b)
one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending
in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses
hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 4(b) of this
Agreement relating thereto.
14. | Binding Effect |
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
parties hereto and their respective successors (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), assigns, spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. The
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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. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for
any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity pertaining to an
Indemnifiable Event even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the
time of any Proceeding.
15. | Severability |
If any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, (a) the remaining provisions shall
remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions
shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the
maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the
provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, 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, void or unenforceable.
16. | Contribution |
To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, whether or not the indemnification
provided for in this Agreement is available to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the
Company shall pay all or a portion of the amount that would otherwise be incurred by Indemnitee
for Expenses in connection with any claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event, 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 the 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 the Company
(and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such
event(s) and/or transaction(s).
17. | Governing Law |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such State without
giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws. The Company and Indemnitee hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement may be brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery or in the
applicable state or federal courts in the State of California; (ii) consent to submit to the
jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery or of the applicable state or federal courts in
the
State of California for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or
proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery or in the applicable state or federal courts in
the State of California, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any
such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery or in the applicable state
or federal courts in the State of California has been brought in an improper or inconvenient
forum.
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18. | Notices |
All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, against receipt or
mailed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and addressed
to the Company at:
Valentec Systems, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer / General Counsel
and to Indemnitee at:
the address set forth below Indemnitee’s signature hereto. Notice of change of address shall be
effective only when given in accordance with this Section. All notices complying with this
Section shall be deemed to have been received on the date of hand delivery or on the third
business day after mailing.
19. | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
20. | Corporate Approval |
This Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on , 2007 and is
further subject to ratification by the Stockholders of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the
day specified above.
VALENTEC SYSTEMS, INC. a Delaware corporation |
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By: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO and President | |||
INDEMNITEE, an individual |
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Print name: | ||||
Address: | ||||
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