INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
To
Mr./Ms.
It
is in
the best interest of Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. (the “Company”)
to
retain and attract as directors and/or officers the most capable persons
available and such persons are becoming increasingly reluctant to serve s
directors of companies unless they are provided with adequate protection through
insurance and indemnification in connection with such service.
You
are
or have been appointed to be a director and/or officer of the Company, and
in
order to enable you to provide your services to the Company in an effective
manner, the Company desires to provide hereunder for your indemnification to
the
fullest extent permitted by law.
In
consideration of you continuing to serve the Company, the Company hereby agrees
as follows:
1.
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The
Company hereby undertakes to indemnify you to the maximum extent
permitted
by applicable law for any liability or expense imposed on or incurred
by
you in respect of any act or omission or alleged act or
omission (each,
an “action”)
taken or made by you in your capacity as an Office Holder (as defined
in
the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (the “Companies
Law”))
of the Company, in respect of the
following:
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1.1.
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any
financial obligation imposed on or incurred by you in favor of another
person by a court judgment, including a settlement or an arbitrator’s
award approved by court; and
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1.2.
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reasonable
litigation expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, including also the fees and
expenses of investigators, accountants and other experts, expended
by you
or charged to you by a court, (i) in a proceeding instituted against
you
by the Company or on its behalf or by another person, or (ii) in
any
criminal proceeding in which you are acquitted, or (iii) in any criminal
proceeding for an offense which does not require proof of criminal
intent
of which you are convicted; and
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1.3.
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reasonable
litigation expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, including also the fees and
expenses of investigators, accountants and other experts, expended
by you
as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against
you by an
authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding,
which:
(i) is Concluded Without The Filing Of An Indictment (as defined
in the
Companies Law) against you and without the imposition on you of any
Financial Obligation In Lieu of Criminal Proceedings (as defined
in the
Companies Law), or (ii) which is Concluded Without The Filing Of
An
Indictment against you, but with the imposition on you of a Financial
Obligation In Lieu of Criminal Proceedings in respect of an offense
that
does not require proof of criminal intent.
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1.4.
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The
above indemnification will also apply to any action taken by you
in your
capacity as an Office Holder of any other company controlled, directly
or
indirectly, by the Company (a “Subsidiary”)
or in your capacity as an officer, director, or observer at board
of
directors’ meetings, of a company not
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controlled
by the Company but where your appointment as such is at the request
of the
Company (“Affiliate”).
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2.
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The
Company will not indemnify you for any amount you may be obligated
to pay
in respect of any of the following:
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2.1. |
a
breach of your duty of loyalty, except, to the extent permitted by
law,
for a breach of a duty of loyalty to the Company, a Subsidiary or
an
Affiliate while acting in good faith and having reasonable cause
to assume
that such act would not prejudice the interests of the Company, the
Subsidiary or the Affiliate, as
applicable;
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2.2.
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a
willful breach of the duty of care, or reckless disregard for the
circumstances or to the consequences of a breach of the duty of care
other
than a breach arising solely out of your negligent conduct;
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2.3.
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an
action, taken or not taken, with the intent of unlawfully realizing
personal gain;
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2.4.
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a
fine or penalty imposed upon you for an offense;
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2.5.
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a
counterclaim made by the Company or a Subsidiary or in its name in
connection with a claim against the Company or such Subsidiary filed
by
you, other than for indemnification hereunder; and
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2.6.
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any
claim arising from your purchase and sale of securities in violation
of
Section 16(b) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, if applicable.
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3.
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The
indemnification undertaking in paragraph 1.1 will be limited to the
matters mentioned therein insofar as they result from your actions
in the
following matters or in connection therewith (which have been determined
by the Board of Directors of the Company as foreseeable in view of
the
Company’s current activity):
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3.1.
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The
offering of securities by the Company and/or by a shareholder to
the
public and/or to private investors or the offer by the Company to
purchase
securities from the public and/or from private investors or other
holders
pursuant to a prospectus, agreements, notices, reports, tenders and/or
other proceedings;
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3.2.
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Occurrences
resulting from the Company’s becoming, or its status as, a public company,
and/or from the fact that the Company’s securities were offered to the
public and/or are traded on a stock exchange, whether in Israel or
abroad;
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3.3.
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Occurrences
in connection with investments that the Company and/or Subsidiaries
and/or
Affiliates make in other corporations whether before and/or after
the
investment is made, entering into the transaction, the execution,
development and monitoring thereof, including actions taken by you
in the
name of the Company and/or a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate as a
director,
officer, employee and/or board observer of the corporation the subject
of
the transaction and the like;
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3.4.
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The
sale, purchase and holding of negotiable securities or other investments
for or in the name of the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an
Affiliate;
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3.5.
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Actions
in connection with any sale or acquisition of assets by the Company,
a
Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate or the merger of the Company, a Subsidiary
and/or an Affiliate with or into another
entity;
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3.6.
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Actions
in connection with the sale of the operations and/or business, or
part
thereof, of the Company, a Subsidiary and/or an
Affiliate;
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3.7.
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Without
derogating from the generality of the above, actions in connection
with
the purchase or sale of companies, legal entities or assets, and
the
division or consolidation thereof;
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3.8.
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Actions
taken in connection with labor relations and/or employment matters
in, and
agreements, transactions and trade relations of, the Company, its
Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates with third parties, including without
limitation with employees, consultants, independent contractors,
customers, suppliers and various service
providers;
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3.9.
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Actions
concerning the approval of transactions of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and/or Affiliates with officers and/or directors and/or holders of
controlling interests in the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or
Affiliates;
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3.10.
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Actions
taken in connection with the approval and execution of financial
statements and business reports and the representations made in connection
therewith;
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3.11.
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Actions
in connection with the testing of products developed by the Company,
its
Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates or in connection with the distribution,
sale, license or use of such
products;
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3.12.
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Actions
taken in connection with the intellectual property of the Company,
its
Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates, and its protection, including the
registration or assertion of rights to intellectual property and
the
defense of claims related to intellectual property;
and
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3.13.
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Actions
taken pursuant to or in accordance with the policies and procedures
of the
Company, its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates, whether such policies
and
procedures are published or not.
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4.
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The
Company will make available to you all amounts needed in accordance
with
paragraph 1 above on the date on which such amounts are first payable
by
you (“Time
of Indebtedness”),
and with respect to items referred to in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 above,
even prior to a court decision. Advances given to cover legal expenses
in
a criminal proceeding or in administrative or investigative proceeding
that result in a criminal proceeding will be repaid by you to the
Company
if you are found guilty of a crime which requires proof of criminal
intent. Other advances will be repaid by you to the Company if it
is
determined that you are not lawfully entitled to such
indemnification.
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As
part of the aforementioned undertaking, the Company will make available
to
you any security or guarantee that you may be required to post in
accordance with an interim decision given by a court or an arbitrator,
including for the purpose of substituting liens imposed on your
assets.
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All
amounts paid as indemnification pursuant hereto will be grossed-up
to
cover any tax payments you may be required to make if the indemnification
payments are taxable to you.
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5.
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The
Company will indemnify you even if at the relevant Time of Indebtedness
you are no longer an Office Holder of the Company or of a Subsidiary
or an
officer, director or board observer of an Affiliate, provided that
the
obligations are in respect of actions taken by you while you were
an
Office Holder, director, officer, and/or board observer, as aforesaid,
and
in such capacity, including if taken prior to the date of this
Indemnification and Release
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Agreement
and the indemnity will extend to your heirs, executors, administrators
and
legal representatives.
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6.
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The
Company will not indemnify you for any liability with respect to
which you
have received payment by virtue of an insurance policy or another
indemnification agreement other than for amounts which are in excess
of
the amounts actually paid to you pursuant to any such insurance policy
or
another indemnity agreement (including deductible amounts not covered
by
insurance policies).
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Subject
to the provisions of paragraph 6 above, the indemnification under
paragraph 1.1 above with respect to all Office Holders in the
aggregate
will be limited to an aggregate amount (which has been determined
by the
Board of Directors of the Company to be reasonable under the
circumstances) which shall not exceed the greater of: (i) with
respect to
indemnification in connection with a public offering of the Company’s
securities, the gross proceeds raised by the Company and/or any
Selling
Shareholder in such public offering, and (ii) with respect to
any and all
matters mentioned in paragraph 3 above (including a public offering
of the
Company’s securities), an amount equal to 50% of the Company’s
shareholders equity (on a consolidated basis), based on the Company’s most
recent financial statements made publicly available before the
date on
which the indemnity payment is made.
If
the aforesaid amount is insufficient to cover all amounts to
which all
Office Holders are entitled, such amount shall be allocated among
such
persons pro rata to the amounts to which they are so
entitled.
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8.
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The
Company will be entitled to reimbursement of amounts collected from
a
third party in connection with liabilities for which you were indemnified
hereunder, such reimbursement not to exceed the amounts for which
you were
indemnified by the Company.
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9.
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In
all indemnifiable circumstances indemnification will be subject to
the
following:
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9.1.
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You
shall promptly notify the Company of any legal proceedings initiated
against you and of all possible or threatened legal proceedings and,
to
the extent permitted by law, all administrative or investigative
proceedings initiated against you, without delay following your first
becoming aware thereof, and you shall deliver to the Company, or
to such
person as it shall advise you, without delay all documents you receive
in
connection with these proceedings and provide such other information
and
cooperation as the Company shall reasonably
request.
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Similarly,
you shall advise the Company on an ongoing and current basis concerning
all events which you suspect may give rise to the initiation of legal
proceedings against you.
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Failure
to notify the Company as aforesaid will not relieve the Company of
its
indemnification obligations pursuant hereto except to the extent
that it
has been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.
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9.2.
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Other
than with respect to proceedings that have been initiated against
you by
the Company or in its name, the Company shall be entitled to assume
the
conduct of your defense in respect of such proceedings and/or to
hand over
the conduct thereof to any attorney which the Company may choose
for that
purpose, except to an attorney who is not, upon reasonable grounds,
acceptable to you.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing you will be entitled to appoint separate counsel of your own
who
shall accompany you in such proceeding, but the
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expenses
associated with the employment of such counsel incurred after notice from the
Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at your expense unless
(i) the employment of counsel by you has been authorized by the Company, (ii)
you shall have reasonably concluded in good faith that there is reasonably
likely to be a conflict of interest between the Company and you in the conduct
of the defense of such proceeding or (iii) the Company shall not in fact have
employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, in each of which
cases the expenses of your separate counsel shall be at the expense of 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 you shall
have
made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above.
The
Company and/or its attorney appointed by it as aforesaid shall be entitled,
within the context of the conduct as aforesaid, to conclude such proceedings,
all as it shall see fit, including by way of settlement. At the request of
the
Company, you shall execute all documents reasonably required to enable the
Company and/or its attorney as aforesaid to conduct your defense in your name,
and to represent you in all matters connected therewith, in accordance with
the
aforesaid.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, in the case of criminal proceedings the Company and/or
its
attorney as aforesaid will not have the right to plead guilty in your name
or to
agree to a plea-bargain in your name without your written consent. Furthermore,
in a civil proceeding (whether before a court or as a part of a compromise
arrangement), the Company and/or its attorney will not have the right to admit
to any occurrences that are not fully indemnifiable pursuant to this
Indemnification and Release Agreement (including together with insurance
payments actually received or other amounts actually collected or received
from
third parties), or to enter into any settlement, or compromise or consent to
any
judgment unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional
release of you from all liability arising out of the proceeding, without your
written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. However, the aforesaid
will not prevent the Company and/or its attorney as aforesaid, with the approval
of the Company, to come to a financial arrangement with a plaintiff in a civil
proceeding without your consent so long as such arrangement will not be an
admittance of an occurrence not fully indemnifiable pursuant to this
Indemnification and Release Agreement (including together with insurance
payments actually received or other amounts actually collected or received
from
third parties) and so long as it includes an unconditional release as
aforesaid.
9.3.
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You
will fully cooperate with the Company and/or its attorney as aforesaid
in
every reasonable way as may be required of you within the context
of their
conduct of such legal proceedings, including but not limited to the
execution of power(s) of attorney and other documents, provided that
the
Company shall cover all costs incidental thereto such that you will
not be
required to pay the same or to finance the same yourself; and provided,
further, that you shall not be required to take any action that would
in
any way prejudice your defense or waive any defense or position available
to you in connection with any
proceeding.
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9.4.
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You
will do all things reasonably requested by the Board of Directors
of the
Company to subrogate to the Company any rights of recovery (including
rights to insurance or indemnification from persons other than the
Company) which you may have with respect to any proceeding.
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9.5.
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If,
in accordance with paragraph 9.2 above, the Company has assumed the
conduct of your defense, the Company will have no liability or obligation
pursuant to this Indemnification and Release Agreement or the resolutions
referred to below to indemnify you for any legal expenses, including
any
legal fees, that you may expend in connection with your defense following
such assumption of defense, except in the event that you are entitled
to
retain separate counsel pursuant to the terms of such
paragraph.
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9.6.
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The
Company will have no liability or obligation pursuant to this
Indemnification and Release Agreement or the resolutions referred
to below
to indemnify you for any amount expended by you pursuant to any compromise
or settlement agreement reached in any suit, demand or other proceeding
as
aforesaid without the Company’s prior consent to such compromise or
settlement.
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9.7.
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That,
if required by law, the Company’s authorized organs will consider the
request for indemnification and the amount thereof, and will determine
if
you are entitled to indemnification and the amount
thereof.
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10.
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Subject
to paragraph 2 above, the Company hereby exempts and releases you,
to the
fullest extent permitted by law, from any liability for damages caused
as
a result of a breach of your duty of care to the Company in your
capacity
as an Office Holder of the Company, whether such breach occurred
or occurs
prior or subsequent to the resolutions referred to below, provided
that no
such exemption shall apply to a breach of your duty of care in connection
with a Distribution (as defined in the Companies
Law).
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11.
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If
for the validation of any of the undertakings in this Indemnification
and
Release Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure
is
required, the Company undertakes to initiate and make its best efforts
to
cause them to be done or adopted in a manner which will enable the
Company
to fulfill all its undertakings as
aforesaid.
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12.
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For
the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby clarified that nothing contained
in
this Indemnification and Release Agreement or in the above resolutions
derogates from the Company’s right to indemnify you post factum for any
amounts which you may be obligated to pay as set forth in paragraph
1
above without the limitations set forth in paragraphs 3 and 7
above.
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13.
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If
any undertaking included in this Indemnification and Release Agreement
is
held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability
will
not affect any of the other undertakings, exemptions or releases,
which
will remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, if such invalid
or
unenforceable undertaking exemption or release may be modified or
amended
so as to be valid and enforceable as a matter of law, such undertakings
exemptions or releases will be deemed to have been modified or amended,
and any competent court or arbitrator are hereby authorized to modify
or
amend such undertaking exemption or release, so as to be valid and
enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
law.
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14.
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This
Indemnification and Release Agreement and the agreement herein shall
be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the
State of Israel, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into
and to
be performed entirely within the State of Israel,
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without
regard to its conflict of laws
rules.
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15.
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This
Indemnification and Release Agreement contains the entire agreement
and
understanding between the Company and yourself in respect of the
subject
matter hereof and terminates and replaces any previous agreement
in such
respect any previous indemnification agreement with
you.
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Subject
to all indemnification limitations set herein, the Company shall
reimburse
you for all of your reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including
legal
expenses, in enforcing this Indemnification and Release Agreement
against
the Company in the event that you prevail in such enforcement.
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This
letter is being issued to you pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the board
of directors of the Company on _________ __, 2007, and by the shareholders
of
the Company on _________ __, 2007.
Please
sign and return the enclosed copy of this letter to acknowledge your agreement
to the contents hereof.
Sincerely, | ||
VALOR COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS LTD. | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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