Exhibit 10.11
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of
___________, 2002 by and between printCafe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and ____________ ("Indemnitee").
RECITALS
A. The Company desires to retain the services of the Indemnitee as a director
and/or officer of the Company.
B. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the "Delaware Law")
provides a nonexclusive statutory basis for the indemnification of directors and
officers of a Delaware corporation and authorizes agreements between the Company
and its officers and directors with respect to indemnification of such
individuals.
C. Highly competent persons are becoming more reluctant to serve or to continue
to serve corporations as directors, officers and in other key capacities unless
they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate
indemnification against claims and actions against them arising out of their
service to and activities on behalf of such corporations.
D. It is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to
obligate itself to indemnify such persons so that they will serve or continue to
serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified,
and the Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on
additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he or
she be so indemnified.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual promises made in this Agreement, and for
other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
intending to be legally bound, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as
follows:
1. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) THIRD PARTY PROCEEDINGS. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if
Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the
Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an
officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee's
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did
not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be
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or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe
that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
(b) PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY. The Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding by or in
the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to procure a judgment
in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by
reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an officer or
director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the
request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by
the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), in each case to
the extent actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
defense or settlement of such action or suit if Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudicated by court order or judgment
to be liable to the Company in the performance of Indemnitee's duty to the
Company and its stockholders unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon
application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court
shall deem proper.
(c) MANDATORY PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. To the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Section l(a) or Section l(b) or the defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection therewith. The term "successful on the merits or
otherwise" shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) any termination,
withdrawal, or dismissal (with or without prejudice) of any action, suit or
proceeding that is not reinstated within 90 days without any express finding of
liability or guilt against the Indemnitee, and (ii) the settlement of any
action, suit or proceeding (approved in advance in writing by the Company as
provided herein).
2. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended
to create in Indemnitee any right to continued employment.
3. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.
(a) ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The Company shall advance all expenses
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement
or appeal of any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding referred to in
Section l(a) or Section l(b) of this Agreement (including amounts actually paid
in settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby
undertakes to repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it
shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
by the Company as authorized hereby. Any advances to be made under this
Agreement shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee within ten (10) business
days following delivery of a written request therefor by Indemnitee to the
Company.
(b) NOTICE/COOPERATION BY INDEMNITEE. Indemnitee shall, as a condition
precedent to his or her right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the
Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made against
Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive
Officer of
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the Company and shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section
12(d) below. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and
cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's
power.
(c) PROCEDURE. Any indemnification and advances provided for in Section 1
and this Section 3 shall be made no later than forty-five (45) days after
receipt of the written request of Indemnitee. If a claim under this Agreement,
under any statute, or under any provision of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws providing for indemnification, is not paid in full by
the Company within forty-five (45) days after a written request for payment
thereof has first been received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at
any time thereafter bring an action against the Company to recover the unpaid
amount of the claim and, subject to Section 11 of this Agreement, Indemnitee
shall also be entitled to be paid for the expenses (including attorneys' fees)
of bringing such action as well as ten percent (10%) simple interest on such
amount. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought
to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not met the
standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable law for the
Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the burden of
proving such defense shall be on the Company and Indemnitee shall be entitled to
receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to Section 3(a) unless and until
such defense may be finally adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no
further right of appeal exists. It is the parties' intention that if the Company
contests Indemnitee's right to indemnification, the question of Indemnitee's
right to indemnification shall be for the court to decide, and neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or
subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its
stockholders) to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is
proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard
of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the
Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the
Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that
Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a
presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of
conduct.
(d) NOTICE TO INSURERS. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a
claim pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, the Company has director and officer
liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the
commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such policies.
(e) SELECTION OF COUNSEL. In the event the Company shall be obligated under
Section 3(a) hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding against Indemnitee,
the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its
election so to do. However, the Company shall consult with the Indemnitee prior
to agreeing to any settlement with respect to such proceeding. After delivery of
such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such
counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to the same proceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the
right to employ counsel in any such proceeding at Indemnitee's expense; and (ii)
if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by
the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a
conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any
such defense or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to
assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of
Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.
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4. ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS; NONEXCLUSIVITY.
(a) SCOPE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any
change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or
rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of
its board of directors or an officer, such changes shall be deemed to be within
the purview of Indemnitee's rights and the Company's obligations under this
Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule
which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its
board of directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise
required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have
no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.
(b) NONEXCLUSIVITY. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall
not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote
of stockholders or disinterested members of the Company's Board of Directors,
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise, both as to
action in Indemnitee's official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office. The indemnification provided under this Agreement
shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving
in an indemnified capacity even though he or she may have ceased to serve in any
such capacity at the time of any action, suit or other covered proceeding.
5. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision
of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the
expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably incurred in the
investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil or criminal action,
suit or proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company
shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses,
judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled.
6. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that
in certain instances, Federal law or public policy may override applicable state
law and prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under
this Agreement or otherwise. For example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge
that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has taken the position
that indemnification is not permissible for liabilities arising under certain
federal securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits indemnification for
certain ERISA violations. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the
Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the
SEC to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain
circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public policy to
indemnify Indemnitee, at the Company's sole expense.
7. OFFICER AND DIRECTOR LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Company shall obtain and
maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies
providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses
from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company's performance of its
indemnification obligations under this Agreement. In all policies of director
and officer liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such
a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded
to the most favorably insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a
director; or of the Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the
Company but is an officer; or of the Company's key employees, if Indemnitee is
not an officer or director but is a key employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the
Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not available on
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commercially reasonable terms, if the premium costs for such insurance are
disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by
such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient
benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a parent
or subsidiary of the Company.
8. SEVERABILITY. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall
be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation
of applicable law. The Company's inability, pursuant to court order, to perform
its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this
Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as provided in
this Section 8. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on
any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
9. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the 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 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the
Board of Directors finds it to be appropriate;
(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;
(c) INSURED CLAIMS. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of
any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA
excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such
expenses or liabilities have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance
carrier under a policy of officers' and directors' liability insurance
maintained by the Company; or
(d) CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 16(B). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or the
payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or any similar successor statute.
10. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PHRASES.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the "Company" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that
if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such
constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in
the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the
resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
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(b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other enterprises" shall
include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise
taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and
references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall include any service
as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties
on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to
be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the
best interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement.
11. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action is instituted by
Indemnitee under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action,
unless as a part of such action, the court of competent jurisdiction determines
that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such
action were not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action
instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce
or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
be paid all court costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by
Indemnitee in defense of such action (including with respect to Indemnitee's
counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless as a part of such
action the court determines that each of Indemnitee's material defenses to such
action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) INDEMNIFICATION OF INDEMNITEE'S ESTATE. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, if the Indemnitee is deceased, the Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs,
administrators, personal representatives and executors (collectively the
"Indemnitee's Estate") against, and the Company shall assume, any and all
expenses and liabilities (including attorneys' fees), penalties, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement (approved by the Company as provided
herein) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or the Indemnitee's
Estate in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of
any action, suit, or proceeding described in this Agreement, to the same extent
as the Indemnitee would be indemnified hereunder.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF PAYMENTS. Except as expressly required by federal
securities laws, neither party shall disclose any payments under this Agreement
unless prior approval of the other party is obtained. Any payments to the
Indemnitee that must be disclosed shall, unless otherwise required by law, be
described only in Company proxy or information statements relating to special
and/or annual meetings of the Company's shareholders, and the Company shall
afford the Indemnitee the reasonable opportunity to review all such disclosures
and, if requested, to explain in such statement any mitigating circumstances
regarding the events reported.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. The provisions of this Agreement shall cover actions,
suits, and proceedings whether now pending or hereafter commenced and shall be
retroactive to cover acts or omissions or alleged acts or omissions that
heretofore have taken place.
(d) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant
hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed,
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to principles of conflict of law.
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(e) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS. This Agreement and, to the
extent not inconsistent herewith, the Bylaws, set forth the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merge all
prior understandings, negotiations and discussions between them. No modification
of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this
Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this
Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.
(f) CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and
has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if
any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the
parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any
one of the parties hereto. It is, however, understood that the parties hereto
intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide
indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by law, except as expressly limited herein.
(g) NOTICES. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be
given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient
when delivered personally or sent by telegram or forty-eight (48) hours after
being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage
prepaid, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party's address as
set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice.
(h) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument.
(i) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee
and Indemnitee's heirs and legal representatives.
(j) SUBROGATION. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company
shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do
all acts that may be necessary or desirable to secure such rights and to enable
the Company to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights.
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The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
PRINTCAFE, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
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Address:
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