PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. (b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the “Supporting Documentation”), to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation.
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Sources: Indemnity Agreement (Medicines Co /De), Indemnity Agreement (Salix Pharmaceuticals LTD)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of the action, suit or proceeding as a result of the failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such any documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of the action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of the notice, approval of that counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of that counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, reasonably concludes (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for the conclusion) that, in the conduct of the defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume the defense. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of an action, suit or proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a written application request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or, as contemplated by IndemniteeSection 11(c), the Company has acknowledged the entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within the 30 day period. If the Company is not deemed to have acknowledged the entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request has not been made within the 30 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification, 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 indemnification under the DGCL.
(e) If (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 30 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within the 30 day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming the presumption, and the presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of Expenses unless the Company overcomes the presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification thereto shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt made by the independent counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentationindependent counsel referred to above.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Tattooed Chef, Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of the action, suit or proceeding as a result of the failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such any documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of the action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of the notice, approval of that counsel by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the retention of that counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, reasonably concludes (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for the conclusion) that, in the conduct of the defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume the defense. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of an action, suit or proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement.
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or, as contemplated by Section 11(c), the Company has acknowledged the entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within the 30 day period. If the Company is not deemed to have acknowledged the entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request has not been made within the 30 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification, 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 indemnification under the DGCL.
(e) If (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 30 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within the 30 day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming the presumption, and the presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of Expenses unless the Company overcomes the presumption by clear and convincing evidence. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by the independent counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees of the independent counsel referred to above.
(h) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. The provisions of this Section 11(h) 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 set forth in this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by IndemniteeIn addition, the Indemnitee’s entitlement knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, manager, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 13(a) under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Agreement andSection 11(h) are satisfied, it shall in any case, event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by opposed to the Company best interests of the written request for indemnification together with Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the Supporting Documentationburden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written requestrequest therefor, including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is so notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. Notwithstanding anything in Section 10 of this Agreement to the contrary, after delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company; provided, however, that if Indemnitee, after consultation with his or her counsel, shall have concluded in good faith (with written notice of such conclusion being given to the Company) that, in the conduct of any such defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or material disagreement on a position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, and such conclusion is confirmed in writing by the Company’s outside counsel regularly employed by it in connection with corporate matters, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume such defense and the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company; and provided further, hold harmless that if the Company fails to retain counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit or exonerate proceeding, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain her or his own counsel and all Expenses related to such counsel shall be borne by the Company. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. In addition, the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee with the Supporting Documentationconsent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, provided, further, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the “Supporting Documentation”)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 indemnifythe extent the Company so wishes, hold harmless it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to 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 exonerate 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) after a Change in Control, the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (v) 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. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue).
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for
(d) The determination whether to grant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee with the Supporting Documentation.consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Roth CH Acquisition IV Co.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company and/or Fund II in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding Proceeding, claim, issue or matter therein which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company and/or Fund II shall not relieve the Company or Fund II of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit may deliver to the Secretary of the Company and/or Fund II a written request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the “Supporting Documentation”), application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 13(a12(a) of this Agreement andAgreement.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, in any case, not later than sixty (60i) days after receipt the benefits to Indemnitee under the indemnification by Fund II shall be shared pro rata with all directors and officers of the Company executing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement; and (ii) Fund II shall have discretion to allocate any amounts that may be payable under this Agreement and any agreements executed by any directors or officers of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting DocumentationCompany that are substantially similar to this Agreement up to $5.0 million.
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Sources: Indemnity Agreement (Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corp)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of the action, suit or proceeding as a result of the failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such any documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of the action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of the notice, approval of that counsel by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the retention of that counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, reasonably concludes (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for the conclusion) that, in the conduct of the defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume the defense. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of an action, suit or proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a written application request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or, as contemplated by IndemniteeSection 11(c), the Company has acknowledged the entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within the 30 day period. If the Company is not deemed to have acknowledged the entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request has not been made within the 30 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification, 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 indemnification under the DGCL.
(e) If (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 30 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within the 30 day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming the presumption, and the presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of Expenses unless the Company overcomes the presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification thereto shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt made by the independent counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentationindependent counsel referred to above.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (African Agriculture Holdings Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is so notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. 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 subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, shall have reasonably concluded (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for such conclusion) that, in the conduct of any such defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume such defense. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within thirty (30) days following the Company’s receipt of a written application request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by IndemniteeSection 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such thirty (30) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such thirty (30) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within thirty (30) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such thirty (30) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11 of this Agreement, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of Expenses unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) The Company agrees that if there is a Change In Control, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification thereto shall be determined according made by such Independent Counsel in a written opinion to Section 13(a) the Board, a copy of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company agrees to pay the Company reasonable fees of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting DocumentationIndependent Counsel referenced in this Section 11(g).
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, provided, further, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the “Supporting Documentation”)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 indemnifythe extent the Company so wishes, hold harmless it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to 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 exonerate 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) after a Change in Control, the employment of counsel by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (v) the Company shall not within 60 calendar days of receipt of notice from the Indemnitee 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. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue).
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) calendar days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) calendar day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) calendar day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) calendar days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) calendar day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Supporting DocumentationCompany and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding, claim, issue or matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof, which written notification shall include a description of the Proceeding, claim, issue or matter and the facts underlying such Proceeding, claim, issue or matter. Without limitation to the foregoing, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding Proceeding, claim, issue or matter therein which may be subject to indemnification, indemnification or hold harmless or exoneration rights, rights or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit deliver to the Secretary of the Company a written requestapplication to indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement, including which written request shall include such documentation and other information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the “Supporting Documentation”), hereunder. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to indemnify, hold harmless time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreementher sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 13(a12(a) of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting DocumentationAgreement.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of the action, suit or proceeding as a result of the failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such any documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of the Proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of the notice, approval of that counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of that counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, reasonably concludes (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for the conclusion) that, in the conduct of the defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume the defense. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 60 days following the Company’s receipt of a written application request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or, as contemplated by IndemniteeSection 11(c), the Company has acknowledged the entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within 30 days. If the Company is not deemed to have acknowledged the entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request has not been made within the 60 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification, 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 indemnification under the DGCL.
(e) If (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 60 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within the 30 days following a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in the Delaware Court of his or her entitlement to indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming the presumption, and the presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of Expenses unless the Company overcomes the presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification thereto shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt made by the Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting DocumentationIndependent Counsel referred to above.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (FlexEnergy Green Solutions, Inc.)
PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, provided, further, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the “Supporting Documentation”)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 indemnifythe extent the Company so wishes, hold harmless it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to 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 exonerate 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) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) after a Change in Control, the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (v) 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. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue).
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for .
(d) The determination whether to grant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee with the Supporting Documentationconsent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the Indemnitee extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such action, suit or proceeding as a result of such failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the “Supporting Documentation”)Company is so notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently-incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, shall have reasonably concluded (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for such conclusion) that, in the conduct of any such defense , there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, and such conclusion is confirmed in writing by the Company’s outside counsel regularly employed by it in connection with corporate matters, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to indemnifyassume such defense and the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. In addition, hold harmless the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or exonerate Indemnitee in the right of the Company.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of an action, suit or proceeding in accordance with paragraph 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a written application request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by Indemniteeparagraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such 30 day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such 30 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be determined according entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 30 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such 30 day period, (iv) advancement of expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 13(a10, or (v) of the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement andvoid or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of expenses. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 10 or Section 11 of this Agreement, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of expenses unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) The Company agrees that if there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Charter or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, 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). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made by such independent counsel in a written opinion to the Supporting DocumentationBoard of Directors of the Company, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the independent counsel referred to above.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, provided, further, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the “Supporting Documentation”)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 indemnifythe extent the Company so wishes, hold harmless it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to 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 exonerate 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) after a Change in Control, the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (v) 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. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue).
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for .
(d) The determination whether to grant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee with the Supporting Documentationconsent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee agrees to shall notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying unless the Company shall not constitute a waiver is prejudiced by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreementsuch failure.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit deliver to the Secretary of the Company a written request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to affirmation by Indemnitee of Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the Indemnitee and reasonably standard of conduct necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the “Supporting Documentation”), to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement has been met and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially the Indemnitee’s entitlement form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in effect at the time of the execution thereof, to indemnification reimburse the portion of any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee relating to claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which it shall ultimately be determined according to established that the standard of conduct has not been met as provided for in Section 13(a) 3 and described in Section 4 of this Agreement and, in any case, not later than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting DocumentationAgreement.
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PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee agrees of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunderthe commencement thereof. The failure of Indemnitee to so promptly notify the Company shall of the commencement of the Proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company of from any obligation which liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a result of such failure; provided, however, provided, further, that notice will be deemed to have been given without any action on the part of Indemnitee in the event the Company is a party to the same Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.
(b) Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Company a written request, request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification indemnification.
(b) With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the “Supporting Documentation”)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 indemnifythe extent the Company so wishes, hold harmless it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to 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 exonerate 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) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) after a Change in Control, the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been approved by the Independent Counsel or (v) 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. Indemnitee agrees that any such separate counsel retained by indemnitee will be a member of any approved list of panel counsel under the Company’s applicable directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, should the applicable policy provide for a panel of approved counsel and should such approved panel list comprise law firms with well-established reputations in the type of litigation at issue. (For clarity, the fact of a firm’s being part of a panel shall not be evidence of a firm’s having a well-established national reputation for the type of litigation at issue).
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of a Proceeding in accordance with Section 11(b) will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and Expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under this Agreement. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the .
(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification request shall be determined according to Section 13(a) of this Agreement and, made promptly and in any case, not later than event within sixty (60) days after following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph 11(c) the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such sixty (60) day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such sixty (60) day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 9, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, 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 the DGCL.
(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such sixty (60) day period, (iv) advancement of Expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 10, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Indemnitee’s Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, in whole or in part, in any such Proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.
(g) If there is a change in control of the Company, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification together pursuant to Section 11(a), any determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee with the Supporting Documentationconsent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) in a written opinion, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Company and Indemnitee, and the Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.
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