Voting Securities. all outstanding shares of capital stock of all classes and series of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company, in each case hereunder voting together as a single class. 2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement (a) In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in whole or in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, subject to Sections 2(b), 2(c), and 2(d) hereof the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after the Indemnitee presents written demand to the Company, against any and all reasonable Expenses and all judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement. The Indemnitee’s written demand shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If so requested by Indemnitee in writing, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all reasonable Expenses to Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s counsel (an “Expense Advance”). Such written request shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee if the Indemnitee has not previously specified such Independent Legal Counsel. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as provided in Section 3, prior to a Change of control, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Claim. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) hereof shall be subject to the condition that within sixty (60) days of the Indemnitee’s written demand for an indemnification payment Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification amounts paid to Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent that Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such payments were not to be permitted under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that, within sixty days of the Indemnitee’s written request for an Expense Advance Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to receive such Expense Advance under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all Expense Advances paid to the Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such Expense Advance was not permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that if in the case of any indemnification payment or Expense Advance under Section 2(a) hereof Indemnitee commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law (whether or not commenced prior to or following the determination of such Independent Legal Counsel) then (i) any determination made by Independent Legal Counsel that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding upon Indemnitee, (ii) the Company shall be obligated to make such indemnification payments and Expense Advances as would otherwise be required by Section 2(a) unless and until a final judicial determination is made establishing that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or Expense Advances under applicable law, and (iii) Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any such payment or Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made requiring the Indemnitee to make such repayment. (A final judicial determination, as used in this and other Sections of this Agreement, is a determination with respect to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.) The Indemnitee hereby further agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification payments and Expense Advances made to Indemnitee under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent any such final judicial determination determines that such payments or Expenses were not permitted under applicable law. The lndemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for indemnification payments and Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged or payable thereon. If Independent Legal Counsel determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part or to receive an Expense Advance under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court sitting in the City or County of St. Louis, Missouri, or the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is properly seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Independent Legal Counsel or any aspect thereof, or the legal or factual bases therefore, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by Independent Legal Counsel otherwise and made within the sixty day period provided under this Section 2(b) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Cpi Corp), Indemnification Agreement (Cpi Corp), Indemnification Agreement (Cpi Corp)
Voting Securities. all (a) The Company shall not issue five percent (5%) or greater of any voting securities or other voting interests to a person except in accordance with the provisions of the Indiana Riverboat Gambling Act (IC 4-33) and the rules promulgated thereunder (68 IAC). The issuance of any voting securities or other voting interests in violation thereof shall be void and such voting securities or other voting interests shall be deemed not to be issued and outstanding shares until one (1) of capital stock the following occurs: (i) the Company shall cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of all classes the Commission; or (ii) the Commission shall, by affirmative action, validate said issuance or waive any defect in issuance.
(b) No voting securities or other voting interests issued by the Company and series no interest, claim, or charge of five percent (5%) or greater therein or thereto shall be transferred in any manner whatsoever except in accordance with the provisions of the Indiana Riverboat Gambling Act (IC 4-33) and rules promulgated thereunder (68 IAC). Any transfer in violation thereof shall be void until one (1) of the following occurs: (i) the Company shall cease to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; or (ii) the Commission shall, by affirmative action, validate said transfer or waive any defect in said transfer.
(c) If the Commission at any time determines that a holder of voting securities or other voting interests of the Company shall be denied the application for transfer, then the issuer of such voting securities or other voting interests may, within thirty (30) days after the denial, purchase such voting securities or other voting interests of such denied applicant at the lesser of: (i) the market price of the ownership interest; or (ii) the price at which the applicant purchased the ownership interests; unless such voting securities or other voting interests are transferred to a suitable person (as determined by the Commission) within thirty (30) days after the denial of the application for transfer of ownership.
(d) Until such voting securities or other voting interests are owned by persons found by the Commission to be suitable to own them, the following restrictions must be followed: (i) the Company shall not be required or permitted to pay any dividend or interest with regard to the voting securities or other voting interests; (ii) the holder of such voting securities or other voting interests shall not be entitled to vote on any matter as the holder of the voting securities or other voting interests, and such voting securities or other voting interests shall not for any purposes be included in the voting securities or other voting interests of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company, in each case hereunder voting together as a single class. 2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement (a) In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in whole or in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, subject to Sections 2(b), 2(c), and 2(d) hereof the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after the Indemnitee presents written demand to the Company, against any and all reasonable Expenses and all judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement. The Indemnitee’s written demand shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If so requested by Indemnitee in writing, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all reasonable Expenses to Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s counsel (an “Expense Advance”). Such written request shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee if the Indemnitee has not previously specified such Independent Legal Counsel. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as provided in Section 3, prior to a Change of control, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Claim. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) hereof shall be subject to the condition that within sixty (60) days of the Indemnitee’s written demand for an indemnification payment Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification amounts paid to Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent that Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such payments were not to be permitted under applicable law, vote; and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that, within sixty days of the Indemnitee’s written request for an Expense Advance Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to receive such Expense Advance under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all Expense Advances paid to the Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such Expense Advance was not permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that if in the case of any indemnification payment or Expense Advance under Section 2(a) hereof Indemnitee commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law (whether or not commenced prior to or following the determination of such Independent Legal Counsel) then (i) any determination made by Independent Legal Counsel that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding upon Indemnitee, (iiiii) the Company shall be obligated not pay any remuneration in any form to make such indemnification payments and Expense Advances the holder of the voting securities or other voting interests as would otherwise be required by Section 2(a) unless and until a final judicial determination is made establishing that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or Expense Advances under applicable law, and (iii) Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any such payment or Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made requiring the Indemnitee to make such repayment. (A final judicial determination, as used provided in this and other Sections of this Agreement, is a determination with respect to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsedparagraph.) The Indemnitee hereby further agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification payments and Expense Advances made to Indemnitee under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent any such final judicial determination determines that such payments or Expenses were not permitted under applicable law. The lndemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for indemnification payments and Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged or payable thereon. If Independent Legal Counsel determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part or to receive an Expense Advance under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court sitting in the City or County of St. Louis, Missouri, or the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is properly seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Independent Legal Counsel or any aspect thereof, or the legal or factual bases therefore, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by Independent Legal Counsel otherwise and made within the sixty day period provided under this Section 2(b) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.
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Sources: Limited Liability Company Agreement (Majestic Holdco, LLC), Limited Liability Company Agreement (Majestic Holdco, LLC)
Voting Securities. all outstanding shares of capital stock of all classes and series of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company, in each case hereunder voting together as a single class. 2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement .
(a) In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in whole or in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, subject to Sections 2(b), 2(c), and 2(d) hereof the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after the Indemnitee presents written demand to the Company, against any and all reasonable Expenses and all judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement. The Indemnitee’s written demand shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If so requested by Indemnitee in writing, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all reasonable Expenses to Indemnitee or to the Indemnitee’s counsel (an ““ Expense Advance”). Such written request shall also specify the Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee if the Indemnitee has not previously specified such Independent Legal Counsel. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary and except as provided in Section 3, prior to a Change of control, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Claim. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) hereof shall be subject to the condition that within sixty (60) days of the Indemnitee’s written demand for an indemnification payment Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification amounts paid to Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent that Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such payments were not to be permitted under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that, within sixty days of the Indemnitee’s written request for an Expense Advance Independent Legal Counsel shall not have determined in a written opinion that Indemnitee would not be permitted to receive such Expense Advance under applicable law, and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay to the Company all Expense Advances paid to the Indemnitee by the Company under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent Independent Legal Counsel so determines that such Expense Advance was not permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that if in the case of any indemnification payment or Expense Advance under Section 2(a) hereof Indemnitee commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law (whether or not commenced prior to or following the determination of such Independent Legal Counsel) then (i) any determination made by Independent Legal Counsel that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding upon Indemnitee, (ii) the Company shall be obligated to make such indemnification payments and Expense Advances as would otherwise be required by Section 2(a) unless and until a final judicial determination is made establishing that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or Expense Advances under applicable law, and (iii) Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any such payment or Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made requiring the Indemnitee to make such repayment. (A final judicial determination, as used in this and other Sections of this Agreement, is a determination with respect to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed.) The Indemnitee hereby further agrees to repay to the Company all indemnification payments and Expense Advances made to Indemnitee under Section 2(a) hereof when and to the extent any such final judicial determination determines that such payments or Expenses were not permitted under applicable law. The lndemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for indemnification payments and Expense Advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged or payable thereon. If Independent Legal Counsel determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part or to receive an Expense Advance under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court sitting in the City or County of St. Louis, Missouri, or the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is properly seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Independent Legal Counsel or any aspect thereof, or the legal or factual bases therefore, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by Independent Legal Counsel otherwise and made within the sixty day period provided under this Section 2(b) shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.
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Sources: Indemnification Agreement (Cpi Corp)