Exibit 10.1
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of ______________, by and between Astrata Group Incorporated, a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), and _______________ (the "Indemnitee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the interpretation of ambiguous statutes, regulations and
bylaws regarding indemnification of directors and officers may be too uncertain
to provide such directors and officers with adequate notice of the legal,
financial and other risks to which they may be exposed by virtue of their
service as such; and
WHEREAS, damages sought against directors and officers in shareholder
or similar litigation by class action plaintiffs may be substantial, and the
costs of defending such actions and of judgments in favor of plaintiffs or of
settlement therewith may be prohibitive for individual directors and officers,
without regard to the merits of a particular action and without regard to the
culpability of, or the receipt of improper personal benefit by, any named
director or officer to the detriment of the corporation; and
WHEREAS, the issues in controversy in such litigation usually relate to
the knowledge, motives and intent of the director or officer, who may be the
only person with firsthand knowledge of essential facts or exculpating
circumstances who is qualified to testify in such person's defense regarding
matters of such a subjective nature, and the long period of time which may
elapse before final disposition of such litigation may impose undue hardship and
burden on a director or officer or on such person's estate in launching and
maintaining a proper and adequate defense for a director or officer or for such
person's estate against claims for damages; and
WHEREAS, the Company is organized under the Nevada General Corporation
Law (the "NGCL"), and Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes
("the NRS") permit a corporation organized under the NGCL to enter into
agreements with respect to indemnification; and
WHEREAS, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (as it may be
amended or amended from time to time, the "Articles of Incorporation) provides
that the Company "shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law
(as the same may be amended and supplemented) any person made or threatened to
be made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or his
or her testator in intestate is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at
any other enterprise as a director, officer, employee or agent at the request of
the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation"; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company have
concluded that it is reasonable and prudent for the Company contractually to
obligate itself to indemnify in a reasonable and adequate manner the Indemnitee
and to assume for itself maximum liability for expenses and damages in
connection with claims lodged against the Indemnitee for such person's decisions
and actions as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company and its
subsidiaries;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
A. "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
B. "Corporate Status" shall mean the status of a person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was or agreed to
become a member of any committee of the Board, and the status of a person who is
or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, partner (including service as a general partner of any
limited partnership), member, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or
domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, other incorporated or unincorporated entity or enterprise or employee
benefit plan. For the purposes of this Agreement, any person serving as a
director, officer, partner, member, trustee, employee, or agent of any
subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries shall be deemed to be so serving at the request of the Company,
and no corporate or other action shall be or be deemed to be required to
evidence any such request.
C. "Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses actually and reasonably
incurred directly or indirectly in connection with a Proceeding, including,
without limitation, all attorneys' fees, retainers, court costs, transcript
costs, fees of experts, investigation fees and expenses, accounting and witness
fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone
charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses
of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating or being or preparing to be a
witness in a Proceeding.
D. "Liabilities" shall mean liabilities of any type whatsoever,
including, without limitation, any judgments, fines, excise taxes and penalties
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, penalties
and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other
charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such judgments,
fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred
directly or indirectly in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement
or appeal of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.
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E. "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit, proceeding, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or
completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or
investigative, any appeal or appeals therefrom, and any inquiry or investigation
that could lead to any of the foregoing.
F. "Voting Securities" shall mean any securities of the Company that
are entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
ARTICLE II
TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall continue until, and terminate upon the later to
occur of (i) the death of the Indemnitee; or (ii) the final termination of all
Proceedings (including possible Proceedings) in respect of which the Indemnitee
is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of
any Proceeding commenced by the Indemnitee regarding the interpretation or
enforcement of this Agreement. This Agreement shall govern the indemnification
rights of the Indemnitee for all Liabilities and Expenses in connection with any
Proceeding instituted or commenced on or after the date hereof notwithstanding
that any alleged act or omission of the Indemnitee occurred prior to the date
hereof. The rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement shall survive termination
of Indemnitee's status as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
Company.
ARTICLE III
NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS; DEFENSE OF CLAIMS
Section 3.1 Notice of Proceedings. The Indemnitee will notify the
Company promptly 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 or advancement of
Expenses covered hereunder, but the Indemnitee's failure to so notify the
Company shall not relieve the Company from any liability to the Indemnitee under
this Agreement.
Section 3.2 Defense of Claims. The Company will be entitled to
participate, at the expense of the Company, in any Proceeding of which the
Company has notice. The Company jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified of any Proceeding will be entitled to assume the defense of
the Indemnitee therein, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense
of the Indemnitee in any Proceeding if the Indemnitee has reasonably concluded
that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee
with respect to such Proceeding. The Company will not be liable to the
Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in
connection with the defense of any Proceeding, other than reasonable costs of
investigation or as otherwise provided below, after notice from the Company to
the Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of the Indemnitee therein.
The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in any such
Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from
the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of
the Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been
authorized by the Company; (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that counsel employed by the Company may not adequately represent the Indemnitee
and shall have so informed the Company; or (iii) the Company shall not in fact
have employed counsel to assume the defense of the Indemnitee in such Proceeding
or such counsel shall not, in fact, have assumed such defense or such counsel
shall not be acting, in connection therewith, with reasonable diligence; and in
each such case the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee's counsel shall be
advanced by the Company.
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Section 3.3 Settlement of Claims. The Company shall not settle any
Proceeding in any manner which would impose any Liability, penalty or limitation
on the Indemnitee, or cause the Indemnitee to become subject to or bound by any
injunction, order, judgment or decree, without the written consent of the
Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement or
otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected by the
Indemnitee without the Company's written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 4.1 In General. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall hold harmless and indemnify the
Indemnitee against any and all Liabilities and Expenses actually incurred by or
for the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (whether the Indemnitee is
or becomes a party, a witness or otherwise is a participant in any role) to the
fullest extent required or permitted by applicable law in effect on the date
hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to
time require or permit. To the extent that the Indemnitee has at any time
heretofore served or at any time hereafter serves as a director, officer,
employee, partner, trustee or agent of, for, or on behalf of any subsidiary of
the Company, the Company expressly agrees and acknowledges that Indemnitee was
or is serving in each such capacity at the request of the Company.
Section 4.2 Proceeding other Than a Proceeding by or in the Right of
the Company. Without limiting the generality of Section 4.1, if the Indemnitee
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (whether
the Indemnitee is or becomes a party, a witness or otherwise is a participant in
any role) (other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company) by reason
of the Indemnitee's Corporate Status, or by reason of any alleged act or
omission by the Indemnitee in any such capacity, the Company shall, subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 4.6 below, hold harmless and indemnify the
Indemnitee against any and all Liabilities and Expenses of the Indemnitee in
connection with the Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith.
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Section 4.3 Proceeding by or in the Right of the Company. Without
limiting the generality of Section 4.1, if the Indemnitee was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (whether the Indemnitee is or
becomes a party, a witness or otherwise is a participant in any role) by or in
the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
Indemnitee's Corporate Status, or by reason of any alleged act or omission by
the Indemnitee in any such capacity, the Company shall, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 4.6 below, hold harmless and indemnify the
Indemnitee against any and all Expenses of the Indemnitee in connection with the
Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted in good faith; except that no indemnification
under this Section 4.3 shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to which the Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged, pursuant to a judgment
or other adjudication which is final and has become nonappealable, to be liable
to the Company, unless a court of appropriate jurisdiction (including, but not
limited to, the court in which such Proceeding was brought) shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for such Expenses which such court shall deem proper.
Section 4.4 Indemnification of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that the Indemnitee is or has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company to
the maximum extent consistent with law against all Expenses of the Indemnitee in
connection therewith. If the Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such
Proceeding but is or has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense
of one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding,
the Company shall hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee to the maximum
extent consistent with law against all Expenses of the Indemnitee in connection
with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding.
Resolution of a claim, issue or matter by dismissal, with or without prejudice,
shall be deemed a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
Section 4.5 Indemnification for Expenses of Witness. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee, by
reason of the Indemnitee's Corporate Status, has prepared to serve or has served
as a witness in any Proceeding, or has participated in discovery proceedings or
other trial preparation, the Indemnitee shall be held harmless and indemnified
against all Expenses of the Indemnitee in connection therewith.
Section 4.6 Specific Limitations on Indemnification. In addition to the
other limitations set forth in this Article IV, and notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated under this
Agreement to make any payment to the Indemnitee for indemnification of
Liabilities or Expenses, or both, in connection with any Proceeding:
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1. To the extent that payment of any of the Liabilities or
Expenses of the Indemnitee is actually made to the Indemnitee under any
insurance policy or is made on behalf of the Indemnitee by or on behalf of the
Company otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement;
2. For any acts or omissions or transactions from which a
director may not be relieved of liability under NRS Section 78.138; or
3. For an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale
by the Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions
of any federal, state or local statute or regulation.
ARTICLE V
ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Article VI hereof, the
Company shall pay or reimburse all Expenses of the Indemnitee incurred by or for
the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding in advance of the final
disposition of such Proceeding, provided that the Company receives an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amounts if it shall
ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
by the Company under applicable law (the "Undertaking"). The Undertaking shall
reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by or for the Indemnitee. The Company
shall pay all such Expenses within five (5) business days after the receipt by
the Company of the Undertaking. The Undertaking shall be unsecured and interest
free, and shall be made and accepted by the Company without reference to the
Indemnitee's financial ability to make repayment.
ARTICLE VI
PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT;
DETERMINATION OF RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Procedure for Payment. To obtain indemnification for
Liabilities under this Agreement, and to obtain indemnification for Expenses not
paid in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding pursuant to Article
V, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request for payment,
including with such request such documentation as is reasonably available to the
Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether, and to what extent,
the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and payment hereunder. The
Secretary of the Company, or such other person as shall be designated by the
Board of Directors, promptly upon receipt of a request for indemnification shall
advise the Board of Directors, in writing, of such request. Any indemnification
payment due hereunder shall be paid by the Company no later than five (5)
business days following the determination, pursuant to this Article VI, that
such indemnification payment is proper hereunder.
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Section 6.2 No Determination Necessary when the Indemnitee was
Successful. To the extent the Indemnitee is or has been successful on the merits
or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against Expenses of
the Indemnitee in connection with any such Proceeding or any claim, issue or
matter therein as provided in Section 4.4.
Section 6.3 Determination of Indemnification. Except as otherwise
provided in Section 6.2, a determination for indemnification of the Indemnitee
under Article IV shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific
case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former
director, officer, employee or agent is proper given the circumstances, which
determination shall be made:
1. by the stockholders of the Company, by the affirmative vote
of the majority of the Voting Securities present in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote on the subject matter;
2. by the Board by majority vote of a quorum consisting of
directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;
3. if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who
were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
4. if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to
the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion; or
5. the court in which the Proceeding is or was pending upon
application by Indemnitee.
Section 6.4 Right to Appeal. Notwithstanding a determination by any
forum listed in Section 6.3 that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification with respect to a specific Proceeding, or any claim, issue or
matter therein, the Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to the court in
which that Proceeding is or was pending, or to any other court of competent
jurisdiction, for the purpose of enforcing the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement. Such enforcement action shall
consider the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification de novo, and the
Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of a prior determination that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The Company shall be precluded
from asserting that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not
valid, binding and enforceable. The Company further agrees to stipulate in any
such judicial proceeding that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this
Agreement and is precluded from making any assertion to the contrary.
Section 6.5 Right to Seek Judicial Determination. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, at any time after sixty (60)
days after a request for indemnification has been made to the Company (or upon
earlier receipt of written notice that a request for indemnification has been
rejected or the expiration of time within which any such payment must be made
hereunder) and before the third (3rd) anniversary of the making of such
indemnification request, the Indemnitee may petition a court of competent
jurisdiction, whether or not such court has jurisdiction over, or is the forum
in which is pending, the Proceeding, to determine whether the Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification hereunder, and such court thereupon shall have the
exclusive authority to make such determination, unless and until such court
dismisses or otherwise terminates the Indemnitee's action without having made
such determination. The court, as petitioned, shall make an independent
determination of whether the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
hereunder, without regard to any prior determination in any other forum as
provided hereby.
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Section 6.6 Expenses under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall indemnify the
Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with
any hearing, action, suit or proceeding under this Article VI involving the
Indemnitee and against all Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with any other hearing, action, suit or proceeding between the Company and the
Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the rights of the
Indemnitee under this Agreement, even if it is finally determined that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification in whole or in part hereunder,
unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material
assertions made by Indemnitee in connection with such hearing, action, suit or
proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous.
ARTICLE VII
PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
Section 7.1 Burden of Proof. In making a determination with respect to
entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons, entity or
entities making such determination shall presume that the Indemnitee is entitled
to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of
proof to overcome that presumption.
Section 7.2 Effect of other Proceedings. The termination of any
Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in
good faith or is liable pursuant to NRS Section 78.138.
Section 7.3 Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of any determination
of whether any act or omission of the Indemnitee was done or made in good faith,
each act or omission of the Indemnitee shall be deemed to be in good faith if
the Indemnitee's act or omission is based on the records or books of accounts of
the Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to the
Indemnitee by the officers of the Company in the course of their duties, or on
the advice of legal counsel for the Company, or on information or records given
or reports made to the Company by an independent certified public accountant or
by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Company.
The provisions of this section 7.3 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 or
under applicable law.
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Section 7.4 Actions of Others. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure
to act, of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall
not be imputed to the Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to
indemnification under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
INSURANCE; OTHER INDEMNIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS
Section 8.1 Insurance. In the event that the Company maintains
officers' and directors' or similar liability insurance to protect itself and
any director or officer of the Company against any expense, liability or loss,
such insurance shall cover the Indemnitee to at least the same degree as each
other director and/or officer of the Company.
Section 8.2 Other Arrangements. The Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws of the Company and the NGCL permit the Company to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of the Indemnitee against any Liability asserted against or
incurred by him or any Expenses incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
with actions taken or omissions by the Indemnitee in his Corporate Status,
whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify the Indemnitee
under this Agreement or under the NGCL, as they may be in effect from time to
time. The purchase of any such insurance shall in no way affect or limit the
rights and obligations of the Indemnitee and the Company hereunder, except as
expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Indemnitee and the Company shall in no way affect or limit the rights and
obligations of such parties under or with respect to any other such
Indemnification Arrangement (as defined in Section 9.1).
ARTICLE IX
NON-EXCLUSIVITY, SUBROGATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Non-Exclusivity. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnitee may at
any time be entitled under any provision of law, the Articles of Incorporation,
the Bylaws of the Company, as the same may be in effect from time to time, any
other agreement, a vote of stockholders of the Company or a resolution of
directors of the Company or otherwise (each an "Indemnification Arrangement"),
and to the extent that during the term of this Agreement the rights of the
then-existing directors and officers of the Company are more favorable to such
directors or officers than the rights currently provided to the Indemnitee under
this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such
more favorable rights. No amendment, alteration, rescission or replacement of
this Agreement or any provision hereof which would in any way limit the benefits
and protections afforded to an Indemnitee hereby shall be effective as to such
Indemnitee with respect to any act or omission by such Indemnitee in the
Indemnitee's Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration, rescission or
replacement.
Section 9.2 Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this
Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all
of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents
required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including
execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit
to enforce such rights.
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Section 9.3 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given (i) if delivered by hand, by courier or by telegram and receipted for
by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed
at the time indicated on such receipt; (ii) if by facsimile, at the time shown
on the confirmation of such facsimile transmission; or (iii) if by U.S.
certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, on the third business day
after the date on which it is so mailed: if to the Indemnitee, to the address
shown with the Indemnitee's signature below; if to the Company to: Astrata Group
Incorporated, Attention: President, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
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furnished to the Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by the Indemnitee,
as the case may be.
Section 9.4 Governing Law. The parties agree that this Agreement shall
be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive
laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of choice of laws
thereof.
Section 9.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. This
Agreement cannot be assigned by the Company, either directly or indirectly, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, without the express written
consent of the Indemnitee unless the Company shall have received, prior to such
assignment, from any successor or assignee (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) a written agreement, in form,
scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee, expressly to
assume and agree to be bound by and to perform this Agreement in the same manner
and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform absent such
succession or assignment.
Section 9.6 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held
invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other
provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision
of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will
remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
It is the express intention and agreement of the Company and the Indemnitee that
any court of competent jurisdiction that interprets or enforces this Agreement
have full power and authority to reform any provision of this Agreement to
modify the invalid or unenforceable provision to achieve the parties' intent to
provide the Indemnitee with indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 9.7 Waiver. No termination, cancellation, modification,
amendment, deletion, addition or other change in this Agreement, or any
provision hereof, or waiver of any right or remedy herein, shall be effective
for any purpose unless specifically set forth in a writing signed by the party
or parties to be bound thereby. The waiver of any right or remedy with respect
to any occurrence on one occasion shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or
remedy with respect to such occurrence on any other occasion.
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Section 9.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto in reference to the subject
matter hereof; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge and agree that
the NGCL and the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and each of
its subsidiaries contain provisions on the subject matter hereof and that this
Agreement is not intended to, and does not, limit the rights or obligations of
the parties hereto pursuant to the NGCL or such instruments, or under any other
contract, agreement, insurance policy or other instrument or document heretofore
or hereafter existing which provides to the Indemnitee any right of
indemnification or reimbursement of any nature whatsoever.
Section 9.9 Titles. The titles to the articles and sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and should not be
deemed a part hereof or affect the construction or interpretation of any
provisions hereof.
Section 9.10 Pronouns and Plurals. Whenever the context may require,
any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs
shall include the plural and vice versa.
Section 9.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.
ASTRATA GROUP INCORPORATED
By:
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as INDEMNITEE
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