Common use of D&O Indemnification Clause in Contracts

D&O Indemnification. (a) From the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the date on which the Effective Time occurs, Purchaser shall cause the Surviving Corporation to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former officer and director of the Company (the "Indemnified Parties"), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines, fees, costs or expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements (collectively, "Costs"), incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the transactions and actions contemplated hereby and giving effect to the consummation of such transactions and actions), whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, including provisions relating to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation is brought against an Indemnified Party (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), the Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Party and reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and Purchaser shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, advance the fees and expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Party in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company in effect on the date of this Agreement. (b) [Reserved] (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before, at or after the Effective Time) is made against any Indemnified Party, on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the provisions of this Section 4.07 shall continue in effect until the final disposition of such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.