Common use of Indemnification by Fund Clause in Contracts

Indemnification by Fund. The Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian and any Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 3.3 above, and any nominee of the Custodian or of such Sub-Custodian, from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense (including attorneys' fees and disbursements), liability (including, without limitation, liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, and any state or foreign securities and/or banking laws) or claim arising directly or indirectly (a) from the fact that Securities are registered in the name of any such nominee, or (b) from any action or inaction by the Custodian or such Sub-Custodian (i) at the request or direction of or in reliance on the advice of the Fund, or (ii) upon Proper Instructions, or (c) generally, from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any sub-custody agreement with a Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 3.3 above, provided that neither the Custodian nor any such Sub-Custodian shall be indemnified and held harmless from and against any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising from the Custodian's or such Sub-Custodian's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

Indemnification by Fund. The Fund shall indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian and any Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 3.3 above, and any nominee of the Custodian or of such Sub-Custodian, from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense (including attorneys' fees and disbursements), liability (including, without limitation, liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any state or foreign securities statx xx xxxxxxx xecurities and/or banking laws) or claim arising directly or indirectly (a) from the fact that Securities are registered in the name of any such nominee, or (b) from any action or inaction by the Custodian or such Sub-Custodian (i) at the request or direction of or in reliance on the advice of the Fund, or (ii) upon Proper Instructions, or (c) generally, from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any sub-custody agreement with a Sub-Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 3.3 above, provided that neither the Custodian nor any such Sub-Custodian shall be indemnified and held harmless from and against any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim arising from the Custodian's or such Sub-Custodian's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.