Common use of Initial Indemnity Clause in Contracts

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including fees and expenses of attorneys or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Director Indemnification Agreement (Gencorp Inc), Director Indemnification Agreement (Omnova Solutions Inc)

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Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or an officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (MPW Industrial Services Group Inc), Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (Elder Beerman Stores Corp)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Director Indemnification Agreement (MPW Industrial Services Group Inc), Director Indemnification Agreement (Elder Beerman Stores Corp)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's ’s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo no lo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.), Indemnification Agreement (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, pending or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director or officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager employee or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, fines and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of "nolo contendere contendere" or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Form of Indemnification Agreement (Gorman Rupp Co)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee if or ----------------- when he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, pending or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was or had agreed to become a director director, officer, employee or agent of the Company Company, or is or was serving or had agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager employee or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including fees and expenses of attorneys or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewithwith such action, including suit or proceeding and any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless therefrom it is proved by clear the Indemnitee acted in good faith and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action manner he reasonably believed to be in or failure not opposed to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere contendre or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy act in good faith and in a manner which the foregoing standard of conduct Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the extent applicable theretobest interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Rightnow Technologies Inc)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director or an officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, fines and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's ’s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Brush Engineered Materials Inc)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, pending or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager employee or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, 2 indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of "nolo contendere contendere" or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Caliber System Inc)

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Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo no lo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Cleveland Cliffs Inc)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Parker Hannifin Corp)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's ’s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, pending or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director an officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager employee or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of "nolo contendere contendere" or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Caliber System Inc)

Initial Indemnity. (a) The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee Indemnitee, if or when he is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director Director or an officer of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, against any and all costs, charges, expenses (including including, without limitation, fees and expenses of attorneys or and/or others; all such costs, charges and expenses being herein jointly referred to as "Expenses"), judgments, fines, fines and amounts paid in settlement settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith, therewith including any appeal of or from any judgment or decision, unless it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Company or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Company. In addition, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, 2 indemnification hereunder shall be made only if the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not satisfy the foregoing standard of conduct to the extent applicable thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Indemnification Agreement (Brush Wellman Inc)

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