Exhibit 10.22
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") made and entered into as of January 23,
1998, by and between OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS, a California corporation (the
"Corporation", which term shall include any one or more of its subsidiaries
where appropriate), and the individual whose name appears on the signature page
hereof (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, highly competent persons are becoming more reluctant to serve
corporations as directors or officers or in other capacities unless they are
provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification
against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their
service to, and activities on behalf of, such corporations; and WHEREAS, the
current impracticability of obtaining adequate insurance and the uncertainties
relating to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and
retaining such persons;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") has
determined that the difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is
detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation's shareholders and that the
Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased
certainty of such protection in the future; -----
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent, and necessary for the Corporation
contractually to obligate itself to indemnify such persons to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the
Corporation free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified; and
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and/or to
undertake additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the
condition that he be so indemnified;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants
contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as
follows:
1. Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve
as a director and/or officer of the Corporation for so long as Indemnitee is
duly elected or appointed and qualified or until such time as Indemnitee
(subject to any contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of
law) tenders his resignation in writing or is removed as a director and/or
officer. This Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Indemnitee or the
Corporation to continue the Indemnitee's position with the Corporation beyond
any period otherwise applicable.
2. General. (a) The Corporation shall indemnify, and shall advance Expenses
(as hereinafter defined) to, Indemnitee as provided in this Agreement and to the
fullest extent permitted by law in effect on the date hereof and to such greater
extent as applicable law may thereafter from time to time permit.
(b) The Corporation shall not adopt any amendments to its Articles of
Incorporation ("Articles") or bylaws ("Bylaws") the effect of which would be to
deny, diminish, or encumber Indemnitee's rights to indemnity pursuant to the
Articles, Bylaws, or the California General Corporation Law ("CGCL"), or any
other applicable law as applied to any act or failure to act occurring in whole
or in part prior to the date upon which such amendment was approved by the Board
or the Corporation's stockholders, as the case may be ("Effective Date"). In the
event that the Corporation shall adopt any amendment to its Articles or Bylaws,
the effect of which is to deny, diminish, or encumber Indemnitee's right to
indemnity pursuant to the Articles, Bylaws, or CGCL, or any other such law, such
amendment shall apply only to acts of failures to act occurring entirely after
the Effective Date thereof.
3. Proceedings Other than Proceedings by or in the Right of the
Corporation. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification
provided in this Section 3 if, wholly or partly by reason of his Corporate
Status (as hereinafter defined), he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to
any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding (as hereinafter defined), other
than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation. Pursuant to this
Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against Expenses, judgments, fines,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue, or matter
therein, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be
in the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
4. Proceedings By or In the Right of the Corporation. Indemnitee shall
be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 4 if, by
reason of his Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to
any threatened, pending, or completed Proceeding brought by or in the right of
the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding if he acted
in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the
Corporation and its stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue, or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the Corporation if such indemnification is not permitted by California or other
applicable law; provided, however, that indemnification against Expenses shall
nevertheless be made by the Corporation in such event to the extent that the
Superior Court of the State of California, or the court in which such proceeding
shall have been brought or is pending, shall determine.
5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be
indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on
his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in
such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more
but less than all claims, issues, or matters in such Proceeding, the Corporation
shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim,
issue, or matter. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the
termination of any claim, issue, or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal or
withdrawal with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result
as to such claim, issue, or matter.
6. Advance of Expenses. The Corporation shall advance all reasonable
Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any
Proceeding within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a
statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from
time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.
Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by
or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately
be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
Expenses.
7. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit
to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such
documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is
reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly
upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing
that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to
Section 7(a) hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law, with
respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case:
(i) if a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred, by
Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined) in a written opinion to the Board,
a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall
request that such determination be made by the Board or the stockholders, in
which case the determination shall be made in the manner provided below in
Section 7(b)(ii) or 7(b)(iii); (ii) if a Change of Control shall not have
occurred, (A) by the Board by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), (B) if a quorum of the Board
consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable,
such quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a
written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee,
or (C) by the stockholders of the Corporation; or (iii) as provided in Section
8(b) of this Agreement. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after
such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons, or
entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to
indemnification, including providing to such person, persons, or entity upon
reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not
privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any
costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred by
Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of
the determination as to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification), and the
Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to
be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Agreement, the
Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 7(c). If a
Change of Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be
selected by the Board, and the Corporation shall give written notice to
Indemnitee advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.
If a Change of Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be
selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be
made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and
Indemnitee shall given written notice to the Corporation advising it of the
identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee of
the Corporation, as the case may be, may within seven (7) days after such
written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation or
to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection. Such
objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so
selected does not meet the requirement of "Independent Counsel" as defined in
Section 14 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with
particularity the factual basis of such assertion. If such written objection is
made, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel
unless and until a court has determined that such objection is without merit.
If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request
for indemnification pursuant to Section 7(a) of this Agreement, no Independent
Counsel shall have been selected or, if selected, shall have been objected to,
in accordance with this Section 7(c), either the Corporation or Indemnitee may
petition the Superior Court of the State of California or other court of
competent jurisdiction for resolution for resolution of any objection that shall
have been made by the Corporation or Indemnitee to the other's selection of
Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a
person selected by the Court or by such other person as the Court shall
designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is favorably
resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under
Section 7(b) of this Agreement. The Corporation shall pay any and all reasonable
fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in
connection with acting pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Agreement, and the
Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the
procedures of this Section 7(c), regardless of the manner in which such
Independent Counsel was selected or appointed. Upon the due commencement of any
judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 9(a)(iii) of this
Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further
responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of
professional conduct then prevailing).
8. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) If a Change of Control shall have occurred, in making a
determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the
person, persons, or entity making such determination shall presume that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has
submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 7(a) of this
Agreement, and the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome that
presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons, or entity of
any determination contrary to that presumption.
(b) If the person, persons, or entity empowered or selected under
Section 7 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification shall not have made such determination within sixty (60) days
after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor, the requisite
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been
made, and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a
misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact
necessary to make Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in
connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such
indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such sixty-day
period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty
(30) days, if the person, persons, or entity making the determination with
respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional
time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information
relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this
Section 8(b) shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to
indemnification is to be made by the shareholders pursuant to Section 7(b) of
this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the
Corporation of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to
submit such determination to the shareholders for their consideration at an
annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such
receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of
shareholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the
purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose
within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is
made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is
to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Agreement.
(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue, or matter
therein by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendre or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to
indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
9. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement
that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii)
advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6 of this
Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be
made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7(b) of this Agreement and such
determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within
ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for
indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section
5 of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a
written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within
ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to
Section 7 or 8 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an
adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of California, or in any other
court of competent jurisdiction, of his entitlement to such indemnification or
advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an
award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator, pursuant to the
rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such
proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within one hundred
eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to
commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 9(a). The Corporation shall
not oppose Indemnitee's right to any such adjudication or award in arbitration.
(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to
Section 7 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification,
any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9
shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the
merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse
determination. If a Change of Control shall have occurred, in any judicial
proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9, the Corporation
shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.
(c) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made
pursuant to Section 7 or 8 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9, absent
(i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a
material fact necessary to make Indemnitee's statement not materially
misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a
prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial
proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator
that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) If Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 9, seeks a judicial
adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce his rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by the Corporation
against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of
Expenses in Section 14 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in such judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if he prevails
therein. If it shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or arbitration
that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification
or advancement of Expenses sought, the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately
prorated.
10. Security. To the extent requested by the Indemnitee and approved by the
Board, the Corporation may at any time and from time to time provide security to
the Indemnitee for the Corporation's obligations hereunder through an
irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust, or other collateral. Any such
security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released
without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.
11. Non-Exclusivity; Duration of Agreement; Insurance; Subrogation. (a) The
rights to be indemnified and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by
this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which
Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Articles, as
amended, or Bylaws, any other agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution
of directors, or otherwise. This Agreement shall continue until, and terminate
upon, the latter of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall
have ceased to serve as a director and officer of the Corporation or fiduciary
of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other enterprise that Indemnitee served at the request of the
Corporation; or (b) the final termination of all pending Proceedings in respect
of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of
Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to
Section 9 of this Agreement relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the
benefit of Indemnitee and his heirs, executors, and administrators.
(b) If the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing
liability insurance for directors or officers of the Corporation or fiduciaries
of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the
Corporation, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in
accordance with the terms thereof to the maximum extent of the coverage
available for any such director or officer under such policy or policies.
(c) If any payment is made under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of
Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary
to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to
enable the Corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights.
(d) The Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any
payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that
Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement, or otherwise.
12. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be
held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the
validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this
Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent
possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each
portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to
be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable.
13. Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be
entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with
respect to any Proceeding, or any claim, issue, or matter therein, brought or
made by him against the Corporation, except as may be provided in Section 9(e)
of this Agreement.
14. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "Change in Control" means a change in control of the Corporation of a
nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item or any
similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Act"), whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such
reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a
Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more of the
combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities without
the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board in office
immediately prior to such person attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the
Corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or other
reorganization, or a proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the
Board in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less
than a majority of the Board thereafter; or (iii) during any period of two (2)
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted
the Board (including for this purpose any new director whose election or
nomination for election by the Corporation's shareholders was approved by a vote
of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors
at the beginning of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board.
(b) "Corporate Status" describes the status of a person who is or was or
has agreed to become a director of the Corporation, or is or was an officer,
employee, agent, or fiduciary of the Corporation or of any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise
that such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.
(c) "Disinterested Director" means a director of the Corporation who is not
and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is
sought by Indemnitee.
(d) "Expenses" shall include all reasonable attorneys' fees, retainers,
court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and witnesses, travel expenses,
duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage,
delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the type
customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to
prosecute or defend, or investigating a Proceeding.
(e) "Independent Counsel" means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that
is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither at the time of
designation is, nor in the five years immediately preceding such designation
was, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving
rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the term "Independent Counsel" shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a
conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an
action to determine Indemnitee's rights under this Agreement arising on or after
the date of this Agreement, regardless of when the Indemnitee's act or failure
to act occurred.
(f) "Proceeding" includes any action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing and any other
proceeding (including any appeals from any of the foregoing) whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an Indemnitee
pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under this
Agreement.
15. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of
this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
16. Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time to reflect changes in California law or for other reasons. No supplement,
modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of
this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a
continuing waiver.
17. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the
Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any Proceeding
or matter that may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses
covered hereunder; provided, however, that the failure to give any such notice
shall not disqualify the Indemnitee from indemnification hereunder.
18. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other
communication shall have been directed, at the time of delivery, (b) if mailed
by certified mail (return receipt
requested) with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date
on which it is so mailed, or (c) if sent by facsimile or by telegraph, when
confirmation of transmission is indicated by the sender's telecopy or facsimile
machine, and addressed: (i) if to the Corporation, to ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Secretary, or (ii) if to Indemnitee, to
the address listed on the signature page hereof, or (iii) to such other address
as any party hereto have specified in a notice given in accordance with this
Section 18.
19. Governing Law. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
California applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the
day and year first above set forth.
OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS
By: ____________________________
Name: ____________________________
Title: ____________________________
INDEMNITEE:
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(Printed Name)
Address:__________________________
