Indemnification Under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law in effect on the date hereof or provided under the articles of incorporation, bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) or agreements of the type described in Section 5.5(a) as of the Effective Time, indemnify, defend, hold harmless and advance expenses to each present and former director and officer of the Company (including any director or officer of the Company who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, inquiries, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as such (including any claim arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), whether occurring before or after the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, for a period of six years after the Effective Time (and shall pay any expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, upon receipt from the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced of any undertaking to repay such advances required under applicable Law). In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (i) the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel (including local counsel) satisfactory to them, the reasonable fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Parent and the Surviving Company promptly after statements therefor are received and
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Schulman a Inc), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Ico Inc)
Indemnification Under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and each of Parent, Surviving Corporation and, following the Subsequent Merger, the Surviving Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law in effect on the date hereof or provided under the articles of incorporation, bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) or agreements of the type described in Section 5.5(a) as of the Effective Time, shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless and advance expenses to each present and former director and officer of the Company (including or any director or officer of the Company who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) Subsidiaries (collectively, the “"Indemnified Parties”") against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ ' fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, inquiries, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time)investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as such (including any claim arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions), whether occurring before or after the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time (and shall pay any expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, upon receipt from the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced of any undertaking to repay such advances required under applicable Law)Time. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (i) the Indemnified Parties may shall have the right to retain counsel (including local counsel) satisfactory to them, the reasonable fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Parent Parent, Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Company Company, following commencement of such action or proceeding, promptly after statements or invoices therefor are received andand (ii) Parent, Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall cooperate in and use commercially reasonable efforts so as to assist in such director's or officer's vigorous defense of any such matter; provided, however, that Parent, Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their respective written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and provided, further, that Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this subsection (b) to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus appropriate local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties in any single action unless there is, as determined by counsel to the Indemnified Parties, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict or a reasonable likelihood of a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties, in which case such additional counsel (including local counsel) as may be required to avoid any such conflict or likely conflict may be retained by the Indemnified Parties at the expense of the Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company. The Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.5.
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Indemnification Under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Time, Parent and each of Parent, Surviving Corporation and, following the Subsequent Merger, the Surviving Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law in effect on the date hereof or provided under the articles of incorporation, bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) or agreements of the type described in Section 5.5(a) as of the Effective Time, shall indemnify, defend, hold harmless and advance expenses to each present and former director and officer of the Company (including or any director or officer of the Company who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, inquiries, liabilities and settlement amounts paid in connection with any threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether arising before or after the Effective Time)investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to any action or omission in their capacity as such (including any claim arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementTransactions), whether occurring before or after the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time (and shall pay any expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, upon receipt from the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are advanced of any undertaking to repay such advances required under applicable Law)Time. In the event of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, (i) the Indemnified Parties may shall have the right to retain counsel (including local counsel) satisfactory to them, the reasonable fees and expenses of which shall be paid by Parent Parent, Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Company Company, following commencement of such action or proceeding, promptly after statements or invoices therefor are received andand (ii) Parent, Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall cooperate in and use commercially reasonable efforts so as to assist in such director’s or officer’s vigorous defense of any such matter; provided, however, that Parent, Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall not be liable for any settlement effected without their respective written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); and provided, further, that Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this subsection (b) to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus appropriate local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties in any single action unless there is, as determined by counsel to the Indemnified Parties, under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict or a reasonable likelihood of a conflict on any significant issue between the positions of any two or more Indemnified Parties, in which case such additional counsel (including local counsel) as may be required to avoid any such conflict or likely conflict may be retained by the Indemnified Parties at the expense of the Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company. The Surviving Corporation and Surviving Company shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section 5.5.
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