INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and
entered into effective as of __________________, 200__ between Nu
Skin Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Corporation”), and ________________
(“Indemnitee”).
RECITALS:
A.
WHEREAS, Indemnitee, an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors of Corporation, performs a valuable service in such
capacity for Corporation; and
B.
WHEREAS, the directors of Corporation have adopted Bylaws (the
“Bylaws”) providing for the indemnification of the
officers, directors, agents and employees of Corporation to the
maximum extent authorized by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”);
and
C.
WHEREAS, the Bylaws and the DGCL, by their non-exclusive nature,
permit contracts between Corporation and the members of its Board
of Directors and officers with respect to indemnification of such
directors and officers; and
D.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the authorization as provided by the
DCGL, Corporation has purchased or may purchase a policy or
policies of Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (“D
& O Insurance”), covering certain liabilities that may be
incurred by its directors and officers in their performance as
directors and officers of Corporation; and
E.
WHEREAS, as a result of developments affecting the terms, scope and
availability of D & O Insurance there exists general
uncertainty as to the extent of protection afforded members of the
Board of Directors and officers by such D & O Insurance and by
statuary and bylaw indemnification provisions; and
F.
WHEREAS, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a member of the
Board of Directors or as an officer of Corporation, Corporation has
determined and agreed to enter into this Agreement with
Indemnitee;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s service as a
director or officer of Corporation after the date hereof, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Indemnity of Indemnitee . Corporation hereby agrees to hold
harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent authorized
or permitted by the provisions of the DGCL, as the same may be
amended from time to time (but, in case of any such amendment, only
to the extent that such amendment permits Corporation to provide
broader indemnification rights than the law permitted Corporation
to provide prior to the amendment).
2.
Additional Indemnity . Subject only to the exclusions set
forth in Section 3 hereof, Corporation hereby further agrees to
hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee:
(a) against any and all expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), witness fees, judgments, fines, penalties,
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of
Corporation) (“Indemnifiable Liabilities Against Third Party
Suits”) to which Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a
party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact
that Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a director, officer,
employee or agent of Corporation, or is or was serving or at any
time serves at the request of Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise;
and
(b) against expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the defense or settlement of any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right
of Corporation (together with Indemnifiable Liabilities Against
Third Party Suits, “Indemnifiable Liabilities”) to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
Indemnitee is, was or at any time becomes a director, officer,
employee or agent of Corporation, or is or was serving or at any
time serves at the request of Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall
have been adjudged to be liable to Corporation unless and only to
the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or
the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly
and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the
Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(c) otherwise to the fullest extent as may
be provided to Indemnitee by Corporation under the non-exclusivity
provisions of Article 5 of the Bylaws of Corporation and the
DGCL.
3.
Limitations on Additional Indemnity . No indemnity pursuant
to Section 2 hereof shall be paid by Corporation:
(a) except to the extent the aggregate of
losses to be indemnified thereunder exceeds the sum of such losses
for which Indemnitee is indemnified pursuant to Section 1 hereof or
pursuant to any D & O Insurance purchased and maintained by
Corporation;
(b) in respect to remuneration paid to
Indemnitee if it shall be determined by a final judgment or other
final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of
law;
(c) on account of any suit in which
judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of
profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities
of Corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
statutory law;
(d) on account of Indemnitee’s
conduct that is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent
or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute willful
misconduct;
(e) on account of Indemnitee’s
conduct that is the subject of an action, suit or proceeding
described in Section 8(c)(ii) hereof;
(f) on account of any action, claim or
proceeding (other than a proceeding referred to in Section 10(b)
hereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such action, claim or
proceeding was authorized in the specific case by action of the
Board of Directors; and
(g) if a final decision by a court having
jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
indemnification is not lawful (and, in this respect, both
Corporation and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities
and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for
liabilities under the federal securities laws is against public
policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for
indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for
adjudication).
4.
Change in Control.
(a) The Corporation agrees that if there is
a Change in Control of the Corporation (other than a Change in
Control which has been approved by a majority of the
Corporation’s Board of Directors who were directors
immediately prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to
all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee
to payments of Indemnifiable Liabilities under this Agreement and
advancement of expenses under Section 8 of this Agreement or under
any other agreement or under the Corporation’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as now or
hereafter in effect, the Corporation shall only take a position on
the coverage or terms of the indemnification available under such
documents after seeking advice from legal counsel selected by
Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation (which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld) (“Independent Legal
Counsel”). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its
written opinion to the Corporation and Indemnitee as to whether and
to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified
under applicable law. The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable
fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to
fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement
pursuant hereto.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the term
“Change in Control” shall mean: (i) a dissolution or
liquidation of the Corporation; (ii) a sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Corporation; (iii) a merger or
consolidation in which the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation and in which beneficial ownership of securities of the
Corporation representing at least 50% of the combined voting power
entitled to vote in the election of directors has changed; or (iv)
a reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving
corporation but the shares of common stock ou