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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

Indemnification Agreement

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Title: INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 3/5/2009
Industry: Coal     Sector: Energy

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT, Parties: songzai international holding group  inc
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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into, effective as of February __, 2009 by and between Songzai International Holding Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and _____ (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available;

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance Indemnitee’s continued and effective service to the Company, and in order to induce Indemnitee to provide services to the Company as a director, the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by the laws of the Company’s state of incorporation and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of Indemnitee’s continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.             Certain Definitions .

 

(a)           “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)           “ 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company (collectively “excluded persons”), is or becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 


 

(c)           “ Expenses ” means any expense, liability, or loss, including attorneys’ fees and retainers, judgments, fines, court costs, witness fees, printing and duplicating costs, travel expenses, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute and defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, and any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes imposes as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in, any Proceeding relating to any Indemnifiable Event. Without limiting the foregoing, “Expenses” shall also include such amounts incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding  (including the cost of any bond or other security or costs in connection with any bond) and any action taken by Indemnitee in enforcing its rights hereunder.

 

(d)           “ Indemnifiable Event ” means any event or occurrence that takes place either prior to or after the effective date of this Agreement, related to any action or activity of the Company or to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or an officer (if the Indemnitee should be appointed as an officer) of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent, or fiduciary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Company or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, or related to anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity.

 

(e)           “ Independent Counsel ” means the person or body appointed in connection with Section 3.

 

(f)           “ Potential Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company enters into an agreement or arrangement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control, (ii) any person (including the Company) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions that, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control, (iii) any person (other than an excluded Person) who is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person on the date hereof, or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.

 


 

(g)           “ Proceeding ” means (i) any threatened, pending, or complete action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other, or (ii) any inquiry, hearing, or investigation, whether conducted by the Company or any other party, whether of a civil, criminal or administrative or investigative nature, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, or proceeding.

 

(h)           “ Reviewing Party ” means the person or body appointed in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

(i)           “ Voting Securities ” any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

2.             Agreement to Indemnify .

 

(a)            General Agreement . In the event Indemnitee was, is, or becomes a party to or witness or otherwise a participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or otherwise a participant in, any Proceeding by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and against any and all Expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted (but in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto). The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as amended, its bylaws as amended, vote of its stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law.

 

(b)            Initiation of Proceeding . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding, (ii) the Proceeding is one to enforce indemnification rights under Section 5, or (iii) the Proceeding is instituted after a Change in Control and Independent Counsel has approved its initiation.

 

(c)            Expense Advances . If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within ten business days of such request) any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”); provided that such request shall be accompanied by reasonable evidence of the expenses incurred or anticipated to be incurred by Indemnitee, which Expense Advance for anticipated expenses shall in no event not exceed $25,000.00, and that, if and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid. If Indemnitee has commenced legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, as provided in Section 4, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or have lapsed).

 


 

(d)            Mandatory Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 2(f) below), and without limiting Indemnitee’s rights hereunder, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits in defens


 
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