Exhibit 10.1
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement, effective as of
, 200 is between TXU
Corp., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and
(the “Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, it is essential to the
Company to retain and attract as directors, the most capable
persons available; and
WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is a
director of the Company; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the
Indemnitee’s need for protection against personal liability
in various circumstances in order to maintain the
Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective
manner and to provide the Indemnitee with specific contractual
assurance that such protection will be available as an inducement
to the Indemnitee to continue to render service to the Company, the
Company desires to provide for the indemnification and advancement
of expenses to the Indemnitee to the extent set forth in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is being
issued pursuant to the terms of Section 22 of the Bylaws of the
Company, the provisions of which have been approved by the
shareholders of the Company in accordance with, and therefore the
terms of this Agreement are in conformity with, Article 2.02-1(R)
of the Texas Business Corporation Act, and this Agreement is being
issued pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Company implementing the provisions of said Section 22.
WHEREAS, any and all prior
agreements, understandings and assurances between the parties
hereto relating to the matters set forth herein are hereby renewed,
extended and confirmed, except to the extent inconsistent herewith,
it being understood and agreed that this Agreement is supplementary
thereto.
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Now, therefore, in consideration of
the covenants contained herein and of the Indemnitee’s good
and valuable service to the Company or, at its request, to other
entities within its system, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
(a) Claim . A Claim shall
include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, governmental, administrative,
arbitration, dispute resolution or other involving a private entity
or otherwise, whether formal or informal, and, without limitation
arising out of or relating to any acts, omissions, facts or
circumstances past, present or future, including without limitation
any acts, omissions, facts or circumstances that have arisen or
occurred since the inception of the Indemnitee’s service in
any capacity with the Company, any predecessor entity and any
affiliated entity of either, (including without limitation
securities laws actions, suits and proceedings, any crossclaim or
counterclaim in any action, suit or proceeding and any derivative
suit or similar or other claim by or in the right of the Company),
and any appeal thereof, or any inquiry or investigation that the
Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of
any such action, suit or proceeding.
(b) Expenses . Expenses shall
include all costs, liabilities, damages (including, without
limitation, punitive, exemplary and the multiplied portion of any
damages), expenses (such as attorneys’ fees, including any
retainer, court and transcript costs, appeal, attachment or similar
bond costs and fees for expert witnesses, private investigators and
other experts and
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professional advisors, and any related costs or
disbursements) and obligations paid or incurred in connection with
investigating, defending, being a witness or participating in, or
preparing to defend, be a witness or participate in, any Claim
relating to any Indemnifiable Event, and any and all judgments,
payments, fines (including any excise tax assessed with respect to
an employee benefit plan), penalties, awards and settlement amounts
(including any judgments, fines, penalties or other sums paid in
settlement) paid in connection therewith, together with interest,
computed at the Company’s average cost of funds for
short-term borrowings, accrued from the thirtieth day after the
date of incurrence of such expense to the date the Indemnitee
receives reimbursement therefor.
(c) Indemnifiable Event . An
Indemnifiable Event shall include any event, occurrence or
circumstance related to the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a
director of the Company or any predecessor entity, or is or was
serving at the request or for the convenience or benefit of the
Company or any predecessor entity as a director, officer, partner,
manager, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
employee benefit plan, trust or other entity, or by reason of
anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity.
Without limitation of any indemnification provided hereunder, an
Indemnitee serving (i) another corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, joint venture or trust or other entity of
which 10% or more of the voting power or residual economic interest
is held, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or (ii) any
employee benefit plan of the Company or other such entity in any
capacity shall be deemed to be doing so at the request and for the
convenience and benefit of the Company.
(d) Reviewing Party . A
Reviewing Party shall be (i) the directors of the Company who are
not parties to the particular Claim with respect to which the
Indemnitee is seeking
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indemnification even though less than a quorum,
(ii) a committee of directors of the Company not party to the Claim
designated by the directors of the Company not party to the Claim
or (iii) if such disinterested directors so direct, Independent
Counsel or any other person or body selected by a quorum of
disinterested directors who is not a party to the particular Claim
for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification. If a Change in
Control has occurred, the Reviewing Party shall be an Independent
Counsel. Independent Counsel shall mean a law firm or member
thereof that within the last three years has not been retained to
represent either the Company or the Indemnitee in a matter material
to either party.
ARTICLE II.
AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY
(a) In the event the Indemnitee was,
is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is
threatened to or has a reasonable belief that it may be made a
party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason or
arising out of an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify
the Indemnitee as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
than 60 days after written demand is presented to the Company, for
any and all Expenses paid or incurred by the Indemnitee in
connection therewith. If the Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the
Expenses in connection with a Claim, issue or matter relating
thereto, but not all of the amount thereof, the Company shall
indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion to which the Indemnitee is
entitled. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement if a final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction adverse to the Indemnitee establishes that
the Indemnitee’s acts were committed in bad faith, were the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty or that the Indemnitee
personally
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gained a financial profit to which the
Indemnitee was not legally entitled. The Indemnitee shall provide
prompt written notice to the Company of any Claim in connection
with which the Indemnitee may assert a right to be Indemnified
hereunder; provided, however, that the failure of the Indemnitee to
provide such notice shall not affect the Indemnitee’s rights
hereunder except to the extent the Company shall have been
materially prejudiced as a direct result thereof.
(b) The obligations of the Company
under paragraph (a) of this Article shall be subject to the
condition that the Reviewing Party shall have authorized such
indemnification in the specific case by having determined that the
Indemnitee is permitted to be indemnified under the applicable
provisions set forth in such paragraph (a). The Company agrees to
use its best efforts to facilitate a prompt determination by the
Reviewing Party with respect to the Claim. In connection therewith,
the Indemnitee shall be afforded the opportunity to make
submissions to the Reviewing Party with respect to the Claim. If
there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party within the
time period specified in paragraph (a) of this Article, or if the
Reviewing Party determines that the Indemnitee is not permitted to
be indemnified hereunder, the Indemnitee shall have the right to
commence litigation in any court in the Northern District of Texas
having subject matter jurisdiction thereof seeking a determination
by the court of the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or
challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party; and the
Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any
such proceeding, and agrees that a final determination in any such
proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on it. Any determination
by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on
the Company and the Indemnitee. All costs and expenses (including,
without limitation, attorneys fees and disbursements) in connection
with the Reviewing Party’s review and any litigation relating
thereto shall be borne by the Company, unless it is determined in
any
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such litigation with respect to litigation costs
that the Indemnitee’s suit was frivolous. Pending a final
determination hereunder, the Company, upon the written request of
the Indemnitee, shall take all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate (including, without limitation, the posting of any
surety, appeal or other bonds) to stay or prevent any execution,
enforcement or collection of any judgments, penalties, fines or
other amounts for which the Indemnitee may be liable and for which
the Indemnitee has requested indemnification hereunder or under the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or the applicable
laws of the State of Texas.
ARTICLE III.
ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
If so requested by the Indemnitee,
the Company shall advance (within 10 days of such request) any and
all Expenses to the Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”)
in connection with a Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event.
Expense Advances shall be paid by the Company in advance of the
final disposition of the Claim; provided, however, payment shall be
made to or on behalf of the Indemnitee only upon delivery to the
Company a written undertaking (which need not be secured), by or on
behalf of the Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it
shall ultimately be determined in accordance with Article II hereof
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified pursuant to
the provisions hereof. Accordingly, the obligation of the Company
with respect to an Expense Advance pursuant hereto shall be subject
to the condition that, if and to the extent that it is determined
pursuant to Article II hereof that the Indemnitee is not permitted
to be so indemnified hereunder, the