COPSYNC, INC.
INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement (“
Agreement ”) is made as of this 14th day of October,
2009, by and between COPsync, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), and ________________ (“
Indemnitee ”).
WHEREAS , the Company and Indemnitee recognize the
significant cost of directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such
insurance;
WHEREAS , the Company and Indemnitee further recognize
the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general,
subjecting officers and directors to expensive litigation risks at
the same time as the coverage of liability insurance has been
severely limited; and
WHEREAS , the Company desires to attract and retain the
services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to
serve as officers and directors of the Company and to indemnify its
officers and directors so as to provide them with the maximum
protection permitted by law.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration for Indemnitee’s
services as an officer or director of the Company, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
(a) Third
Party Proceedings . The Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee if Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an
action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact
that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or by reason of the
fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such
settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create
a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a
manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that
Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
(b)
Proceedings By or in the Right of the Company
. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right
of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any
subsidiary of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if Indemnitee acted in good faith
and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the Company 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, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem
proper.
(c)
Mandatory Payment of Expenses . To the extent
that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 1, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection
therewith.
2.
Expenses; Indemnification Procedure .
(a)
Advancement of Expenses . The Company shall
advance all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee
in connection with the investigation, defense,
settlement or appeal of any civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding referenced in Section 1(a) or 1(b) hereof (but not
amounts actually paid in settlement of any such action, suit or
proceeding). Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such
amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall
ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company as authorized
hereby. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid
by the Company to Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following
delivery of a written request therefor by Indemnitee to the
Company.
(b)
Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee . Indemnitee
shall, as a condition precedent to his right to be indemnified
under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon as
practicable of any claim made against Indemnitee for which
indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed
to the President of the Company at the address shown on the
signature page of this Agreement (or such other address as the
Company shall designate in writing to
Indemnitee). Notice shall be deemed received three
business days after the date postmarked if sent by domestic
certified or registered mail, properly addressed, five business
days if sent by airmail to a country outside of North America;
otherwise notice shall be deemed received when such notice shall
actually be received by the Company. In addition,
Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation
as it may reasonably require and as shall be within
Indemnitee’s power.
(c)
Procedure . Any indemnification and advances
provided for in Section 1 and this Section 2 shall
be made no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the written
request of Indemnitee. If a claim under this Agreement,
under any statute, or under any provision of the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws providing for
indemnification, is not paid in full by the Company within thirty
(30) days after a written request for payment thereof has first
been received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any
time thereafter bring an action against the Company to recover the
unpaid amount of the claim and, subject to Section 12 of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid for the
reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of
bringing such action. It shall be a defense to any such
action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for
expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not met
the standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable
law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount
claimed. However, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to
Subsection 2(a) unless and until such defense may be finally
adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no further right
of appeal exists. It is the parties’ intention
that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification shall be for the court to decide, and neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any
committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal
counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct
required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the
Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or
subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or
its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has
or has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(d)
Notice to Insurers . If, at the time of the
receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to Section 2(b)
hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in
effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of
such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall
thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause
such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts
payable as a result of such proceedin
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