EXHIBIT 10.2
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
This indemnity agreement dated as of February
26, 2007 is between Denali Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Denali ”), Velcera Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Velcera
” and together with Denali, the “
Companies ”), and Timothy M. Hofer (the
“ Indemnitee ”),
Indemnitee is the sole director of Denali and is
willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional
service for or on behalf of Denali on the condition that he is
indemnified as provided herein; and
It is intended that the Companies will promptly
pay Indemnitee all amounts necessary to effectuate in full the
indemnity provided herein.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Services by Indemnitee
. Indemnitee agrees to serve as
director of Denali, so long as Indemnitee is duly appointed or
elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions
of Denali’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and
until such time as Indemnitee resigns or fails to stand for
election or is removed as director.
2.
Indemnification
. Subject to the limitations set
forth herein and in Section 6 hereof, the Companies hereby agree to
indemnify Indemnitee as follows:
The Companies
shall, with respect to any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined)
associated with Indemnitee acting in his official capacity as
director of Denali relating to the consideration, approval or
consummation of that certain Merger Agreement dated January 31,
2007 between Velcera, Denali and Denali Acquisition Corp. (the
“ Merger ”), indemnify Indemnitee to
the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General
Corporation Law of Delaware (the “ DGCL
”) and the certificate of incorporation of Denali in effect
on the date hereof or as such law or certificate of incorporation
may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits Denali to
provide broader indemnification rights than the law or Certificate
of Incorporation permitted Denali to provide before such
amendment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies shall not
be required to indemnify Indemnitee for acts or omissions of
Indemnitee constituting bad faith, gross negligence or intentional
misconduct, except for actual or alleged gross negligence in
connection with the scope or depth of the performance of due
diligence with respect to Velcera and its business. The right to
indemnification conferred herein and in the certificate of
incorporation of Denali shall be presumed to have been relied upon
by Indemnitee in serving or continuing to serve Denali and shall be
enforceable as a contract right. Without in any way diminishing the
scope of the indemnification provided by this Section 2, the
Companies will indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses (as
hereinafter defined) and Liabilities (as hereinafter defined)
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in
connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of
such Proceeding. In addition to, and not as a limitation of, the
foregoing, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided
under this agreement shall include those rights set forth in
Sections 7 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies
shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding
commenced by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’ rights under
this agreement) only if the commencement of such Proceeding was
authorized by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, the Companies shall have no
obligation to indemnify Indemnitee to the extent such
indemnification would not be permitted under Section 145 of the
DGCL or Denali’s certificate of incorporation in effect on
the date hereof.
3.
Presumptions and Effect of
Certain Proceedings .
Upon making a request for indemnification, Indemnitee shall be
presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this agreement and
the Companies shall have the burden of proof to overcome that
presumption in reaching any contrary determination. The termination
of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, arbitration award
or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent
shall not affect this presumption or, except as determined by a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to Indemnitee,
establish a presumption with regard to any factual matter relevant
to determining Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification
hereunder. If the person or persons so empowered to make a
determination pursuant to Section 4 hereof shall have failed to
make the requested determination within ninety (90) days after any
judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award,
conviction, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, or other disposition or partial disposition of any
Proceeding or any other event that could enable the Companies to
determine Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, the
requisite determination that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification shall be deemed to have been made.
4.
Procedure for Determination of
Entitlement to Indemnification .
(a)
Whenever Indemnitee believes that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
agreement, Indemnitee shall submit a written request for
indemnification to the Companies. Any request for indemnification
shall include sufficient documentation or information reasonably
available to Indemnitee for the determination of entitlement to
indemnification. In any event, Indemnitee shall submit
Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification within a reasonable
time, not to exceed ninety (90) days after any judgment, order,
settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of
a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or final termination,
whichever is the later date for which Indemnitee requests
indemnification.
(b)
Independent Legal Counsel (as
hereinafter defined) shall determine whether Indemnitee is entitled
to indemnification. Determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification shall be made not later than ninety (90) days
after the Companies’ receipt of Indemnitee’s written
request for such indemnification, provided that any request for
indemnification for Liabilities, other than amounts paid in
settlement, shall have been made after a determination thereof in a
Proceeding.
5.
Specific Limitations on
Indemnification .
Notwithstanding anything in this agreement to the contrary, the
Companies shall not be obligated under this agreement to make any
payment to Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding:
(a)
To the extent that payment is
actually made to Indemnitee under any insurance policy, or is made
to Indemnitee by either of the Companies or affiliates otherwise
than pursuant to this agreement. Notwithstanding the availability
of such insurance, Indemnitee also may claim indemnification from
the Companies pursuant to this agreement by assigning to the
Companies any claims under such insurance to the extent Indemnitee
is paid by the Companies;
(b)
For Liabilities in connection with
Proceedings settled without the Companies’ consent, which
consent, howeve
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