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Exhibit 10.1
CRYOCOR, INC.
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and entered into this [ ] day of [ ], 2005 by and between CRYOCOR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and [ ] (Agent).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Agent performs a valuable service to the Company in [his/her] capacity as [ ] of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Bylaws), which were approved by the stockholders of the Company, provide for the indemnification of the directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Company, including persons serving at the request of the Company in such capacities with other corporations or enterprises, as authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL);
WHEREAS, the Bylaws and the DGCL, by their non-exclusive nature, permit contracts between the Company and its agents, officers, employees and other agents with respect to indemnification of such persons; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Agent to continue to serve as [ ] of the Company, the Company has determined and agreed to enter into this Agreement with Agent.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Agents continued service as [ ] of the Company after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Services to the Company. Agent will serve, at the will of the Company or under separate contract, if any such contract exists, as [ ] of the Company or as a director, executive officer or other fiduciary of an affiliate of the Company (including any employee benefit plan of the Company) faithfully and to the best of Agents ability so long as Agent is duly elected and qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or other applicable charter documents of the Company or such affiliate; provided, however, that Agent may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual obligation that Agent may have assumed apart from this Agreement) and that the Company or any affiliate shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Agent in any such position.
2. Indemnity of Agent. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Agent to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the provisions of the Bylaws and the DGCL, as the same may be amended from time to time (but only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the Bylaws or the DGCL permitted prior to adoption of such amendment).
3. Additional Indemnity. In addition to and not in limitation of the indemnification otherwise provided for herein, and subject only to the exclusions set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Company hereby further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Agent:
(a) against any and all expenses (including attorneys fees), witness fees, damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and any other amounts that Agent becomes legally obligated to pay because of any claim or claims made against or by Agent in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational, administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the right of the Company) to which Agent is, was or at any time becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that Agent is, was or at any time becomes a director, officer, employee or other agent of the Company, or is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or other agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise; and
(b) otherwise to the fullest extent as may be provided to Agent by the Company under the non-exclusivity provisions of the DGCL and Section 43 of the Bylaws.
4. Limitations on Additional Indemnity. No indemnity pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be paid by the Company:
(a) on account of any claim against Agent solely for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Agent of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law;
(b) on account of Agents conduct that is established by a final judgment as knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or that constituted willful misconduct;
(c) on account of Agents conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Agents duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Agent was not legally entitled;
(d) for which payment is actually made to Agent under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, bylaw or agreement, except in respect of any excess beyond payment under such insurance, clause, bylaw or agreement;
(e) if indemnification is not lawful (and, in this respect, both the Company and Agent have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising 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); or
(f) in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Agent, or any proceeding by Agent against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other agents, unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Company, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under the DGCL or any other applicable law, or (iv) the proceeding is initiated pursuant to Section 9 hereof.






