Exhibit 10.6
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
This Indemnity
Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) dated as of ___________ _____, 20__, is
made by and between Procera Networks, Inc.
, a
Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and
_________________ (“
Indemnitee ”).
Recitals
A.
The Company desires to attract and
retain the services of highly qualified individuals as directors,
officers, employees and agents.
B.
The Company’s bylaws (the “
Bylaws ”) require that the Company indemnify its
directors, and empowers the Company to indemnify its
officers, employees and agents, as authorized by the Nevada General
Corporation Law, as amended (the “ Code ”),
under which the Company is organized and such Bylaws expressly
provide that the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive
and contemplates that the Company may enter into separate
agreements with its directors, officers and other persons to set
forth specific indemnification provisions.
C.
Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by
applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and
available insurance as adequate under the present circumstances,
and the Company has determined that Indemnitee and other directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Company may not be willing to
serve or continue to serve in such capacities without additional
protection.
D.
The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or
continue to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company, as the case may be, and has proffered this Agreement to
Indemnitee as an additional inducement to serve in such
capacity.
E.
Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, as the case
may be, if Indemnitee is furnished the indemnity provided for
herein by the Company.
Agreement
Now
Therefore , in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
(a)
Agent
. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “agent” of the Company means any
person who: (i) is or was a director,
officer, employee or other fiduciary of the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company; or (ii) is or was serving at the request or for the
convenience of, or representing the interests of, the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company, as a director, officer, employee or
other fiduciary of a foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise.
(b)
Expenses
. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “expenses” shall be broadly
construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and
indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, all attorneys’, witness, or other professional
fees and related disbursements, and other out-of-pocket costs of
whatever nature), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of a
proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification
under this Agreement, the Code or otherwise, and amounts paid in
settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, but shall not include any
judgments, fines or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee
for such individual’s violations of law. The term
“expenses” shall also include reasonable compensation
for time spent by Indemnitee for which he is not compensated by the
Company or any subsidiary or third party (i) for any period during
which Indemnitee is not an agent, in the employment of, or
providing services for compensation to, the Company or any
subsidiary; and (ii) if the rate of compensation and estimated time
involved is approved by the directors of the Company who are not
parties to any action with respect to which expenses are incurred,
for Indemnitee while an agent of, employed by, or providing
services for compensation to, the Company or any
subsidiary.
(c)
Proceedings
. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “proceeding” shall be broadly
construed and shall include, without limitation, any threatened,
pending, or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative
hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding,
whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and
whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
nature, and whether formal or informal in any case, in which
Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by
reason of: (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director or officer of the Company; (ii) the fact that any action
taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part
while acting as director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company; or (iii) 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, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise, and in any such case described
above, whether or not serving in any such capacity at the time any
liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification,
reimbursement, or advancement of expenses may be provided under
this Agreement.
(d)
Subsidiary . For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “subsidiary” means any corporation or limited
liability company of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting
securities or equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly,
by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, and any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which
Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
(e)
Independent Counsel . For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “independent counsel” means a law firm, or a
partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law firm, that is
experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is,
nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to
represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to
either such party, or (ii) any other party to the proceeding giving
rise to a claim for indemnification
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“independent counsel” shall not include any person who,
under the applicable standards of professional conduct then
prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing
either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
2.
Agreement to Serve
. Indemnitee will serve,
or continue to serve, as a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, faithfully and
to the best of his or her ability, at the will of such corporation
(or under separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the
capacity Indemnitee currently serves as an agent of such
corporation, so long as Indemnitee is duly appointed or elected and
qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
bylaws or other applicable charter documents of such corporation,
or until such time as Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation in
writing; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
Agreement is intended as an employment agreement between Indemnitee
and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to create any right
to continued employment of Indemnitee with the Company or any of
its subsidiaries in any capacity.
The Company acknowledges that it has entered
into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it
hereby, in addition to and separate from its obligations to
Indemnitee under the Bylaws, to induce Indemnitee to serve, or
continue to serve, as a director, officer, employee
or agent of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that
Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company.
(a)
Indemnification
in Third Party Proceedings . Subject to Section 10 below, the
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but,
only to the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to
broader indemnification rights than the Code permitted prior to
adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or
threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any
proceeding, for any and all expenses, actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation,
defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding.
(b)
Indemnification in
Derivative Actions and Direct Actions by the Company
. Subject to Section 10
below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time
(but, only to the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to
broader indemnification rights than the Code permitted prior to
adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or
threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any
proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment
in its favor, against any and all expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation,
defense, settlement, or appeal of such proceedings.
4.
Indemnification of Expenses of Successful
Party . Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding
or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including the
dismissal of any action without prejudice, the Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of
such proceeding.
5.
Partial
Indemnification . If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some or a portion of any expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by Indemnitee in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of a proceeding, but is precluded by applicable law or the specific
terms of this Agreement to indemnification for the total amount
thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for
the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
6.
Advancement of Expenses
. To the extent not
prohibited by law, the Company shall advance the
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding,
and such advancement shall be made within twenty (20) days after
the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting
such advances (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee
in connection with such expenses but, in the case of invoices in
connection with legal services, any references to legal work
performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to
waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be
included with the invoice) and upon request of the Company, an
undertaking to repay the advancement of expenses if and to the
extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company. Advances shall be unsecured, interest free and
without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the expenses.
Advances shall include any and all expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee pursuing an action to enforce
Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement,
or otherwise and this right of advancement, including expenses
incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to
support the advances claimed. Indemnitee acknowledges
that the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall
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