Exhibit 10.5
UNITED CAPITAL
CORP.
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
This Indemnity Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made as of _____________, by and
between UNITED CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware Corporation (the
“Company”), and __________________, (the
“Indemnitee”), a director of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is currently serving as
a director of the Company and in such capacity renders valuable
services to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company has investigated whether
additional protective measures are warranted to adequately protect
its officers and directors against various legal risks and
potential liabilities to which such individuals are subject due to
their position with the Company and has concluded that additional
protective measures are warranted; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce and encourage highly
experienced and capable persons such as the Indemnitee to continue
to serve as officers and directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries, the Board of Directors has determined, after due
consideration, that this Agreement is reasonable and prudent and
necessary to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
continued services of the Indemnitee as provided below, and other
good and valuable consideration, the company and the Indemnitee do
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . As used in
this Agreement:
(a) The
term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether brought in the
name of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal
or administrative or investigative nature, by reason of the fact
that the Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company, or 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,
whether or not he is serving in such a capacity at the time any
liability or Expense (hereinafter defined) is incurred for which
indemnification or reimbursement is to be provided under this
Agreement.
(b) The
term “Expenses” shall include, without limitation,
legal fees, disbursements and retainers, accounting and witness
fees, travel and deposition costs, expenses of investigations,
judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, amounts paid in
settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, and any expenses of
establishing a right to indemnification, pursuant to this Agreement
or otherwise, including reasonable compensation for time spent by
the Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense,
appeal or settlement of a Proceeding or any action to establish a
right to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
for which he is not otherwise compensated by any third party even
if he is not then regularly employed by the Company or subsidiary
or an affiliate thereof. The term “Expenses”
does not include the amount of judgments, fines, penalties or ERISA
excise taxes actually levied against the Indemnitee.
(c) Discharge
by the Company of Indemnitee’s employment for
“cause” shall mean termination upon (i) the willful and
continued failure by Indemnitee to substantially perform his
material duties with the Company (other than any such failure
resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after
a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to
Indemnitee by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the
material duties that the Board believes that Indemnitee has not
substantially performed, or (ii) the willful or grossly negligent
engaging by Indemnitee in conduct that is materially injurious to
the Company, monetarily or otherwise, or that involves fraud or
dishonesty by the Indemnitee.
2.
Agreement to Serve . The
Indemnitee agrees to continue to serve as a director of the Company
at the will of the Company for so long as Indemnitee is duly
elected or appointed or until such time as Indemnitee tenders a
resignation in writing.
3.
Indemnification in Third Party Actions
. The Company shall indemnify the
Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this section if the
Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or
otherwise involved in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or
in the name of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor), by
reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or 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 all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense or
settlement of such Proceeding and judgments, fines, penalties and
ERISA excise taxes (including all interest, assessments and other
charges paid or payable in respect thereto) actually levied against
the Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law;
provided that any settlement shall be approved in writing by the
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all
obligations of the Company to indemnify the Indemnitee in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall cease upon the
discharge from employment, for cause, of the Indemnitee by the
Company.
4.
Indemnification in Proceedings by or in the Name of the
Company . The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee
in accordance with the provisions of this section if the Indemnitee
is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise
involved in any Proceeding by or in the name of the Company to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
Indemnitee was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company, or 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 all
Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all
obligations of the Company to indemnify the Indemnitee in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall cease upon the
discharge from employment, for cause, of the Indemnitee by the
Company.
5.
Conclusive Presumption Regarding Standard of Conduct
. If a determination is
required to be made as to compliance by the Indemnitee with the
relevant standards of conduct as defined by Delaware law for
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or concerning the rights
of the Indemnitee to payments for indemnification and advancement
of Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or Company
By-Law now or hereafter in effect relating to claims for
indemnification, the Company shall seek the written opinion of
independent counsel as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee
would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and the
Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee to the full extent set forth
herein to the extent permitted in such written
opinion. Such counsel shall be selected by the Company
and approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). The Company agrees to pay the
fees and disbursements of such counsel referred to
above.
6.
Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party
. Any other provisions of this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent that the
Indemnitee has been successful in defense of any Proceeding or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, on the merits or
otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of a
Proceeding without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified
against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection
therewith to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
law.
7.
Advances of Expenses . The
Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in any Proceeding shall, at the
written request of the Indemnitee, be paid in full by the Company
in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding, and on no
less than a bi-monthly basis, upon submission in each instance of
documentation of such Expenses actually and reasonably
incu
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