| (d) | Survival; Contribution |
The indemnification provisions provided for under this Agreement will survive the expiry of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive any transfer of securities pursuant thereto. In the event the indemnification is unavailable in whole or in part for any reason under this Section 4.2, the Issuer and the Holders shall contribute to the aggregate of all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Issuer and the Holders in connection with the event giving rise to liability.
The Issuer hereby acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to this Section 4.2, each Holder is contracting on its own behalf and as agent for the other indemnified persons referred to in Section 4.2(a). In this regard, each Holder will act as trustee for such indemnified persons of the covenants of the Issuer under this Section 4.2 with respect to such indemnified persons and accepts these trusts and will hold and enforce those covenants on behalf of such indemnified persons.
The Holders hereby acknowledge and agree that, with respect to this Section 4.2, the Issuer is contracting on its own behalf and as agent for the other indemnified persons referred to in Section 4.2(b). In this regard, the Issuer will act as trustee for such indemnified persons of the covenants of the Holders under this Section 4.2 with respect to such indemnified persons and accepts these trusts and will hold and enforce those covenants on behalf of such indemnified persons.
ARTICLE 5
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
5.1 | Registration OfferingLock-Up |
With respect to any underwritten Registration Offering, if requested by the underwriters, the Issuer shall not (except as part of such offering) effect any transfer of Common Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Common Shares (except (i) pursuant to a Registration Statement on FormS-8, (ii) in connection with the exchange, transfer, conversion or exercise of existing outstanding securities of the Issuer pursuant to agreements which have been previously disclosed, (iii) for purposes of granting employee or director compensation and incentives pursuant to the Issuer’s equity incentive and compensation plans or (iv) in connection with acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions), for a period not exceeding 90 days from the closing date of the Registration Offering or such shorter period as the underwriters may reasonably request, and the Issuer shall, from time to time, enter into customarylock-up agreements on terms consistent with the preceding sentence (which may form a part of the underwriting agreement for the applicable offering).
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