and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Securities shall be subject:
(a) Compensation and Indemnification. The Issuer agrees promptly to pay the Fiscal Agent the compensation agreed upon with the Issuer for all services rendered by the Fiscal Agent and to reimburse the Fiscal Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred, after prior general consultation with the Issuer, in connection with the services rendered hereunder. The Issuer also agrees to indemnify each of the Fiscal Agent (which term, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the U.S. Representative) and any other Agent appointed under Section 2 hereof for, and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss, claim, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, arising out of or in connection with its acting as such Fiscal Agent or such other Agent hereunder, as well as the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any such claim or liability.
(b) Agent for the Issuer and Japan. In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent is acting solely as agent of the Issuer and of Japan, and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust, for or with any of the owners or holders of the Securities, except that all funds held by the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent for payment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be held in trust, but need not be segregated from other funds except as required by law, and shall be applied as set forth herein and in the Securities.
(c) Counsel. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it and to the Issuer and to Japan, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the opinion of such counsel.
(d) Documents. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted or anything suffered by it in reliance without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith upon any Security, instruction, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, cablegram or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been delivered or signed by the proper parties.
(e) Certain Transactions. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent, or any officer, director or employee thereof, may become the owner of, or acquire any interest in, any Securities, with the same rights as if it were not the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent or such officer, director or employee, as the case may be, and may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Issuer or Japan, and may act for, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any holders of the Securities or other obligations of the Issuer or Japan, or any committee or body of such holders, as freely as if it were not the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent or such officer, director or employee, as the case may be.
(f) Instructions. Instructions concerning the operation of the provisions of this Agreement and the duties to be carried out by the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent hereunder may from time to time be issued by the Issuer and Japan, and the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent shall at all times comply with all such instructions as are for the time being in force.
(g) Reports and Inspection. The Fiscal Agent shall furnish to the Issuer and Japan such reports as may be required by the instructions of the Issuer and Japan. Each of the Issuer and Japan may, whenever it deems it necessary, inspect any Securities held by the Fiscal Agent, any books of registration and transfer, and any other books and records maintained by the Fiscal Agent hereunder.
(h) Forwarding of Notices. If the Fiscal Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the Issuer [or Japan] by the holder of a Security pursuant to the provisions of the Securities, the Fiscal Agent shall promptly forward copies of such notice or demand to the Issuer and Japan.
Exhibit 4.1-10