International, LLC is or was serving at the request of SWN International, LLC as a manager, director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by SWN International, LLC to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits SWN International, LLC to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted SWN International, LLC to provide prior to such amendment) against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding, and indemnification thereunder shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. In addition, the operating agreement provides that SWN International, LLC shall indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee or agent of SWN International, LLC to the same extent and subject to the same conditions under which it is required to indemnify and advance expenses to managers.
A.W. Realty Company, LLC, Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C., SWN Drilling Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Producer Services, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, SWN Water Resources Company, LLC and SWN Well Services, LLC are each limited liability companies organized under the laws of Texas.
Section 101.402 of the Texas Business Organizations Code permits a Texas limited liability company to (i) indemnify a person, (ii) pay in advance or reimburse expenses incurred by a person and (iii) purchase or procure or establish and maintain insurance or another arrangement to indemnify or hold harmless a person.
The company agreement of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN Drilling Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Producer Services, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, SWN Water Resources Company, LLC and SWN Well Services, LLC provide that each entity shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such entity), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Member or officer of such entity, or is or was a Member or officer of such entity serving at the request of such entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all matters for which indemnification would be provided to such person under the Certification of Incorporation and Bylaws of Southwestern Energy Company, as in effect from time to time, as if that person were a director or officer of Southwestern Energy Company, or is or was a director or officer of Southwestern Energy Company serving at the request of Southwestern Energy Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
The operating agreement of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. provides that, subject to certain limitations and conditions, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any Proceeding, or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a member or manager of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. or while a manager of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. is or was serving at the request of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. as a manager, director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Corporation Act, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C. to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted Angelina
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