Exhibit 10.8
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of among Blue Owl Capital Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Indemnitor”) and the indemnitee named on the signature pages hereto (“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, at the request of the Indemnitor, Indemnitee has been asked to serve as a director or an officer of the Indemnitor or in another capacity with the Indemnitor or any of its affiliates, including as a director, officer, employee or agent, and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of his or her services to and activities on behalf of the Indemnitor and its subsidiaries and affiliates;
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to serve in such capacity(ies), the Indemnitor has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of or relating to any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and the advancement of expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the parties do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. Indemnification.
To the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by the certificate of incorporation of the Indemnitor, as amended from time to time, and applicable law, including Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as it may be amended, the “DGCL”) (but, in the case of any such amendment to the DGCL, only to the extent such amendment permits the Indemnitor to provide broader indemnification rights than the law permitted the Indemnitor to provide before such amendment):
(a) The Indemnitor shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, as a witness or otherwise, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought by or in the right of the Indemnitor or otherwise), including any appeal therefrom, (i) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve as, or has been appointed as, a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include a trustee, fiduciary, attorney, advisor, consultant, member, shareholder, representative, partner or manager or similar capacity) of the Indemnitor, in each case whether prior to, on or subsequent to the date of this Agreement, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted to be taken by Indemnitee in such capacity, whether prior to, on or subsequent to the date of this Agreement, or (ii) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of, or is or was or has been appointed by, the Indemnitor or any of its controlled affiliates as a director, officer, employee or agent of another non-Indemnitor corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise or entity (each such non-Indemnitor entity, a “Primary Obligor”), in each case whether prior to, on or subsequent to the date of this Agreement, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted to be taken by Indemnitee in such capacity. The Indemnitor agrees that as to any indemnification of an Indemnitee of the type identified in clause (i) of this Section 1(a), the Indemnitor shall serve as the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of expenses made pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that Indemnitor shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and only to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such
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