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Exhibit 10.56
INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Dr.
Manfred G. Krukemeyer (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ MANFRED G. KRUKEMEYER
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Name: Manfred G. Krukemeyer
Title: Chairman
Manfred G. Krukemeyer
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Robert C.
Joyner (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding
in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if
directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ ROBERT C. JOYNER
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Name: Robert C. Joyner
Title: Sr. Vice President
Robert C. Joyner
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Angelo R.
Mozilo (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ ANGELO R. MOZILO
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Name: Angelo R. Mozilo
Title: Board Member
Angelo R. Mozilo
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and David R.
Topper (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding
in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if
directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ ROBERT C. JOYNER
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Name: Robert C. Joyner
Title: Senior Vice President
David R. Topper
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and George
Asbell (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a majority of
the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in
question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if
directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction in a
final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the
state courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ ROBERT C. JOYNER
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Name: Robert C. Joyner
Title: Senior Vice President
George Asbell
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Michael
M. Brooks (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ MICHAEL R. BROOKS
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Name: Michael R. Brooks
Title: Vice President, Acquisitions
Michael R. Brooks
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Lawrence
A. Humphrey (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ LAWRENCE HUMPHREY
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Name: Lawrence Humphrey
Title: Sr. Vice Pres., Corp Finance
Lawrence Humphrey
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Gary
Hubschman (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ GARY HUBSCHMAN
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Name: Gary Hubschman
Title: Senior Vice President,
Operations Finance & Support
Gary Hubschman
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Daryl J.
White (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ DARYL J. WHITE
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Name: Daryl J. White
Title: Board Member
Daryl J. White
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and James A.
Conroy (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ JAMES A. CONROY
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Name: James A. Conroy
Title: Board Member
James A. Conroy
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996 , by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Michael
D. Hofmann (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ MICHAEL D. HOFMANN
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Name: Michael D. Hofmann
Title: Board Member
Michael D. Hofmann
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996 , by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Christian
A. Lange (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ CHRISTIAN R. LANGE
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Name: Christian R. Lange
Title: Board Member
Christian R. Lange
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and James T.
Rush (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ JAMES T. RUSH
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Name: James T. Rush
Title: Board Member
James T. Rush
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and W. Warren
Wilkey (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a
quorum consisting solely of such disinterested directors, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent
jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ W. WARREN WILKEY
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Name: W. Warren Wilkey
Title: Sr. Vice Pres., Operations
W. Warren Wilkey
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and R.J.
Messenger (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of
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a majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum
consisting solely of such disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if
directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction in a
final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any
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action, suit or proceeding effected without the Company's prior written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and expenses of such
counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the
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Company of its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense;
and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any
such Payment to which the Indemnitee is entitled.
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Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action instituted under this Indemnity Agreement
shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company.
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Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
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Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ R.J. MESSENGER
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Name: R. J. Messenger
Title: Chief Executive Officer
R. J. Messenger
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Ronald R.
Patterson (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding
in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable,
if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction
in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ RONALD R. PATTERSON
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Name: Ronald R. Patterson
Title: Executive Vice President,
Pres. Healthcare Operations
Ronald R. Patterson
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and James G.
VanDevender (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding
in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable,
if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction
in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ JAMES G. VANDEVENDER
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Name: James G. VanDevender
Title: Exec Vice President/CFO
James G. VanDevender
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INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AGREEMENT
This Indemnity and Insurance Coverage Agreement ("Indemnity Agreement") is
made and entered into as of August 16, 1996, by and between Paracelsus
Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), and Charles
R. Miller (the "Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is currently serving or will serve as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and the Company wishes
Indemnitee to serve in such capacity or capacities;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Restated Articles of
Incorporation") and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the
Company each provide that the Company shall indemnify the directors of the
Company against liability for monetary damages, in the manner and to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws authorize
the Company to Indemnify the officers, employees or other agents of the Company
to the fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee has indicated that he or she may not be willing to
serve as a director, officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at
the Company's request, as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
if the Company fails to use its authority under the Restated Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company to indemnify him or her to the
fullest extent permitted under California law;
WHEREAS, Section 317(g) of the General Corporation Law of California
("GCLC") expressly recognizes that the indemnification provisions of the GCLC
are not exclusive of any other rights to which a corporate director, officer or
employee (including a director, officer or employee of a predecessor
corporation) seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, provided that the Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws state that the GCLC indemnification
provisions are not exclusive;
WHEREAS, the Bylaws expressly recognize that the indemnification
provisions of the Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not
affect, any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors
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or otherwise and this Indemnity Agreement is being entered into pursuant to the
Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as permitted by the GCLC, and as
authorized by the stockholders of the Company.
WHEREAS, the Company, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as director,
officer, employee, trustee and/or agent, has agreed to provide Indemnitee with
the benefits contemplated by this Indemnity Agreement, and, as a result of the
provision of such benefits, Indemnitee has agreed to serve in such capacity;
WHEREAS, Section 207(f) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
may indemnify and purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any fiduciary of
an employee benefit plan of the Company; and
WHEREAS, Section 317(i) of the GCLC expressly recognizes that the Company
can purchase on behalf of its directors, officers and employees (including
directors, officers and employees of a predecessor corporation) indemnity
insurance covering acts for which the Company cannot indemnify such directors,
officers and employees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, conditions and
representations set forth herein, including Indemnitee's service as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company and
Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Covered Claim" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
claim, action, suit or proceeding against Indemnitee (including any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought by the Company or the shareholders of the
Company) based upon or arising out of any past, present or future act,
omission, neglect or breach of duty, including, without limitation, any actual
or alleged error, omission, misstatement or misleading statement, that
Indemnitee may commit while serving in his or her capacity as a director,
officer, employee and/or agent of the Company and/or, at the Company's request,
as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without
limitation, employee benefit plans and administrative committees thereof):
(b) "Determination" shall mean a determination, based upon the facts
known at the time, made by:
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(i) the Board of Directors of the Company, by the vote of a
majority of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding
in question, at a meeting at which there is a quorum consisting solely of such
disinterested directors;
(ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable,
if directed by a majority of such disinterested directors at a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Company at which there is a quorum consisting solely
of such disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion;
(iii) the shareholders of the Company; or
(iv) a court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction
in a final, nonappealable adjudication.
(c) "Payment" shall mean any and all amounts that Indemnitee is or
becomes legally obligated to pay in connection with a Covered Claim, including,
without limitation, damages, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
costs of investigation, reasonable fees of attorneys, reasonable costs of
investigative, judicial or administrative proceedings or appeals, costs of
attachment or similar bonds, fines, penalties, excise taxes assessed with
respect to employee benefit plans, and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 2. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless Indemnitee against and from any and all Payments provided that:
(a) a Determination has been made that, in connection with a covered
claim, the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed
to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
(b) Indemnitee shall not already have received payment on account of
such Payments; and
(c) such indemnification by the Company is not unlawful.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indemnity Agreement to the contrary,
except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification pursuant to Section
5 hereof or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 3 hereof, the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee unless such proceeding (or
part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Further, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee
under this
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Indemnity Agreement for any amounts paid in a settlement of any action, suit or
proceeding effected without the Company's prior written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 3. Advancements of Costs and Expenses.
All costs and expenses, including reasonable fees of attorneys, incurred
by Indemnitee in defending or investigating any covered claim shall be paid by
the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding, provided, that, prior to the payment of any advances pursuant to
this Section 3, Indemnitee shall undertake, in a manner reasonably acceptable
to the Company and its counsel, to repay the Company for any costs or expenses
advanced by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Section 3 if it shall
ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final,
nonappealable adjudication that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement
or threat of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall,
if indemnification with respect thereto may be sought from the Company under
this Indemnity Agreement, notify the Company thereof in writing in the manner
set forth in Section 10 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies in favor of Indemnitee. The Company shall
thereafter take all reasonably necessary or desirable action to cause such
insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all Payments payable as a result of
such action, suit or proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of any Covered
Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, upon delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. The Company shall not
settle any claim in any manner that would impose any obligation on Indemnitee
without Indemnitee's prior written consent. Indemnitee shall not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement. After delivery of such notice,
the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Indemnity Agreement
for any costs or expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with such defense other than reasonable costs and expenses of investigation;
provided, however, that:
(i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any
such action, suit or proceeding provided that the fees and
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expenses of such counsel incurred after delivery of notice by the Company of
its assumption of such defense shall be at Indemnitee's own expense; and
(ii) the fees and expenses of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be at
the expense of the Company if (aa) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has
previously been authorized in writing by the Company and has not subsequently
been revoked, (bb) counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the
conduct of any such defense and has provided the Company with written notice of
such conclusion (provided that the Company shall not be required to pay for
more than one counsel to represent two or more Indemnitees where such
Indemnitees have reasonably concluded that there is no conflict of interest
among them in the conduct of such defense), or (cc) the Company shall not have
provided Indemnitee with written notice that it has employed counsel to assume
the defense of such action, suit or proceeding within forty-five (45) days of
the date on which the Indemnitee provided the Company with the Notice required
under Section 10.
(d) All payments on account of the Company's advancement obligations
under Section 3 of this Indemnity Agreement shall be made within ninety (90)
days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written request therefor and the
undertaking of Indemnitee contemplated by Section 3. All other payments on
account of the Company's obligations under this Indemnity Agreement shall be
made within ninety (90) days of the Company's receipt of Indemnitee's written
request therefor, unless a Determination is made that the claims giving rise to
Indemnitee's request are not payable under this Indemnity Agreement. Each
request for payment hereunder shall be accompanied by evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of Indemnitee's incurrence of the costs and
expenses for which such payment is sought.
Section 5. Enforcement of Indemnification; Burden of Proof. If a claim
for indemnification or advancement of costs and expenses under this Indemnity
Agreement is not paid in full by or on behalf of the Company within the time
period specified in Section 4(d) of this Indemnity Agreement, Indemnitee may at
any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount
of such claim. In any such action, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that indemnification is not required under this Indemnity Agreement.
Section 6. Partial Indemnification. If the Indemnitee is entitled under
any provision of this Indemnity Agreement to indemnification by the Company for
some portion of any Payments, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall
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nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of any such Payment to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
Section 7. Employee Benefit Plans. The term "other enterprises," as used
in this Indemnity Agreement, shall include employee benefit plans and any
administrative committees thereof. All references in this Indemnity Agreement
to "serving . . . at the Company's request" shall include any service by
Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, trustee and/or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries. If
Indemnitee acts in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any employee
benefit plan, then, for purposes of Section 3 hereof, Indemnitee shall be
deemed to have acted in a manner he or she "reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Company."
Section 8. Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
advancement of costs and expenses provided hereunder shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under any
charter document, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.
Section 9. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Indemnity
Agreement by or on behalf of the Company, Indemnitee shall subrogate to the
Company his or her rights of recovery to the extent of the Company's payment.
Indemnitee shall execute all papers that may be required and shall do all
things that may be necessary to secure such rights, including, without
limitation, the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the
Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 10. Notice of Claim. The Indemnitee, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Indemnity Agreement, shall give
to the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made
against him or her for which indemnity will or could be sought under this
Indemnity Agreement, provided, however, that the Indemnitee's right to
indemnification hereunder shall not be forfeited if the Indemnitee's failure to
provide the notice required under this Section 10 does not materially prejudice
the Company. Any notices or other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) transmitter's confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission, (b)
confirmed delivery by a standard overnight carrier or (c) the expiration of
five business days after the day when received by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or at such other address as the parties
hereto shall specify by like notice):
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If to Indemnitee:
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with a copy to:
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If to the Company:
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
515 West Greens Road, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77067
Attention: Robert C. Joyner
Vice President and General Counsel
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention: Thomas C. Janson, Jr.
Telecopier No.: (213) 687-5600
Section 11. Provision of Insurance Coverage. The Company shall provide
the Indemnitee with insurance covering all Payments no less than $10 million
for any single Covered Claim that would be required to be indemnified by the
Company under this Agreement without regard to the limitations on the Company's
ability to indemnify the Indemnitee under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or other applicable law, provided such
insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms and shall be equal to
that provided by the Company to similarly situated individuals.
Section 12. Choice of Law. This Indemnity Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
incorporation of the Company.
Section 13. Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of incorporation of the
Company for all purposes in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
which arises out of or relates to this Indemnity Agreement as between each
other, and agree that any action
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instituted under this Indemnity Agreement shall be brought only in the state
courts of the State of incorporation of the Company.
Section 14. Coverage. The provisions of this Indemnity Agreement shall
apply to the Indemnitee's service as a director, officer, employee and/or agent
of the Company and/or at the Company's request, as a director, officer,
employee, trustee and/or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise with respect to all periods of such service
prior to and after the date of this Indemnity Agreement, even though the
Indemnitee may have ceased such service at the time of indemnification
hereunder.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees. If any action, suit, or proceeding is
commenced in connection with or related to this Indemnity Agreement, the
Company shall, consistent with Section 4(d), bear the reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
reasonable expenses of investigation, paid by the Indemnitee within ninety (90)
days of presentation of documentation supporting such expenses.
Section 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If
any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or
any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable
provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be
valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application
thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 17. Successors and Assigns. This Indemnity Agreement shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company, including any
transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by
merger or otherwise by operation of law, and shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Section 18. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings in this
Indemnity Agreement are included for the convenience of the parties only and
shall not affect the construction of this Indemnity Agreement.
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Section 19. Counterparts. This Indemnity Agreement may be executed in
two counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one document.
Section 20. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Indemnity Agreement shall be effective unless made in
writing and signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 21. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO CONFER UPON ANY THIRD PARTY (INCLUDING ANY
HOLDER OF VOTING SECURITIES OF PARACELSUS) ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER UNDER OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Indemnitee have executed this
Indemnity Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PARACELSUS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
By: \s\ CHARLES R. MILLER
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Name: Charles R. Miller
Title: President/COO
Charles R. Miller
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INDEMNITEE