FISCHER IMAGING CORP
EX 10.6
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.6    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ma2323_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>FORM OF<BR>  INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Agreement</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") is made and
entered into this 6<SUP>th</SUP> day of September, 2002, between Fischer Imaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), and
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> ("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indemnitee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>").
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnitee,
as a member of the Company's Board of Directors and/or an officer of the Company, performs valuable services for the Company; </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for corporate directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents
and fiduciaries, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, controlling persons,
agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
stockholders of the Company have adopted Bylaws (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Bylaws</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") providing for the indemnification of the officers,
directors, agents and employees of the Company to the maximum extent authorized by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware Corporations Code, as amended
("</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Code</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnitee
does not regard the current protection available for the Company's directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries as adequate
under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to serve or continue to serve in
such capacities without additional protection. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bylaws and the Code, by their non-exclusive nature, permit contracts between the Company and its directors, officers, employees, controlling persons,
agents or fiduciaries with respect to indemnification of such directors. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company (i)&nbsp;desires to attract and retain the involvement of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in order to
induce Indemnitee to be involved with the Company, and (ii)&nbsp;wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that Indemnitee be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>NOW, THEREFORE</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, in consideration of Indemnitee's service to the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows: </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>1.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnity of Indemnitee.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company
hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, even if such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Certificate</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any
applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary, it is
the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which
narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law,
statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section&nbsp;9(a) hereof. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>2.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Indemnity.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company
hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitee: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;against
any and all expenses incurred by Indemnitee, as set forth in Section&nbsp;3(a) below; and </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;otherwise
to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Certificate, the Bylaws or the Code. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>3.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification Rights.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Expenses.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, together with
Indemnitee's partners, affiliates, employees, agents and spouse and each person who controls any of them or who may be liable within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Securities Act</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), or Section&nbsp;20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exchange
Act</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"), to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or
witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee and
the Company believe might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other
(hereinafter a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Claim</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection
with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement
(collectively, hereinafter "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Expenses</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>")), including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such
Expenses, incurred by Indemnitee by reason of (or arising in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, controlling person, agent
or fiduciary of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such capacity including, without limitation, any
and all losses, claims, damages, expenses and liabilities, joint or several (including any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of,
any action, suit, proceeding or any claim asserted) under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, which relate directly
or indirectly to the registration, purchase, sale or ownership of any securities of the Company or to any fiduciary obligation owed with respect thereto (hereinafter an
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indemnification Event</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>"). Such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 5&nbsp;days
after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reviewing Party.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i)&nbsp;the obligations of the Company under
Section&nbsp;2 shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party (as described in Section&nbsp;11(e) hereof) shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the
Independent Legal Counsel as defined in Section&nbsp;11(d) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii)&nbsp;and Indemnitee
acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of the Company to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a) (an
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Expense Advance</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>") shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be </FONT></P>

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permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid;
provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under
applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to
reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee's
obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section&nbsp;11(c)
hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the
Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section&nbsp;3(e) hereof. If
there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable
law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including
the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive
and binding on the Company and Indemnitee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contribution.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the indemnification provided for in Section&nbsp;3(a) above for any reason is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company, in lieu of indemnifying
Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee, or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause&nbsp;(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as
is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause&nbsp;(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee in connection with the action or inaction
which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with the registration of the Company's securities, the
relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions that the net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the
Company and the Indemnitee, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the applicable prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the securities so offered. The
relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or Indemnitee and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company and Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;3(c) were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by
any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph. In connection with the registration of the Company's securities, in no event shall an Indemnitee be required to contribute any amount under this Section&nbsp;3(c) in excess of
the lesser of (i)&nbsp;that proportion of the total of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities indemnified against equal to the proportion of the total securities sold under such registration
statement which is being sold by Indemnitee or (ii)&nbsp;the proceeds received by </FONT></P>

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Indemnitee from its sale of securities under such registration statement. No person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;10(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Survival Regardless of Investigation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and contribution provided for herein will remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee or any officer, director, employee, agent or controlling person of Indemnitee. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in Control.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After the date hereof, the Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the
Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then, with respect to
all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to payments of Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company's Certificate or Bylaws as now or hereafter
in effect, Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section&nbsp;11(d) hereof) shall be selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such
counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The
Company agrees to abide by such opinion and to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all reasonable expenses
(including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mandatory Payment of Expenses.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that
Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in the defense of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation referred to in Section&nbsp;3(a) hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
connection herewith. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>4.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advancement of Expenses.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be
made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than five business days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnitee shall give the Company notice in writing in accordance with
Section&nbsp;15 of this Agreement as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. In addition, Indemnitee shall
give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Presumptions; Burden of Proof.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment,
order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any
particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing
Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee
has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified
under applicable law, shall be a defense to </FONT></P>

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Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing
Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice to Insurers.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to
Section&nbsp;4(b) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the Company's policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee,
all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Selection of Counsel.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to pay the Expenses of any
Claim, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Claim, with counsel approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) upon the delivery to Indemnitee of
written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to
Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Claim; provided that (i)&nbsp;Indemnitee shall have the right to employ
Indemnitee's counsel in any such Claim at Indemnitee's expense and (ii)&nbsp;if (A)&nbsp;the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company,
(B)&nbsp;Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C)&nbsp;the Company shall not
continue to retain such counsel to defend such Claim, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>5.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonexclusivity.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification
provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action
Indemnitee took or did not take while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity. </FONT></P>


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SIZE=2><B>6.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Duplication of Payments.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against any Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under
any insurance policy, Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>7.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Partial Indemnification.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any
Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for any portion of Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the total
amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>8.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mutual Acknowledgement.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company
and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents
or fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Each Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company's rights under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>9.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exceptions.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any other provision
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Claims Initiated by Indemnitee.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To indemnify or advance expenses to any Indemnitee with respect to Claims
initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i)&nbsp;with respect to actions or proceedings to establish or enforce a right to indemnify under this Agreement or
any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events, (ii)&nbsp;in specific
cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii)&nbsp;as otherwise required under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be; or </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Claims Under Section&nbsp;16(b).</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising
from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section&nbsp;16(b) of the Exchange Act or any similar successor statute; or </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Claims Excluded Under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To indemnify Indemnitee if
(i)&nbsp;Indemnitee did not act in good faith or in a manner reasonably believed by such Indemnitee to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or (ii)&nbsp;with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful, or (iii)&nbsp;Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and
only to the extent the court in which such action was brought shall permit indemnification as provided in Section&nbsp;145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>10.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Period of Limitations.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No legal
action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against any Indemnitee, any Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of occurrence of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless
asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of
action, such shorter period shall govern. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>11.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Construction of Certain Phrases.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, references to the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent, control person, or fiduciary of such constituent corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, control person, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee
benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would
have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, references to "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>other enterprises</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall include employee benefit plans; references to
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>fines</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall include any excise taxes assessed on any Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>serving at the request of the Company</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes
duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries; and if any Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interests of the </FONT></P>

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participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Change in Control</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i)&nbsp;any
"</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>person</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the
Company, (A)&nbsp;who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
Voting Securities, increases his or her beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person, or (B)&nbsp;becomes the "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>beneficial
owner</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under said Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 20% of the total
voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii)&nbsp;during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the
Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for
any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii)&nbsp;the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger
or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series
of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Independent Legal Counsel</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in
accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;3(d) hereof, who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or any Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to
matters concerning the right of any Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, a "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Reviewing Party</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall mean any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or
members of the Company's Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification,
or Independent Legal Counsel. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this Agreement, "</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Voting Securities</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>" shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the
election of directors. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>12.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Counterparts.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>13.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding Effect; Successors and
Assigns.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns,
including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and
legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part,
of the </FONT></P>

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business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events
regardless of whether any Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent, controlling person, or fiduciary of the Company or of any other enterprise, including subsidiaries of
the Company, at the Company's request. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>14.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorneys' Fees.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event that
any action is instituted by an Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, any
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action if Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement
of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for
such action were not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee counterclaims and
cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court having jurisdiction over such action
determines that the Indemnitee's material defenses to such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>15.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notice.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All notices and other
communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given (a)&nbsp;five calendar days after deposit with the
U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, (b)&nbsp;upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c)&nbsp;one business day after the
business day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, or (d)&nbsp;one day after the business day of delivery by facsimile transmission, if deliverable by
facsimile transmission, with copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be addressed if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee's address as set forth beneath Indemnitee's signature to this Agreement
and if to the Company at the address of its principal corporate offices (attention: Chief Executive Officer) or at such other address as such party may designate by ten calendar days' advance written
notice to the other party hereto. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>16.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consent to Jurisdiction.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company
and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to
this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under
this Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for
adjudicating such a claim. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>17.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Severability.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of this
Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of
this Agreement (including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>18.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choice of Law.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall
be governed by and its provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>8</FONT></P>

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Delaware residents, entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>19.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subrogation.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of payment
under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee who shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that
may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>20.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment and Termination.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by all parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>21.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Integration and Entire
Agreement.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral negotiations,
commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>22.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No Construction as Employment
Agreement.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><B>23.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Authority.</I></B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of
Directors of the Company has approved the terms of this Agreement. </FONT></P>

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