An indemnity and hold harmless agreement are two distinct legal agreements that protect parties involved from being held liable for an action and/or from having to recover losses. Sometimes these agreements are combined into a single agreement.
An indemnity agreement refers to an agreement between two or more parties where it is agreed that a party will cover another's losses. Ahold harmless agreement is an agreement between two or more parties where one party agrees to release liability and the right to bring forth claims against another party.
Below is a list of common sections included in Indemnity And Hold Harmless Agreements. These sections are linked to the below sample agreement for you to explore.
INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is made as of June 25, 2003, by and between Whole Foods Market, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company” ) , and ( “Indemnitee” ).
WHEREAS, in order to incentivize Indemnitee to serve, or to continue to serve, as a director, officer or agent of the Company, one of its subsidiaries, affiliates or regions (in any such case, the “Service” ), the Company has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Indemnification . Effective as of the original date of Indemnitee’s beginning Service, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee and hold Indemnitee harmless if the Indemnitee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, and in any appeal in such action, suit or proceeding, and in any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit or proceeding, against any and all liabilities, obligations (whether known or unknown, or due or to become due or otherwise), judgments, fines, fees, penalties, interest obligations, deficiencies, other actual losses (for example, verifiable lost income related to time spent defending such claim or action) and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation amounts paid in settlement, interest, court costs, costs of investigators, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other experts) incurred or suffered by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding arising out of or pertaining to any actual or alleged action or omission which arises out of or relates to the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving as a director or officer of the Company or at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, employee, or agent of or in any other capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any region of the Company), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide the same or broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto) (each such liability, obligation, judgment, fine, fee, penalty, interest obligation, deficiency, other actual losses, and reasonable expenses being referred to herein as a “Loss,” and collectively, as “Losses” ). Any Loss incurred by Indemnitee shall be paid by the Company on a regular monthly basis. This indemnity applies even if the Indemnitee caused the Loss through his or her negligence, strict liability or other fault; however, if any Losses for which Indemnitee received payment from the Company under this Agreement are determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal, to have been caused by Indemnitee under circumstances with respect to which indemnification is not permitted by applicable law or this Agreement (any such Loss, a “Non-Indemnification Loss”), Indemnitee shall repay to the Company such Losses paid on behalf of Indemnitee hereunder. The indemnification rights provided hereby to Indemnitee shall continue even though he or she may have ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee, or agent of or in any other capacity for the applicable entity.
2. Notice and Coverage Prior to Notice . Indemnitee shall give notice (the “Notice” ) to the Company within five days after actual receipt of service or summons related to any action begun in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder or actual notice of assertion of a claim with respect to which he seeks indemnification; provided, however, that the Indemnitee’s failure to give such notice to the Company within such time shall not relieve the Company from any of its obligations under Section 1 of this Agreement except to the extent the Company has been materially prejudiced by Indemnitee’s failure to give such notice within such time period. Upon receipt of the Notice, the Company shall assume the defense of such action, whereupon the Indemnitee shall not be liable for any reasonable fees or expenses of counsel for Indemnitee or any other Losses incurred thereafter with respect to the matters set forth in the Notice and the Company shall reimburse the Indemnitee for all reasonable expenses related to the action or claim incurred by the Indemnitee prior to the Indemnitee’s giving of the Notice.