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EXHIBIT 10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this ___ day of
__________, _______ between Stamps.com Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and ___________________ ("Indemnitee").
 
WITNESSETH THAT:
 
WHEREAS, Indemnitee performs a valuable service for the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company have adopted an Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) permitting the Board
of Directors to indemnify certain officers and employees designated by the Board
of Directors or Chief Executive Officer (the “Officers”) and directors (the
“Directors”) of the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Certificate and Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, as amended (“Law”), by their nonexclusive nature permit contracts between
the Company and the Officers and Directors of the Company with respect to
indemnification of such Officers and Directors; and
 
WHEREAS, in accordance with the authorization as provided by the Law, the
Company may purchase and maintain a policy or policies of Directors’ and
Officers’ liability insurance (“D & O Insurance”), covering certain liabilities
which may be incurred by its Officers and Directors in the performance of their
obligations as Officers and Directors of the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, as a result of recent developments affecting the terms, scope and
availability of D & O Insurance there exists general uncertainty as to the
extent of protection afforded the Company's Officers and Directors by such D & O
Insurance and said uncertainty also exists under statutory and bylaw
indemnification provisions;
 
WHEREAS, in recognition of past services and in order to induce Indemnitee to
continue to serve as an officer and/or a director of the Company, the Company
has determined and agreed to enter into this contract with Indemnitee; and
 
WHEREAS, if the Indemnitee has previously entered into an indemnification
agreement with the Company (a “Prior Agreement”), then, as further provided in
Section 24 hereof, this Agreement shall be deemed to amend and restate such
Prior Agreement effective as of the date first written above, but without
affecting any rights, obligations or liabilities under the Prior Agreement
arising prior to the date first written above;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s continued service as an officer
and/or a director after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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1.               Indemnity of Indemnitee.  The Company hereby agrees to hold
harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent authorized or permitted by
the provisions of the Law, as such may be amended from time to time, and Article
VIII of the Certificate, as such may be amended.  In furtherance of the
foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:
 
(a)            Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the
Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided
in this Section 1(a) if, by reason of his Corporate Status (as hereinafter
defined), he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any
Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right
of the Company.  Pursuant to this Section 1(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified
against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein,
if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal
Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
 
(b)            Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall
be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 1(b) if,
by reason of his Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party
to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to
procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 1(b), Indemnitee shall
be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or
on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company; provided, however, that, if applicable law so provides, no
indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in respect of any claim,
issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware, or the court in which such Proceeding shall
have been brought or is pending, shall determine that such indemnification may
be made.
 
(c)            Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be
indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law against all Expenses actually
and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.  If
Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the
merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or
matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all
Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this
Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in
such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be
a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
 
(d)            Partial Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a
portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company
shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which
Indemnitee is entitled.

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2.              Additional Indemnity.
 
(a)            Subject only to the exclusions set forth in Section 2(b) hereof,
the Company hereby further agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee
against any and all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding
(including an action by or on behalf of the Company) to which Indemnitee is, was
or at any time becomes a party, or is threatened to be made a party, by reason
of his Corporate Status; provided, however, that with respect to actions by or
on behalf of the Company, indemnification of Indemnitee against any judgments
shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; and
 
(b)            No indemnity pursuant to this Section 2 shall be paid by the
Company:
 
(i)              In respect to remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it shall be
determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such
remuneration was in violation of law;
 
(ii)            On account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against
Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or  sale by
Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or similar
provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law;
 
(iii)            On account of Indemnitee’s conduct which is finally adjudged to
have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute
willful misconduct; or
 
(iv)            If a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter
shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.
 
3.               Contribution.  If the indemnification provided in Sections 1
and 2 is unavailable and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason other than
those set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii),  (iii), and (iv) of Section 2(b), then
in respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with
Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall
contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received
by the Company on the one hand and by the Indemnitee on the other hand from the
transaction from which such Proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative fault of the
Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand in connection
with the events which resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement
amounts, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative
fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Indemnitee on the other hand
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
the circumstances resulting in such Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement
amounts.  The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 3 were determined by pro rata allocation
or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the foregoing
equitable considerations.

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4.               Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness.  Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason
of his Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not
a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.
 
5.              Advancement of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the Company shall advance all reasonable Expenses incurred by or
on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the
Company of a written statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such
advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final
disposition of such Proceeding.  Such statement or statements shall reasonably
evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or
accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any
Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses.  Any advances and undertakings
to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Company to advance Expenses
pursuant to this Section 5 shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and
to the extent that the Company determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted
to be indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be
reimbursed, within thirty (30) days of such determination, 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 Company 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 advance of Expenses until a final judicial
determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal
therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed).
 
6.              Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
 
(a)            To obtain indemnification (including, but not limited to, the
advancement of Expenses and contribution by the Company) under this Agreement,
Indemnitee shall submit to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and
information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary
to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification.  The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company shall,
promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of
Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

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(b)            Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant
to the first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination, if required by
applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement thereto shall be made
in the specific case by one of the following methods: (i) if a Change in Control
(as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel (as
hereinafter defined) in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of
which shall be delivered to Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that
such determination be made by the Board of Directors or the stockholders, in
which case the determination shall be made in the manner provided in Clause (ii)
below), or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by the Board
of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested
Directors (as hereinafter defined), or (B) if a quorum of the Board of Directors
consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable,
said Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written
opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to
Indemnitee, or (C) if so directed by said Disinterested Directors, by the
stockholders of the Company; and, if it is determined that Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within thirty
(30) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person,
persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or
entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is
not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably
available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any
Independent Counsel, member of the Board of Directors, or stockholder of the
Company shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination under
the Agreement of the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification.  Any costs or
expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in
so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination
shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies
and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
 
(c)            If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be
made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, the Independent
Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c).  If a Change in
Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by
the Board of Directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee
advising him of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.  If a
Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected
by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by
the Board of Directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and
Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity
of the Independent Counsel so selected.  In either event, Indemnitee or the
Company, as the case may be, may, within thirty (30) days after such written
notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to
Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided,
however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the
Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of ”Independent
Counsel” as defined in Section 15 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set
forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion.  Absent a proper
and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. 
If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel
selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is
withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  If,
within forty-five (45) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request
for indemnification pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel
shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee
may petition the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other court of
competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been
made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent
Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected
by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the
person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so
appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 6(b) hereof.  The
Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent
Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant
to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and
expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c), regardless of the
manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.  Upon the
due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section
9(a)(iii) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and
relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

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(d)            The Company shall not be required to obtain the consent of the
Indemnitee to the settlement of any Proceeding which the Company has undertaken
to defend if the Company assumes full and sole responsibility for such
settlement and the settlement grants the Indemnitee a complete and unqualified
release in respect of the potential liability, provided, however, that the
Company shall not settle any action or claim in a manner that would impose any
penalty or admission of guilt or liability on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s
written consent, which Indemnitee will not unreasonably withhold.
 
7.              Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
 
(a)            In making a determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such
determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a written request for indemnification
in accordance with Section 6(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have
the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making
by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that
presumption.
 
(b)            If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under
Section 6 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after
receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of
entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee
shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to
make Indemnitee's statement not materially misleading, in connection with the
request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law; provided, however, that such 60 day period may be extended for a
reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person,
persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to
indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or
evaluating documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided,
further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 7(b) shall not apply (i)
if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the
stockholders pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within
fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such
determination the Board of Directors or the Disinterested Directors, if
appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their
consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy five (75)
days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special
meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt
for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such
purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such
determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to
indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) of
this Agreement.

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(c)            The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or
matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement (with or without court approval),
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not
(except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely
affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that
Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with
respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to
believe that his conduct was unlawful.
 
(d)            For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall
be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the
records or books of account of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined),
including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the
Officers and Directors of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on
the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records
given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public
accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by
the Enterprise.  In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act,
of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be
imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification
under this Agreement.  The provisions of this Section 7(d) shall not be deemed
to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the
Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in this Agreement.
 
8.              Company’s Right to Defend.  In the event the Company may be
obligated to make any indemnity in connection with a Proceeding, the Company
shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved
by 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 for any fees or expenses of any other counsel subsequently incurred
by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding.  Notwithstanding the
Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be
obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i)
the employment of counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii)
counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there
is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of
any such defense such that Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii)
the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification
obligations, or (iv) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not continue
to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding.  The Company shall have the
right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion.  Regardless
of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ
counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense.  The Company shall
not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any
claim brought by or in the right of the Company.

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(a)            Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and
cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably appropriate.
 
(b)            The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any
settlement of any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without the Company’s prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
(c)            The Company shall have the right to settle any Proceeding (or any
part thereof) without the consent of Indemnitee, provided, however, that the
Company shall not settle any action or claim in a manner that would impose any
penalty or admission of guilt or liability on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s
written consent, which consent Indemnitee will not unreasonably withhold.
 
9.              Remedies of Indemnitee.
 
(a)            In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section
6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to
Section 5 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b) of this Agreement
within 90 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification,
(iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this
Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written
request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within thirty
(30) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to
Section 6 or 7 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an
adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other
court of competent jurisdiction, of his entitlement to such indemnification. 
Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be
conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association.  Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding
seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the
date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding
pursuant to this Section 9(a).  The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right
to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

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(b)            In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant
to Section 6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to
this Section 9 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or
arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of
that adverse determination.
 
(c)            If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 6(b)
of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company
shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration
commenced pursuant to this Section 9, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of
a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request
for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law.
 
(d)            In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 9, seeks a
judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce his rights under,
or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be
entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company
against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of
Expenses in Section 15 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in such judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if Indemnitee
prevails therein.  If it shall be determined in said judicial adjudication or
arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the
indemnification sought, the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.  The
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all expenses and, if
requested by Indemnitee, shall (within thirty (30) days after receipt by the
Company of a written request therefor) advance such expenses to Indemnitee,
which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by
Indemnitee to recover under any Directors' and Officers' liability insurance
policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately
is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or
insurance recovery, as the case may be, unless, as part of such judicial
proceeding, the Court determines that the material assertions made by Indemnitee
were either frivolous or not made in good faith.
 
(e)            The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial
proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9 that the
procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator
that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
 
10.           Nonexclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.
 
(a)            The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall
not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time
be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate, any agreement, a vote of
stockholders or a resolution of Directors, or otherwise.  No amendment,
alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or
restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action
taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such
amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in the Law,
whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than
would be afforded currently under the Certificate and this Agreement, it is the
intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the
greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein
conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right
and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other
right or remedy.

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(b)            To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or
policies providing liability insurance for Directors, Officers, employees, or
agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such
person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such
policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent
of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent
under such policy or policies.
 
(c)            In the event of any 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 papers required and take all
action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as
are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
 
(d)            The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any
payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that
Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
 
(e)            The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses
hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced
by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement
of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise.
 
11.            Exception to Right of Indemnification.  Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding (or any part of any
Proceeding) brought by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any
Proceeding) brought by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors,
officers, employees or other indemnitees, or any claim therein, unless (a) the
bringing of such Proceeding or making of such claim shall have been approved by
the Board of Directors or (b) such Proceeding is being brought by the Indemnitee
to assert his rights under this Agreement.

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12.            Duration of Agreement.  All agreements and obligations of the
Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an
officer and/or a director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of
the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue
thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any
proceeding commenced under Section 9 hereof) by reason of his Corporate Status,
whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any
liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under
this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors
(including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal
representatives.  This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether
Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer and/or a director of the Company or
any other enterprise at the Company’s request.
 
13.            Security.  To the extent requested by the Indemnitee and approved
by the Board of Directors, the Company may at any time and from time to time
provide security to the Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder
through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. 
Any such security, once provided to the Indemnitee, may not be revoked or
released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.
 
14.            Enforcement.
 
(a)            The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered
into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to
induce Indemnitee to serve as an officer and/or a director of the Company, and
the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in
serving as an officer and/or a director of the Company.
 
(b)            This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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15.            Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:
 
(a)            “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company
occurring after the date of this Agreement of a nature that would be required to
be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in
response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), whether or not the Company is
then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without
limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if after
the date of this Agreement (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Act, as amended) 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,
is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 under the Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of
the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (other
than any such person or any affiliate thereof that is such a 15% beneficial
owner as of the date hereof) without the prior approval of at least two-thirds
of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such
person attaining such percentage interest; (ii) there occurs a proxy contest, or
the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of
liquidation or other reorganization, as a consequence of which members of the
Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event
constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii)
during any period of two consecutive years, other than as a result of an event
described in clause (a)(ii) of this Section 15, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constituted the Board of Directors (including for this purpose
any new director whose election 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 were Directors at the beginning of such period) cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors.  A
Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred under item (i) above if
the “person” described under item (i) is entitled to report its ownership on
Schedule 13G promulgated under the Act and such person is able to represent that
it acquired such securities in the ordinary course of its business and not with
the purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
Company, nor in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.  If the “person” referred to in the previous sentence
would at any time not be entitled to continue to report such ownership on
Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d1(b)(3)(i)(B) of the Act, then a Change in
Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time.
 
(b)            “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any
other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the express written
request of the Company.
 
(c)            “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is
not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is
sought by Indemnitee.
 
(d)            “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of
which Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company
as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
 
(e)            “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees,
retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel
expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges,
postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the
types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing
to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to
be a witness in a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in
connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without
limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond,
supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent.  Expenses, however,
shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of
judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

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(f)            “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law
firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently
is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company
or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with
respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party
to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include
any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then
prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company
or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement.  The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent
Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and
all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
 
(g)            “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened
or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or
otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which
Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the
fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer and/or a director of the Company, by
reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as
an officer and/or a director of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise; in each case whether or not he is acting or serving in any such
capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which
indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on
or before the date of this Agreement; and excluding one initiated by an
Indemnitee pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under
this Agreement.
 
16.            Severability.  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement
shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, illegal
or otherwise unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including
without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any
such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; and
(b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any
such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to
the intent manifested thereby.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee indemnification
rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.  In the event any
provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be
deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent
necessary to resolve such conflict.

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17.            Modification and Waiver.  No supplement, modification,
termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by both of the 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.
 
18.            Notice by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the
Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding
or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder.  The
failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation
which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and
only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.
 
19.            Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i)
upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, or (ii) when sent by
confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of
the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, or (iii)
five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with
written verification of receipt.
 
(a)            If to Indemnitee, to:
 
__[name]____________
__[address]__________
___________________
 
(b)           If to the Company, to:
 
Stamps.com Inc.
1990 E. Grand Ave.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
 
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company
or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
 
20.            Identical Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 
Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is
sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

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21.            Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
 
22.            Governing Law.  The parties agree that this Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Delaware without application of the conflict of laws principles
thereof.
 
23.            Gender.  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include
usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.
 
24.            Prior Agreement.  If the Indemnitee has previously entered into a
Prior Agreement, then this Agreement shall be deemed to amend and restate such
Prior Agreement effective as of the date first written above, but without any
affect on the rights, obligations or liabilities under the Prior
Agreement arising prior to the date first written above;
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of
the day and year first above written.
 
 
STAMPS.COM INC.
 
a Delaware corporation
 
 
 
By
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
 
_____________________
 
_[name]__________, Indemnitee

 

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