Form of Officer (Non-Director) Indemnification Agreement

EXHIBIT 10.3

OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
this [●] day of May, 2018, by and among American Midstream GP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “General Partner”); American Midstream Partners,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership,” and together with the
General Partner, the “Companies” and each a “Company”); and the individual
officer of the Company identified on the signature page to this Agreement
(“Indemnitee”). Each of the defined terms used in this Agreement shall have the
definition set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, in light of the litigation costs and risks to officers resulting from
their service to Companies and the desire of the Companies to attract and retain
qualified individuals to serve as officers, it is reasonable, prudent and
necessary for the Companies to indemnify and advance expenses on behalf of the
officers of the General Partner to the extent permitted by applicable law so
that they will serve or continue to serve the Companies free from undue concern
regarding such risks;
WHEREAS, the Companies have requested that Indemnitee serve or continue to serve
as an officer of the General Partner and may have requested or may in the future
request that Indemnitee serve one or more Enterprises as an officer or in other
capacities;
WHEREAS, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve, or to continue to serve, as an
officer of the General Partner, and to agree to serve, from time to time, as any
Company may request, in any other Corporate Status, the Companies are executing
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve as an officer of the General Partner or
in any other Corporate Status on the condition that Indemnitee be so
indemnified;
WHEREAS, the indemnification provisions of this Agreement are a supplement to
and in furtherance of the Composite Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as amended from time to time after the
date hereof in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Partnership Agreement”),
and the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
General Partner, as amended from time to time after the date hereof in
accordance with the terms thereof (the “General Partner Agreement” and, together
with the Partnership Agreement, the “Company Organizational Documents”), any
organizational documents of any other Enterprise (collectively, the “Enterprise
Organizational Documents”) and any resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
(pursuant to the General Partner Agreement or the Partnership Agreement) or
similar governing body of any other Enterprise, and shall not be deemed to be a
substitute therefor nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee
thereunder; and
WHEREAS, to the extent Indemnitee is affiliated with a Sponsor Company,
Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses
or insurance provided by the Designating Partners (or their affiliates), which
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Designating Partners (or their affiliates) intend to be secondary to the primary
obligation of the Enterprise Entities to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein
or as provided in the Company Organizational Documents or other Enterprise
Organizational Documents, with the Companies’ acknowledgement of and agreement
to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve
as an officer of the General Partner or in any other Corporate Status.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained
herein, the Companies and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1.SERVICES BY INDEMNITEE. INDEMNITEE WILL SERVE OR CONTINUE TO SERVE AS AN
OFFICER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER, FOR SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE IS DULY ELECTED OR
APPOINTED OR UNTIL INDEMNITEE TENDERS INDEMNITEE’S RESIGNATION OR IS REMOVED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL PARTNER AGREEMENT. INDEMNITEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME
ALSO AGREE TO SERVE, AS ANY COMPANY MAY REQUEST FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ANY OTHER
CORPORATE STATUS. INDEMNITEE AND EACH COMPANY EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS A MEANS OF INDUCING INDEMNITEE TO SERVE, OR
CONTINUE TO SERVE, THE COMPANIES AND ANY ENTERPRISE IN SUCH CAPACITIES.
INDEMNITEE MAY AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON RESIGN FROM SUCH POSITION OR
POSITIONS (SUBJECT TO ANY OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION OR ANY OBLIGATION IMPOSED
BY OPERATION OF LAW).
2.    INDEMNIFICATION—GENERAL. ON THE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW AND SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT,
INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE WITH RESPECT TO, AND HOLD INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM AND
AGAINST, ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS, EXPENSES
AND OTHER AMOUNTS THAT INDEMNITEE REASONABLY INCURS AND THAT RESULT FROM, ARISE
IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARE BY REASON OF INDEMNITEE’S CORPORATE STATUS AND SHALL
ADVANCE EXPENSES TO INDEMNITEE. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANIES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT (A) ARE JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH COMPANY, (B) SHALL
CONTINUE AFTER SUCH TIME AS INDEMNITEE CEASES TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER OF THE
GENERAL PARTNER OR IN ANY OTHER CORPORATE STATUS AND (C) INCLUDE, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR MONETARY DAMAGES AGAINST INDEMNITEE IN RESPECT OF ANY
ACTUAL OR ALLEGED LIABILITY OR OTHER LOSS OF INDEMNITEE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AS IN EXISTENCE ON THE DATE HEREOF (AND TO SUCH
GREATER EXTENT AS APPLICABLE LAW MAY HEREAFTER FROM TIME TO TIME PERMIT)
PROVIDED THAT INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT. THE OTHER
PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO AND AS A MEANS OF
FURTHERANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF, AND NOT IN LIMITATION OF, THE OBLIGATIONS
EXPRESSED IN THIS SECTION 2.

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3.    PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANIES.
IF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR BY REASON OF INDEMNITEE’S CORPORATE STATUS, INDEMNITEE
WAS, IS, OR IS THREATENED TO BE MADE, A PARTY TO OR A PARTICIPANT IN ANY
PROCEEDING, OTHER THAN A PROCEEDING BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF ANY OF THE COMPANIES
TO PROCURE A JUDGMENT IN ITS FAVOR, THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN
DISABLING CONDUCT, INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE WITH RESPECT TO, AND HOLD INDEMNITEE
HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, ALL EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES,
FINES AND AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT (INCLUDING ALL INTEREST, ASSESSMENTS AND
OTHER CHARGES PAID OR PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN RESPECT OF SUCH
LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES, FINES AND AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT)
REASONABLY INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE OR ON BEHALF OF INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH
SUCH PROCEEDING OR ANY CLAIM, ISSUE OR MATTER THEREIN.
4.    PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANIES. IF, BY REASON OF
INDEMNITEE’S CORPORATE STATUS, INDEMNITEE WAS, IS, OR IS THREATENED TO BE MADE,
A PARTY TO OR A PARTICIPANT IN ANY PROCEEDING BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF ANY OF THE
COMPANIES TO PROCURE A JUDGMENT IN ITS FAVOR, THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT
ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT, INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE WITH RESPECT TO, AND HOLD
INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE OR ON
BEHALF OF INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROCEEDING; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
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 BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE LIABLE TO THE APPLICABLE
COMPANY ONLY IF (AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT) THE COURT IN WHICH SUCH PROCEEDING
SHALL HAVE BEEN BROUGHT OR IS PENDING SHALL DETERMINE THAT, DESPITE SUCH
ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY AND IN VIEW OF ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, INDEMNITEE IS FAIRLY
AND REASONABLY ENTITLED TO INDEMNITY FOR SUCH EXPENSES WHICH THE COURT SHALL
DEEM PROPER.
5.    MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION IN CASE OF SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT THAT INDEMNITEE IS, BY
REASON OF INDEMNITEE’S CORPORATE STATUS, A PARTY TO (OR A PARTICIPANT IN) AND IS
SUCCESSFUL, ON THE MERITS OR OTHERWISE, IN DEFENSE OF ANY PROCEEDING (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF ANY COMPANY),
THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND SO
LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT, INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE
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INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE OR ON
BEHALF OF INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. IF INDEMNITEE IS NOT WHOLLY
SUCCESSFUL IN DEFENSE OF 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 COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW AND SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT,
INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE AGAINST ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE OR ON BEHALF OF
INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH EACH SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED CLAIM, ISSUE OR MATTER.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 5 AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE TERMINATION OF ANY
CLAIM, ISSUE OR MATTER IN SUCH A PROCEEDING BY DISMISSAL, WITH OR WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, ON SUBSTANTIVE OR PROCEDURAL GROUNDS, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
SUCCESSFUL RESULT AS TO SUCH CLAIM, ISSUE OR MATTER.
6.    PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. IF INDEMNITEE IS ENTITLED UNDER ANY PROVISION OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE TO INDEMNIFICATION BY ANY OF THE COMPANIES FOR SOME
OR A PORTION OF THE EXPENSES, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES, FINES AND
AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT (INCLUDING ALL INTEREST, ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER
CHARGES PAID OR PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN RESPECT OF SUCH LIABILITIES,
JUDGMENTS, PENALTIES, FINES AND AMOUNTS PAID IN SETTLEMENT) INCURRED BY
INDEMNITEE OR ON BEHALF OF INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH A PROCEEDING OR ANY
CLAIM, ISSUE OR MATTER THEREIN, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND SO LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT
ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT, INDEMNIFY INDEMNITEE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT TO
WHICH INDEMNITEE IS ENTITLED TO SUCH INDEMNIFICATION.
7.    INDEMNIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED TO SECURE RECOVERY OR AS
WITNESS.
(a)    The Companies shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law
and so long as Indemnitee has not engaged in Disabling Conduct, indemnify
Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, any
and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance on an
as-incurred basis (as provided in Section 8 of this Agreement) such Expenses to
Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or
proceeding or part thereof brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification,
advance payment of Expenses or contribution by the Companies under this
Agreement, the Company Organizational Documents or other Enterprise
Organizational Document, or any other agreement; or (ii) recovery under any
director and officer liability insurance policies maintained by any Company or
other Enterprise.
(b)    To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate
Status, a witness (or is forced or asked to respond to discovery requests) in
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which Indemnitee is not a party, the Companies shall, to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law and so long as Indemnitee has not engaged in
Disabling Conduct, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee
harmless from and against, and the Companies will advance on an as-incurred
basis (as provided in Section 8 of this Agreement), all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith.
8.    ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. THE COMPANIES SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, PAY ON A CURRENT AND AS-INCURRED BASIS ALL
EXPENSES INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH, RESULTING FROM OR RELATING TO INDEMNITEE’S CORPORATE STATUS. THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE PAID WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY
ANY COMPANY OF A PROPERLY SUBMITTED WRITTEN REQUEST FOR ADVANCEMENT FROM
INDEMNITEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(C)(I) OF THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT REGARD TO
WHETHER AN ADVERSE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN OR MAY BE MADE, EXCEPT AS CONTEMPLATED
BY THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECTION 9(F) OF THIS AGREEMENT. UPON SUBMISSION OF A
REQUEST FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 9(C) OF THIS AGREEMENT,
INDEMNITEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION 8, AND SUCH ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME (IF
ANY) AS THERE IS A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDICIAL DETERMINATION THAT (I)
INDEMNITEE IS NOT ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION OR (II) THAT INDEMNITEE ENGAGED IN
DISABLING CONDUCT. INDEMNITEE SHALL REPAY ALL SUCH AMOUNTS ADVANCED IF AND TO
THE EXTENT THAT IT SHALL ULTIMATELY BE DETERMINED IN A DECISION BY A COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION FROM WHICH NO APPEAL CAN BE TAKEN THAT INDEMNITEE IS NOT
ENTITLED TO BE INDEMNIFIED BY THE COMPANIES FOR SUCH EXPENSES OR THAT INDEMNITEE
ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT. SUCH REPAYMENT OBLIGATION SHALL BE UNSECURED AND
SHALL NOT BEAR INTEREST. THE COMPANIES SHALL NOT IMPOSE ON INDEMNITEE ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS TO ADVANCEMENT OR REQUIRE FROM INDEMNITEE ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKINGS
REGARDING REPAYMENT, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
9.    INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES.
(a)    Notice of Proceeding. Indemnitee agrees to notify the Companies promptly
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 or advancement of Expenses hereunder. Any failure by
Indemnitee to notify any Company will relieve such Company of its advancement,
indemnification or contribution obligations under this Agreement only to the
extent such Company can establish that such omission to notify resulted in
actual material prejudice to it, and the omission to notify such Company will,
in any event, not relieve any Company from any liability which it may have to
indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses to Indemnitee otherwise than under this
Agreement. If, at the time of receipt of any such notice, the Companies have
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policies in effect, the Companies will promptly notify the relevant insurers in
accordance with the procedures and requirements of such policies.
(b)    Defense; Settlement.
(i)    The Companies shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee,
which may be provided or withheld in Indemnitee’s sole discretion, effect any
settlement of any Proceeding against Indemnitee, or any Proceeding which could
have been brought against Indemnitee or which potentially or actually imposes
any cost, liability, exposure or burden on or disclosure obligation with respect
to Indemnitee, unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money or
performance of any obligation by Persons other than Indemnitee and includes an
unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on any matters that are
the subject of such Proceeding and an acknowledgment that Indemnitee denies all
wrongdoing in connection with such matters. The Companies shall not be obligated
to indemnify Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding against
Indemnitee if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Companies’
prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(ii)    In any Proceeding in connection with which Indemnitee has submitted a
Company with a written request for advancement and/or indemnification of
Expenses pursuant to Section 9(c) of this Agreement, such 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 such Company’s election to do so. After
delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee, and retention
of such counsel by such Company, Indemnitee shall nevertheless be entitled to
employ or continue to employ his own counsel in such Proceeding. Employment of
such counsel by Indemnitee shall be at the cost and expense of the Companies
unless and until the Companies shall have demonstrated to the reasonable
satisfaction of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s counsel that there is no conflict of
interest between the Company and Indemnitee in such Proceeding, after which
time, further employment of such counsel by the Indemnitee shall be at the cost
and expense of Indemnitee.
(c)    Request for Advancement; Request for Indemnification.
(i)    To obtain advancement of Expenses under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall
submit to the Companies a written request therefor, together with such invoices
or other supporting information as may be reasonably requested by the Companies
and reasonably available to Indemnitee, and an unsecured written undertaking to
repay amounts advanced to the extent that Indemnitee is obligated to repay such
amounts pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement. The Companies shall make
advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee no later than ten (10) days after
receipt of the written request for advancement (and each subsequent request for
advancement) by Indemnitee. If, at the time of receipt of any such written
request for advancement of Expenses, the Companies have director and officer
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promptly notify the relevant insurers in accordance with the procedures and
requirements of such policies.
(ii)    To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit
a written request therefor. The time at which Indemnitee submits a written
request for indemnification shall be determined by the Indemnitee in the
Indemnitee’s sole discretion. Once Indemnitee submits such a written request for
indemnification (and only at such time that Indemnitee submits such a written
request for indemnification), a Determination shall thereafter be made, as
provided in and only to the extent required by Section 9(d) of this Agreement.
In no event shall a Determination be made, or required to be made, as a
condition to or otherwise in connection with any advancement of Expenses
pursuant to Section 8 and Section 9(c)(i) of this Agreement. If, at the time of
receipt of any such request for indemnification, the Companies have director and
officer insurance policies in effect, the Companies will promptly notify the
relevant insurers in accordance with the procedures and requirements of such
policies.
(d)    Determination. Any Determination shall be made within thirty (30) days
after receipt of Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to
Section 9(c) (ii) (or in the case of a Determination to be made by Independent
Counsel within thirty (30) days of the selection of Independent Counsel) and
such Determination shall be made, subject to Section 9(g), in the specific case
as follows:
(i)    If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall have
occurred, by Independent Counsel (selected in accordance with Section 9(e)) in a
written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which opinion shall be
delivered to Indemnitee, unless Indemnitee shall request that such Determination
be made by the Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of Directors, in
which case the Determination shall be made by the Persons and in the manners
provided for in clauses (x) or (y) of Section 9(d)(ii) below; or
(ii)    If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall not have
occurred, (x) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, (y) by a
majority vote of a committee consisting solely of one or more Disinterested
Directors designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of all
Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of
Directors, or (z) if there are no Disinterested Directors or, if such
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,
with Independent Counsel being selected by a vote of the Disinterested Directors
as set forth in clauses (x) or (y) of this Section 9(d)(ii), or if such vote is
not obtainable or such a committee of Disinterested Directors cannot be
established, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
If a Determination is made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such
Determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the Persons making
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Persons 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 the making of such
Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the
Persons making such Determination shall be advanced and borne by the Companies
(irrespective of the Determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to
indemnification), and each Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless
therefrom.
(e)    Independent Counsel. If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in
Control shall not have occurred and the Determination is to be made by
Independent Counsel, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by (i) a majority
vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board
or (ii) if there are no Disinterested Directors, a majority vote of the Board,
and the General Partner shall give written notice to Indemnitee, within ten (10)
days after receipt by the General Partner of Indemnitee’s request for
indemnification, specifying the identity and address of the Independent Counsel
so selected. If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall have
occurred and the Determination is to be made by Independent Counsel, the
Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee, and Indemnitee shall give
written notice to the General Partner, within ten (10) days after submission of
Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, specifying the identity and address of
the Independent Counsel so selected (unless Indemnitee shall request that such
selection be made by (i) a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even
though less than a quorum of the Board, or (ii) if there are no Disinterested
Directors, a majority vote of the Board, in which event the General Partner
shall give written notice to Indemnitee within ten (10) days after receipt of
Indemnitee’s request that such selection be made by a majority vote of the
Disinterested Directors or the Board, as applicable, specifying the identity and
address of the Independent Counsel so selected). In either event, (A) such
notice to Indemnitee or the General Partner, as the case may be, shall be
accompanied by a written affirmation of the Independent Counsel so selected that
it satisfies the requirements of the definition of “Independent Counsel” in
Section 14 of this Agreement and that it agrees to serve in such capacity and
(B) Indemnitee or the General Partner, as the case may be, may, within seven (7)
days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to
the General Partner or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to
such selection. Any objection to the selection of Independent Counsel pursuant
to this Section 9(e) may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent
Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of the definition of
“Independent Counsel” in Section 14 of this Agreement, and the objection shall
set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. If such
written objection is timely made, the Independent Counsel so selected may not
serve as Independent Counsel unless and until the Trial Court (as defined in
Section 20 below) has determined that such objection is without merit. In the
event of a timely written objection to a choice of Independent Counsel, the
party originally selecting the Independent Counsel shall have seven (7) days to
make an alternate selection of Independent Counsel and to give written notice of
such selection to the other party, after which time such other party shall have
five (5) days to make a written objection to such alternate selection. If,
within thirty (30) days after submission of Indemnitee’s request for
indemnification pursuant to Section 9(c)(ii), no Independent Counsel shall have
been selected and not objected to, either the General Partner or Indemnitee may
petition the Trial Court for resolution of any objection that shall have been
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by the General Partner or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent
Counsel or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a Person selected by
the Trial Court or by such other Person as the Trial Court shall designate, and
the Person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the Person so
appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 9(d). The Companies
shall pay any and all fees and expenses reasonably incurred by such Independent
Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 9(d), and the Companies
shall pay all fees and expenses reasonably incurred incident to the procedures
of this Section 9(e), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel
was selected or appointed. Upon the due commencement of any Proceeding or
arbitration pursuant to Section 9(f) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel
shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity,
pending final disposition of such Proceeding or arbitration and subject to the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing.
(f)    Consequences of Determination; Remedies of Indemnitee. The Companies
shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable
Determination. If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason
the Companies do not make timely indemnification payments or advances of
Expenses, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before the
Trial Court to challenge such Adverse Determination or to require the Companies
to make such payments or advances (and the Companies shall have the right to
defend their position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in
such Proceeding). Indemnitee shall be entitled to be indemnified for all
Expenses incurred in connection with such a Proceeding to the fullest extent
permitted under applicable law, and to have such Expenses advanced by the
Companies in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. If Indemnitee fails to
challenge an Adverse Determination, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse
Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment
of the Trial Court from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and
only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the
Companies shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement.
(g)    Presumptions; Burden and Standard of Proof. The parties intend and agree
that, to the extent permitted by law, in connection with any Determination by
any Person, including a court of competent jurisdiction:
(i)    it will be presumed that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under
this Agreement, and the Enterprise or any other Person challenging such right
will have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with
any Determination contrary to that presumption;
(ii)    the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent,
shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the applicable Enterprise, or, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to
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was unlawful, or that Indemnitee did not act in accordance with any other
applicable standard of conduct imposed by contract, applicable law or otherwise;
(iii)    Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if it is
determined by a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of
the applicable Enterprise or by Independent Counsel, as applicable, that
Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the
applicable Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information
supplied to Indemnitee by the officers, employees, or committees of the board of
directors or other governing body of the applicable Enterprise, or on the advice
of legal counsel for the applicable Enterprise or on information or records
given in reports made to the applicable Enterprise by an independent certified
public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert or advisor selected by the
applicable Enterprise; and
(iv)    the knowledge and actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer,
manager, representative, agent or employee of any Enterprise or other relevant
enterprises will not be imputed to Indemnitee in a manner that limits or
otherwise adversely affects Indemnitee’s rights hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 9(g) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to
limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to
have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
10.    INSURANCE; SUBROGATION; OTHER RIGHTS OF RECOVERY, ETC.
(a)    Each Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to purchase and
maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies
with A.M. Best ratings of “A” or better, providing Indemnitee with coverage for
any liability asserted against, and incurred by, Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or arising out of
Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not any such Company would have the
power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability. Such insurance policies
shall have coverage terms and policy limits at least as favorable to Indemnitee
as the insurance coverage provided to any other current or former officer of the
General Partner. If a Company has such insurance in effect at the time it
receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of an action, suit,
proceeding or other claim, such Company shall give prompt notice of the
commencement of such action, suit, proceeding or other claim to the insurers in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy. The Companies 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 or other claim in accordance with the terms of such policy, provided
that the Companies shall not be liable to pay or advance to Indemnitee any
amounts otherwise indemnifiable under this Agreement or under any other
indemnification agreement if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise
actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement
or otherwise. The Companies shall continue to provide such insurance coverage to
Indemnitee for a period of at least six (6) years after Indemnitee ceases to
serve as an officer or any other Corporate Status.

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(b)    Subject to Section 10(d), in the event of any payment by any Company
under this Agreement, such Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such
payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against any other
Enterprise, and Indemnitee hereby agrees, as a condition to obtaining any
advancement or indemnification from the Companies, to assign to such Company all
of Indemnitee’s rights to obtain from such other Enterprise such amounts to the
extent that they have been paid by such Company to or for the benefit of
Indemnitee as advancement or indemnification under this Agreement and are
adequate to indemnify Indemnitee with respect to the costs, Expenses or other
items to the full extent that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or other
payment hereunder; and Indemnitee will (upon request by the Companies) execute
all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights,
including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable such Company to
bring suit or enforce such rights. In addition, if the General Partner, on
behalf of itself, pays or causes to be paid (including advancement of Expenses),
for any reason, any amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable hereunder or
under any other indemnification agreement or arrangement (whether pursuant to
contract, Company Organizational Documents or other Enterprise Organizational
Documents or otherwise) with Indemnitee, then the Partnership shall fully
indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the General Partner for all such payments
actually made by the General Partner.
(c)    Each of the Companies hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives,
relinquishes and releases, and covenants and agrees not to exercise (and to
cause each of the other Enterprises not to exercise), any rights that such
Company or other Enterprise, as the case may be, may now have or hereafter
acquire against any Designating Partner (or former Designating Partner) or any
of their respective affiliates that arise from or relate to the existence,
payment, performance or enforcement of the Companies’ obligations under this
Agreement or under any other indemnification agreement or arrangement (whether
pursuant to contract, Company Organizational Documents or other Enterprise
Organizational Documents or otherwise) with any Person, including, without
limitation, any right of subrogation (whether pursuant to contract or common
law), reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification, or to be held
harmless, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee
against any Designating Partner (or former Designating Partner) or any of their
respective affiliates, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in
equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation,
the right to take or receive from any Designating Partner (or former Designating
Partner) or any of their respective affiliates, directly or indirectly, in cash
or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on
account of such claim, remedy or right.
(d)    The Companies shall not be liable to pay or advance to Indemnitee any
amounts otherwise indemnifiable under this Agreement or under any other
indemnification agreement if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise
actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement
or otherwise; provided, however, that (i) the Companies hereby agree on behalf
of themselves and each other Enterprise Entity, that, irrespective of whether
Indemnitee is affiliated with a Sponsor Company and therefore may have certain
rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided by the
Designating Partners or their affiliates, the Enterprise Entities are the
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under this Agreement, the Company Organizational Documents or other Enterprise
Organizational Documents or any other indemnification agreement, arrangement or
undertaking (i.e., the Enterprise Entities’ obligations to Indemnitee under this
Agreement or any other agreement or undertaking to provide advancement of
Expenses and indemnification to Indemnitee are primary without regard to any
rights Indemnitee may have to seek or obtain indemnification or advancement of
Expenses from any Designating Partner or any of its affiliates other than an
Enterprise Entity (or any former Designating Partner or any of its affiliates
other than an Enterprise Entity) or from any insurance policy for the benefit of
such Indemnitee (other than any directors’ and officers’ insurance policy for
the benefit of such Indemnitee maintained or paid for by any Enterprise), and
any obligation of any Designating Partner (or any affiliate thereof other than
any Enterprise) to provide advancement or indemnification for all or any portion
of the same Expenses, liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid
in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or
payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, liabilities,
judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by
Indemnitee and any rights of recovery of Indemnitee under any insurance policy
for the benefit of such Indemnitee (other than any directors’ and officers’
insurance policy for the benefit of such Indemnitee maintained or paid for by
any Enterprise) are secondary), and (ii) if any Designating Partner or any of
its affiliates other than an Enterprise Entity (or any former Designating
Partner or any of its affiliates other than an Enterprise Entity) pays or causes
to be paid, for any reason, or if Indemnitee collects under any insurance policy
for the benefit of such Indemnitee (other than any directors’ and officers’
insurance policy for the benefit of such Indemnitee maintained or paid for by
any Enterprise), any amounts otherwise payable or indemnifiable hereunder or
under any other indemnification agreement, arrangement or undertaking (whether
pursuant to contract, organizational document or otherwise) with Indemnitee,
then (x) such Designating Partner, former Designating Partner (or affiliate, as
the case may be) or insurer, as applicable, shall be fully subrogated to all
rights of Indemnitee with respect to such payment and (y) the Companies shall
fully indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless such Designating Partner, former
Designating Partner (or such affiliate) or insurer, as applicable, for all such
payments actually made by such Designating Partner, former Designating Partner
(or such affiliate) or insurer.
(e)    Subject to Section 10(d), the Companies’ obligation to indemnify or
advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee in respect of or relating to
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has
actually received as payment of indemnification or advancement of Expenses from
such other Enterprise, except to the extent that such indemnification payments
and advance payment of Expenses when taken together with any such amount
actually received from other Enterprises or under director and officer insurance
policies maintained by one or more Enterprises are inadequate to fully pay all
costs, Expenses or other items to the full extent that Indemnitee is otherwise
entitled to indemnification or other payment hereunder.
(f)    Except for the rights set forth in Sections 10(c), 10(d) and 10(e) of
this Agreement, the rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses as
provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which Indemnitee may at any time, whenever conferred or arising, be entitled
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Organizational Documents or other Enterprise Organizational Documents or any
other agreement, resolution of directors (or similar governing body) of any
Enterprise, or otherwise. Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement are present
contractual rights that fully vest upon Indemnitee’s first service as an officer
of the General Partner. The Parties hereby agree that Sections 10(c), 10(d) and
10(e) of this Agreement shall be deemed exclusive and shall be deemed to modify,
amend and clarify any right to indemnification or advancement provided to
Indemnitee under any other contract, agreement or document with any Enterprise
relating to advancement or indemnification.
(g)    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 Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. 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.
11.    EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS; SUCCESSORS; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
(a)    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving
Indemnitee any right to be, or to be retained, in the employment of any of the
Enterprise Entities. This Agreement shall continue in force as provided above
after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as an officer of the General Partner or in
any other Corporate Status.
(b)    This Agreement shall be binding on each Company and each successor to or
assignee of each Company (including, without limitation, any direct or indirect
successor or assignee by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of such Company); and, unless such
succession or assignment occurs by operation of law, each Company shall require
and cause any such successor or assignee to expressly assume and agree to
perform this Agreement to the same extent that such Company would be required to
perform if no such succession or assignment had occurred. This Agreement shall
also inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and
administrators.
(c)    The Designating Partners are express third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement, are entitled to rely upon this Agreement, and may specifically
enforce the Companies’ obligations hereunder (including but not limited to the
obligations specified in Section 10 of this Agreement) as though a party
hereunder.
12.    SEVERABILITY. IF ANY PROVISION OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
HELD TO BE INVALID, ILLEGAL OR 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
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SHALL BE DEEMED REFORMED TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO CONFORM TO APPLICABLE LAW
AND TO GIVE THE MAXIMUM EFFECT TO THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO; AND (C) 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.
13.    EXCEPTIONS TO RIGHT OF INDEMNIFICATION OR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
SECTION 7(A) OF THIS AGREEMENT OR AS MAY OTHERWISE BE AGREED BY ANY COMPANY,
INDEMNITEE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION OR ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROCEEDING OR CLAIM VOLUNTARILY
INITIATED BY INDEMNITEE (OTHER THAN A PROCEEDING OR CLAIM BY INDEMNITEE (I) TO
ENFORCE INDEMNITEE’S RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (II) TO ENFORCE ANY OTHER
RIGHTS OF INDEMNITEE TO INDEMNIFICATION, ADVANCEMENT OR CONTRIBUTION FROM THE
COMPANIES UNDER ANY OTHER CONTRACT, COMPANY ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT, ENTERPRISE
ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENT OR UNDER STATUTE OR OTHER LAW), UNLESS THE INITIATION OF
SUCH PROCEEDING OR MAKING OF SUCH CLAIM SHALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE GENERAL PARTNER.
14.    DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT:
(a)    “Adverse Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Determination.
(b)    “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof, and
“Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have correlative meanings.
(c)    “Board of Directors” or “Board” means the board of directors of the
General Partner.
(d)    “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to the
General Partner or the Partnership if any change in control or similar event,
however denominated, shall occur under and as defined in the General Partner
Agreement, provided, however, that if there is no such provision in the General
Partner Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall occur for purposes of this
Agreement when any Person, other than the Sponsor Companies, shall Beneficially
Own, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests of the General Partner
representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the General Partner and the
percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by such Equity
Interests Beneficially Owned by such Person exceeds the percentage of the
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the General Partner then Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Sponsor Companies (except if the General Partner shall cease to be the general
partner of the Partnership solely as a result of the Partnership’s conversion
to, or its otherwise becoming, another type of business entity), unless (A) the
Sponsor Companies have, at such time, the right or the ability, directly or
indirectly, by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for
election at least a majority of the board of directors of the General Partner,
or (B) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, a majority
of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the General
Partner shall be occupied by persons who were (x) members of the board of
directors of the General Partner on the date of this Agreement or nominated by
the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the General Partner or by
the Sponsor Companies or Persons nominated by the Sponsor Companies or (y)
appointed by directors so nominated.
(e)    “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person by reason of such
person’s past, present or future service as an officer, manager, member, general
partner, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of the General Partner, or in any
capacity for any Enterprise at the request of a Company or any of its
affiliates.
(f)    “Designating Partners” means any of the Sponsor Companies, in each case
so long as an individual affiliated with a Sponsor Company, or any of their
respective affiliates, serves as a director of the General Partner or in any
other Corporate Status.
(g)    “Determination” means a determination that either (x) indemnification of
Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee met a particular
standard of conduct (a “Favorable Determination”) or (y) indemnification of
Indemnitee is not proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee failed to meet
a particular standard of conduct (an “Adverse Determination”). An Adverse
Determination shall include the decision that a Determination was required in
connection with indemnification and the decision as to the applicable standard
of conduct.
(h)    “Disabling Conduct” means that, in respect of the particular claim, issue
or matter in question or the particular Proceeding, there is a final
non-appealable judicial determination that the Indemnitee acted in bad faith,
engaged in fraud, willful misconduct (including a breach of the General Partner
Agreement) or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the
Indemnitee’s conduct was criminal.
(i)    “Disinterested Director” means, with respect to any request by Indemnitee
for indemnification hereunder, a director of the General Partner who at the time
of the vote is not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification
is sought by Indemnitee.
(j)    “Enterprise” shall mean each of the Companies and their respective
subsidiaries and any other entity, constituent entity (including any constituent
of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which any Company (or
any of its subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise of which
Indemnitee is or was serving in any capacity at the request of a Company or its
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(k)    “Enterprise Entity” means any Enterprise.
(l)    “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a
trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options
or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such
equity interest.
(m)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n)    “Expenses” shall mean all reasonable direct and indirect costs, fees and
expenses of any type or nature whatsoever and shall specifically include,
without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs,
transcript costs, fees and costs 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, being or preparing to be a witness in, or
otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including, but not limited to, the
premium for appeal bonds, attachment bonds or similar bonds and all interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of any such Expenses, and shall also specifically include, without limitation,
all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other expenses incurred by or on behalf
of Indemnitee in connection with preparing and submitting any requests or
statements for indemnification, advancement, contribution or any other right
provided by this Agreement, as well as any taxes paid by the Indemnitee on
receipt of indemnification, advancement of Expenses, or contribution under the
Agreement. “Expenses,” however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by
Indemnitee or the amounts of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(o)    “Favorable Determination” shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Determination.
(p)    “Independent Counsel” means, at any time, any law firm, or a member of a
law firm, that (a) is experienced in matters of limited partnership, limited
liability company or corporation law, as applicable, and (b) is not, at such
time, or has not been in the three years prior to such time, retained to
represent: (i) any Enterprise or Indemnitee in any matter material to either
such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this
Agreement, or of other indemnities under similar indemnification agreements),
(ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for
indemnification hereunder or (iii) the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly,
of securities of any Company representing 5% or more of the ownership interests
or the voting power of such Company’s then outstanding ownership interests or
voting securities, respectively. 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 any of the Companies or Indemnitee in an action to
determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Companies agree to pay
the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above
and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims,
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damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant
hereto and to be jointly and severally liable therefor.
(q)    “Person” means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act but excluding any employee benefit plan of such
person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as
trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan).
(r)    “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any
Person shall have announced publicly an intention to take actions to effect a
Change in Control, or commenced any action that, if successful, would reasonably
be expected to result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (ii) the General
Partner enters into an agreement or arrangement on behalf of itself or the
Partnership, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a
Change in Control; or (iii) any other event occurs that the Board declares to be
a Potential Change of Control.
(s)    “Proceeding” includes any actual, threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened,
pending or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of any
Enterprise or otherwise, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or otherwise, and whether formal or informal and including all appeals, in which
Indemnitee was, is, may be or will be involved as a party, witness or otherwise,
by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or by reason of any action taken by
Indemnitee or of any inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as officer of
the General Partner or serving any other Enterprise (in each case whether or not
he is acting or serving in any such capacity or has such status at the time any
liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of
Expenses can be provided under this Agreement).
(t)    “Sponsor Companies” means ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC and any other
entity that is an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (other than the
Companies).
15.    CONSTRUCTION. WHENEVER REQUIRED BY THE CONTEXT, AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT
THE SINGULAR NUMBER SHALL INCLUDE THE PLURAL, THE PLURAL SHALL INCLUDE THE
SINGULAR, AND ALL WORDS HEREIN IN ANY GENDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE (AS
APPROPRIATE) THE MASCULINE, FEMININE AND NEUTER GENDERS.
16.    RELIANCE. THE COMPANIES EXPRESSLY CONFIRM AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND ASSUMED THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED ON EACH OF THEM
HEREBY IN ORDER TO INDUCE INDEMNITEE TO SERVE AS AN OFFICER OF THE GENERAL
PARTNER, AND THE COMPANIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT INDEMNITEE IS RELYING UPON THIS
AGREEMENT IN SERVING AS AN OFFICER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OR IN ANY OTHER
CORPORATE STATUS.

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17.    MODIFICATION AND WAIVER. NO SUPPLEMENT, MODIFICATION OR AMENDMENT OF THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE BINDING UNLESS EXECUTED IN A WRITING IDENTIFIED AS SUCH BY
ALL 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 MECHANICS. ALL NOTICES, REQUESTS, DEMANDS OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
HEREUNDER SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DULY GIVEN IF (I)
DELIVERED BY HAND AND RECEIPTED FOR BY THE PARTY TO WHOM SAID NOTICE OR OTHER
COMMUNICATION SHALL HAVE BEEN DIRECT, OR (II) MAILED BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED
MAIL WITH POSTAGE PREPAID, ON THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH IT
IS SO MAILED:
(a)    If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page.

(b)    If to any Company, to:
American Midstream Partners, LP
2103 CityWest Blvd., Bldg. 4, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77042
Attn: General Counsel
or to such other address as may have been furnished (in the manner prescribed
above) as follows: (a) in the case of a change in address for notices to
Indemnitee, furnished by Indemnitee to the Companies and (b) in the case of a
change in address for notices to any Company, furnished by the Companies to
Indemnitee.
19.    CONTRIBUTION. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW AND SO
LONG AS INDEMNITEE HAS NOT ENGAGED IN DISABLING CONDUCT, IF THE INDEMNIFICATION
PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE TO INDEMNITEE FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER, THE COMPANIES, IN LIEU OF INDEMNIFYING INDEMNITEE, SHALL CONTRIBUTE
TO THE AMOUNT INCURRED BY INDEMNITEE, WHETHER FOR JUDGMENTS, FINES, PENALTIES,
EXCISE TAXES, AMOUNTS PAID OR TO BE PAID IN SETTLEMENT OR FOR REASONABLY
INCURRED EXPENSES, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM RELATING TO AN INDEMNIFIABLE
EVENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IN SUCH PROPORTION AS IS DEEMED FAIR AND REASONABLE
IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF SUCH PROCEEDING IN ORDER TO REFLECT (I)
THE RELATIVE BENEFITS RECEIVED BY THE COMPANIES AND INDEMNITEE AS A RESULT OF
THE EVENT(S) OR TRANSACTION(S) GIVING RISE TO SUCH PROCEEDING; OR (II) THE
RELATIVE FAULT OF THE COMPANIES (AND THEIR OTHER DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES
AND AGENTS) AND INDEMNITEE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH EVENT(S) OR TRANSACTION(S).

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20.    GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR
SERVICE OF PROCESS. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE LEGAL RELATIONS AMONG THE PARTIES
SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD
TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES. THE COMPANIES AND INDEMNITEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY (I) AGREE THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE (THE “TRIAL COURT”), AND NOT IN ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY COURT IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, (II)
CONSENT TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE TRIAL COURT FOR PURPOSES
OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
(III) WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN THE TRIAL COURT AND (IV) WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO PLEAD OR TO MAKE,
ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN THE TRIAL COURT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN IMPROPER OR OTHERWISE INCONVENIENT FORUM.
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.    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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day
and year first above written.
General Partner:
AMERICAN MIDSTREAM GP, LLC
 
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Partnership:
AMERICAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP,
 
By: American Midstream GP, LLC, its general partner
By: _____________________________________
Name:
Title:

Indemnitee:

___________________________________________Name:

Indemnitee Address:

_____________________________

_____________________________
Attn: ________________________

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