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Exhibit 10.1




INDEMNITY AGREEMENT




     This Indemnity Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of ____________, 2007 is made by and
between ArcSight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and __________________, a director,
officer or key employee of the Company or one of the Company’s subsidiaries or other service
provider who satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Person set forth below (“Indemnitee”).



RECITALS




     A. The Company is aware that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to
serve as representatives of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability
insurance and indemnification, due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting
from their service to such corporations, and due to the fact that the exposure frequently bears no
relationship to the compensation of such representatives;



     B. The members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) have concluded that to
retain and attract talented and experienced individuals to serve as representatives of the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (each as defined below) and to encourage such individuals to
take the business risks necessary for the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates, it is necessary for the Company to contractually indemnify certain of its
representatives and the representatives of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and to assume for
itself maximum liability for Expenses and Other Liabilities (each as defined below) in connection
with claims against such representatives in connection with their service to the Company and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates;



     C. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“Section 145”), empowers the Company
to indemnify by agreement its officers, directors, employees and agents, and persons who serve at
the request of the Company as directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations,
partnerships, joint ventures, trusts or other enterprises, and expressly provides that the
indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive; and



     D. The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a
representative of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Company free from undue
concern about inappropriate claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the
Company and/or the Subsidiaries or Affiliates of the Company.



AGREEMENT




     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:



     1. Definitions.



          (a) “Affiliate” of the Company means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise in respect of which Indemnitee is, was
or will be serving as a director, officer, trustee, manager, member, partner, employee, agent,
attorney, consultant, member of the entity’s governing body (whether constituted as a board of




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directors, board of managers, general partner or otherwise), fiduciary, or in any other similar
capacity at the request, election or direction of the Company, and including, but not limited to,
any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.




          (b) “Change in Control” means (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a Subsidiary or a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or Subsidiary,
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly,
of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the
Company’s then outstanding capital stock; (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new director whose
election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who
either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election
was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the
stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the outstanding capital
stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into capital stock of the surviving entity) at least
80% of the total voting power represented by the capital stock of the Company or such surviving
entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets.




          (c) “Expenses” means all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, and other
out-of-pocket costs), paid or incurred by Indemnitee in connection with either the investigation,
defense or appeal of, or being a witness in a Proceeding (as defined below), or establishing or
enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, Section 145 or otherwise; provided,
however, that Expenses shall not include any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties or
amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding.




          (d) “Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence related to Indemnitee’s service for
the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate as an Indemnifiable Person (as defined below), or by
reason of anything done or not done, or any act or omission, by Indemnitee in any such capacity.




          (e) “Indemnifiable Person” means any person who is or was a director, officer, employee,
attorney, trustee, manager, member, partner, consultant, member of an entity’s governing body
(whether constituted as a board of directors, board of managers, general partner or otherwise) or
other agent or fiduciary of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.




          (f) “Independent Counsel” means legal counsel that has not performed services for the Company
or Indemnitee in the five years preceding the time in question and that




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would not, under applicable standards of professional conduct, have a conflict of interest in
representing either the Company or Indemnitee.




          (g) “Independent Director” means a member of the Board who was not party to the Proceeding (as
defined below) for which a claim is made under this Agreement.




          (h) “Other Liabilities” means any and all liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but
not limited to, judgments, fines, penalties, ERISA (or other benefit plan related) excise taxes or
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement and all interest, taxes, assessments and other charges
paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any such judgments, fines, penalties, ERISA (or
other benefit plan related) excise taxes or penalties, or amounts paid in settlement).




          (i) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or other proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, legislative or any other type whatsoever,
preliminary, informal or formal, including any arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution
and including any appeal of any of the foregoing.




          (j) “Subsidiary” means any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting
securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.




     2. Agreement to Serve. The Indemnitee agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as an
Indemnifiable Person in the capacity or capacities in which Indemnitee currently serves the Company
as an Indemnifiable Person, and any additional capacity in which Indemnitee may agree to serve,
until such time as Indemnitee’s service in a particular capacity shall end according to the terms
of an agreement, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, governing law, or otherwise.
Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any right to continued employment or
other form of service for the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company by Indemnitee.



     3. Mandatory Indemnification.



          (a) Agreement to Indemnity. In the event Indemnitee is a person who was or is a party
to or witness in or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or otherwise involved in any
Proceeding by reason of an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee from and
against any and all Expenses and Other Liabilities incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
(including in preparation for) such Proceeding to the fullest extent not prohibited by the
provisions of the Company’s Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), as the same
may be amended from time to time (but only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to
provide broader indemnification rights than the Company’s Bylaws or the DGCL permitted prior to the
adoption of such amendment).




          (b) Exception for Amounts Covered by Insurance and Other Sources. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses or Other
Liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to judgments,
fines, penalties, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the
extent such have been paid directly to Indemnitee (or paid directly to a third party on
Indemnitee’s




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behalf) by any directors and officers insurance, fiduciary liability insurance or any other type of
insurance maintained by the Company or by other indemnity arrangements with third parties.




     4. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this
Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any Expenses or Other
Liabilities but not entitled, however, to indemnification for the total amount of such Expenses or
Other Liabilities, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for such total amount except
as to the portion thereof to which indemnification is prohibited by the provisions of the Company’s
Bylaws or the DGCL. In any review or Proceeding to determine the extent of indemnification, the
Company shall bear the burden to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, the lack of a
successful resolution of a particular claim, issue or matter and which amounts sought in indemnity
are allocable to claims, issues or matters which were not successfully resolved.



     5. Liability Insurance. So long as Indemnitee shall continue to serve the Company or
a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company as an Indemnifiable Person and thereafter so long as
Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed Proceeding as
a result of an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to maintain in full
force and effect for the benefit of Indemnitee as an insured (i) liability insurance issued by one
or more reputable insurers and having the policy amount and deductible deemed appropriate by the
Board and providing in all respects coverage at least comparable to and in the same amount as that
being provided to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief
Financial Officer of the Company when such insurance is purchased, and (ii) any replacement or
substitute policies issued by one or more reputable insurers providing in all respects coverage at
least comparable to and in the same amount as that being provided to the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer of the Company when such replacement
or substitute policies are purchased. The purchase, establishment and maintenance of any such
insurance or other arrangements shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of
the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit
or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any
such insurance or other arrangement.



     6. Mandatory Advancement of Expenses. If requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall
advance prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with (including in preparation for) a Proceeding related to an
Indemnifiable Event. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts advanced if, and only if
and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, the Company’s Bylaws or the
DGCL. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee or directly to
a third party designated by Indemnitee within thirty (30) days following delivery of a written
request therefor by Indemnitee to the Company. Indemnitee’s undertaking to repay any Expenses
advanced to Indemnitee hereunder shall be unsecured and shall not be subject to the accrual or
payment of any interest thereon.



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     7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures.



          (a) Notification. Promptly following the time that Indemnitee has notice of the
commencement of or the threat of commencement of any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if Indemnitee
believes that indemnification or advancement of Expenses with respect thereto may be sought from
the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company of the commencement or threat of commencement
thereof. However, a failure so to notify the Company promptly following Indemnitee’s receipt of
such notice shall not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee except
to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced in its defense of such Proceeding as a
result of such failure.




          (b) Insurance and Other Matters. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of the
commencement of a Proceeding pursuant to Section 7(a) above, the Company has director and officer
liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
Proceeding to the issuers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.
The Company shall thereafter take all reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of
Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such
insurance policies.




          (c) Assumption of Defense. In the event the Company shall be obligated to advance the
Expenses for any Proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if deemed appropriate by the Company,
shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding as provided herein. Such defense by the
Company may include the representation of two or more parties by one attorney or law firm as
permitted under the ethical rules and legal requirements related to joint representations.
Following delivery of written notice to Indemnitee of the Company’s election to assume the defense
of such Proceeding, the approval by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld)
of counsel designated by the Company and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company
will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees and expenses of counsel
subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding. If (i) the employment of
counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, or (ii) the Company fails to
employ counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s
counsel shall be subject to indemnification and/or advancement pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent Indemnitee from employing counsel for any such Proceeding
at Indemnitee’s expense or providing the Company with information indicating that there may be a
conflict of interest in the conduct of any such defense between (A) the Company and Indemnitee or
(B) Indemnitee and any other party or parties being jointly represented.




          (d) Settlement. The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this
Agreement or otherwise for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the
Company’s written consent, provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred, the Company
shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent
Counsel has approved the settlement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company shall enter into a settlement of any Proceeding that
might result in the imposition of any Expense, Other Liability, penalty, limitation or
detriment on Indemnitee, whether indemnifiable under this Agreement or otherwise, without
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written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold consent from any
settlement of any Proceeding.




     8. Determination of Right to Indemnification.



          (a) Success on the Merits or Otherwise. To the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding referred to in Section 3(a)
above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter described therein, the Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.




          (b) Indemnification in Other Situations. In the event that Section 9(a) is
inapplicable, the Company shall also indemnify Indemnitee if he or she has not failed to meet the
applicable standard of conduct for indemnification.




          (c) Forum. Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which determination of
whether or not Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct shall be decided, and such
election will be made from among the following:




               (1) those members of the Board who are Independent Directors even though less than a quorum;



               (2) by a committee of Independent Directors designated by a majority vote of Independent
Directors, even though less than a quorum; or



               (3) Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, which approval may
not be unreasonably withheld, which counsel shall make such determination in a written opinion.



               If Indemnitee is an officer or a director of the Company at the time that Indemnitee is
selecting the forum, then Indemnitee shall not select Independent Counsel as such forum unless
there are no Independent Directors or unless the Independent Directors agree to the selection of
Independent Counsel as the forum. The selected forum shall be referred to herein as the “Reviewing
Party.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, following any Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall
be Independent Counsel selected in the manner provided in clause (3) above.



          (d) As soon as practicable, and in no event later than thirty (30) days after receipt by the
Company of written notice of Indemnitee’s choice of forum pursuant to Section 8(c) above, the
Company and Indemnitee shall each submit to the Reviewing Party such information as they believe is
appropriate for the Reviewing Party to consider. The Reviewing Party shall arrive at its decision
within a reasonable period of time following the receipt of all such information from the Company
and Indemnitee, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the receipt of all such
information, provided that the time by which the Reviewing Party must reach a decision may be
extended by mutual agreement of the Company and
Indemnitee. All Expenses associated with the process set forth in this Section 8(d),
including but not limited to the Expenses of the Reviewing Party, shall be paid by the Company.




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          (e) Delaware Court of Chancery. Notwithstanding a final determination by any
Reviewing Party that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification with respect to a specific
Proceeding, Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to the Court of Chancery, for the purpose of
enforcing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement.




          (f) Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any hearing or Proceeding under this Section 8 involving Indemnitee
and against all Expenses and Other Liabilities incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any other
Proceeding between the Company and Indemnitee involving the interpretation or enforcement of the
rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement unless a court of competent jurisdiction finds that each
of the material claims of Indemnitee in any such Proceeding was frivolous or made in bad faith.




          (g) Determination of “Good Faith.” For purposes of any determination of whether
Indemnitee acted in “good faith,” Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if in
taking or failing to take the action in question Indemnitee relied on the records or books of
account of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, including financial statements,
or on information, opinions, reports or statements provided to Indemnitee by the officers or other
employees of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company in the course of their duties,
or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or
on information or records given or reports made to the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected
by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or by any other person (including legal
counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are
within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In connection with any determination as to whether
Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, or to advancement of expenses, the Reviewing
Party or the court shall presume that Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct
and is entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the burden
of proof shall be on the Company to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that Indemnitee is
not so entitled. The provisions of this Section 8(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. In addition, the knowledge and/or
actions, or failures to act, of any other person serving the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Company as an Indemnifiable Person shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of
determining the right to indemnification hereunder.




     9. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding:



          (a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. The Company shall not be obligated pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement to indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to
Proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense,
except (i) with respect to Proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification
under this Agreement, any other statute or law, as permitted under Section 145,
or otherwise, (ii) where the Board has consented to the initiation of such Proceeding, or
(iii) with respect to Proceedings brought to discharge Indemnitee’s fiduciary responsibilities,
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under ERISA or otherwise, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be provided by
the Company in specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate.




          (b) 16(b) Actions. The Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee 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 l934,
as amended, and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory
law.




          (c) Unlawful Indemnification. The Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee for Other Liabilities if such indemnification is
prohibited by law.




     10. Non-exclusivity. The provisions for indemnification and advancement of Expenses
set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may
have under any provision of law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the vote of
the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements, or otherwise, both as to
acts or omissions in his or her official capacity and to acts or omissions in another capacity
while serving the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company as an Indemnifiable Person
and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased serving the Company or
a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company as an Indemnifiable Person and shall inure to the benefit
of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.



     11. 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 the Agreement (including, without limitation, all
portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of
this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.



     12. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification 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
provision hereof (whether or not similar) and except as expressly provided herein, no such waiver
shall constitute a continuing waiver.



     13. Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement shall bind, and shall inure
to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the parties hereto.



     14. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if (a) delivered by hand and a
receipt is provided by the party to whom such communication is delivered, (b) mailed by
certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the signing by the



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recipient of an acknowledgement of receipt form accompanying delivery through the U.S. mail, (c)
served personally by a process server, or (d) delivered to the recipient’s address by overnight
delivery (e.g., FedEx, UPS or DHL) or other commercial delivery service. Addresses for notice to
either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or as subsequently modified by
written notice complying with the provisions of this Section 14. Delivery of communications to the
Company with respect to this Agreement shall be sent to the attention of the Company’s General
Counsel.




     15. No Presumptions. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any
Proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or
that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law or otherwise.
In addition, neither the failure of the Company or a Reviewing Party to have made a determination
as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief,
nor an actual determination by the Company or a Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such
standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of Proceedings by
Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination by exercising Indemnitee’s rights under Section 8(e)
of this Agreement shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee
has failed to meet any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief or is
not entitled to indemnification under applicable law or otherwise.



     16. Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on Indemnitee by this Agreement shall
continue after Indemnitee has ceased to serve the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company as an Indemnifiable Person and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee’s heirs, executors
and administrators.



     17. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall
execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights
and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.



     18. Specific Performance, Etc. The parties recognize that if any provision of this
Agreement is violated by the Company, Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law.
Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, Indemnitee shall be entitled, if Indemnitee so
elects, to institute Proceedings, either in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce
specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to obtain any relief or any combination of the
foregoing as Indemnitee may elect to pursue.



     19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in 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.



     20. Headings. The headings of the sections and 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 or interpretation thereof.



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     21. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed
according to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents
entered into and to be performed entirely with Delaware.



     22. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection
with any Proceeding which arises out of or relates to this Agreement.



[Signature page follows]




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     The parties hereto have entered into this Indemnity Agreement effective as of the date first
above written.





ARCSIGHT, INC.





			
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	Title:	 	
 







INDEMNITEE







			
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[Signature Page to ArcSight, Inc. Indemnity Agreement]