Document:

Form of Bankrate, Inc. Senior Executive Annual Bonus Plan

 Exhibit 10.21 
 FORM OF 
 BANKRATE, INC. 

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ANNUAL BONUS PLAN 
  

	1.	Purpose 

 This Senior
Executive Annual Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”) is intended to provide an incentive for superior work and to motivate eligible executives of Bankrate, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries toward strong
achievement and business results, to tie their goals and interests to those of the Company and its stockholders and to enable the Company to attract and retain highly qualified executives. The Bonus Plan is for the benefit of Covered Executives (as
defined below). 
  

	2.	Administration 

 Subject
to applicable law and regulation, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or a committee of the Board (the “Committee”) shall have the sole discretion and authority to administer and interpret the Bonus
Plan (the Board or Committee, as applicable, that administers and interprets the Bonus Plan, the “Administrator”). 
  

	3.	Covered Executives 

 From
time to time, the Administrator may select certain key executives of the Company (the “Covered Executives”) to be eligible to receive bonuses hereunder. 

 

	4.	Bonus Determinations 

 (a)
A Covered Executive may receive a bonus payment under the Bonus Plan based upon the attainment of performance objectives which are established by the Administrator and relate to financial, operational or other metrics with respect to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or divisions (the “Performance Goals”), including but not limited to any or any combination of the following (measured either absolutely or by reference to an index or indices and determined either on a
consolidated basis or, as the context permits, on a divisional, subsidiary, line of business, project or geographical basis or in combinations thereof): sales; revenues; assets; expenses; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of
interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, whether or not on a continuing operations or an aggregate or per share basis (basic or fully diluted); return on equity, investment, capital or assets; one or more operating ratios such as earnings
before interest, taxes and/or depreciation and amortization; borrowing levels, leverage ratios or credit rating; market share; capital expenditures; free cash flow, cash flow, return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by
operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; stock price; earnings per share; shareholder return; sales of particular products or services; customer acquisition or retention; acquisitions and divestitures (in whole or in part); economic
value added; strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specific market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, facility construction or completion goals, geographic facility relocation or completion
goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction, supervision of litigation or information technology; joint ventures and strategic alliances; spin-offs, split-ups and the like; reorganizations; or recapitalizations, restructurings, financings (issuance
of debt or equity) or refinancings. 
 (b) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 4(b) or determined by the
Administrator: (i) any bonuses paid to Covered Executives under the Bonus Plan shall be based upon bonus formulas that tie such bonuses to one or more performance objectives relating to the Performance Goals, (ii) bonus formulas for
Covered Executives shall be adopted in each performance period by the Administrator (generally, for performance periods of one year or more, no later than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the Performance Goals
relate), and (iii) no bonuses shall be paid to Covered Executives unless and until the Administrator makes a certification with respect to the attainment of the performance objectives. Notwithstanding the

 
foregoing, the Company may pay bonuses (including, without limitation, discretionary bonuses) to Covered Executives under the Bonus Plan based upon such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator may in its discretion determine. 
  

	5.	Bonus Payment 

 The
payment of a bonus to a Covered Executive with respect to a performance period shall be conditioned upon the Covered Executive’s employment by the Company on the last day of the performance period; provided, however, that the
Administrator may make exceptions to this requirement, in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, in the case of a Covered Executive’s termination of employment, retirement, death or disability, or as may be required by an
individual employment or similar agreement. 
  

	6.	Amendment and Termination 

The Board reserves the right to amend or terminate the Bonus Plan at any time in its sole discretion. Any amendments to the Bonus Plan
shall require stockholder approval only to the extent required by any applicable law, rule or regulation. 
  

	7.	No Employment Rights 

Nothing in the Bonus Plan shall confer upon any Covered Executive the right to continue in the employ of the Company or affect any right
which the Company may have to terminate such employment. 
  

	8.	Stockholder Approval 

 No
bonuses shall be paid under the Bonus Plan unless and until the Company’s stockholders shall have approved the Bonus Plan. The Bonus Plan will be submitted for the approval of the Company’s stockholders after the initial adoption of the
Bonus Plan by the Board. 
  

	9.	Required Taxes 

 No later
than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of a Covered Executive for federal, state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any award under the Bonus Plan, such Covered
Executive shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. The obligations of the
Company under the Bonus Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and its affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Covered
Executive. 
  

	10.	Governing Law 

 All
questions concerning the construction, interpretation and validity of the Bonus Plan shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Florida. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of

  
 2 

 
Florida will control the interpretation and construction of this Bonus Plan, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other
jurisdiction would ordinarily apply. 
  

	11.	Term of Plan 

 The Bonus
Plan shall become effective as of [—], 2011. The Bonus Plan shall expire on the earliest to occur of: (a) the first material modification of the Bonus Plan (as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.162-27(h)(1)(iii)); (b) the first meeting of the Company’s stockholders at which members of the Board of Directors of the Company are to be elected that occurs after the close of the third calendar year following the
calendar year in which occurred the first registration of an equity security of the Company under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (c) such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including without limitation Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(2)). The Bonus Plan is intended to be subject to the relief set forth in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.162-27(f)(1) and shall be interpreted accordingly. 

  
 3Form of Director Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.22 
 FORM OF 
 DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

This DIRECTOR INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [—], 2011, between Bankrate, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and
                             (“Indemnitee”). Except as otherwise indicated herein,
capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 1 hereof. 
 WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company that it be
able to retain and attract as directors the most capable persons available; 
 WHEREAS, increased corporate litigation has
subjected directors to litigation risks and expenses, and the limitations on the availability of directors and officers liability insurance have made it increasingly difficult for companies to attract and retain such persons; 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance of Indemnitee’s rights to full
indemnification against litigation risks and expenses (regardless, among other things, of any amendment to any of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or revocation of any provision of the Company’s Bylaws or any change in the
ownership of the Company or the composition of its board of directors (the “Board of Directors”)); and 

WHEREAS, the indemnification rights provided to the Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement are in addition to any rights for
indemnification provided to the Indemnitee pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, Bylaws and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto and to any indemnification rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Delaware
General Corporation Law (“DGCL”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants
contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. For purposes of
this Agreement: 
 (a) “Apax Fund” shall mean each of Apax US VII, L.P., Apax Europe VII-A, L.P., Apax Europe
VII-B, L.P., Apax Europe VII-I, L.P., each of their respective direct or indirect controlling affiliates and the nominees, advisory and investment management entities of such Persons. 

(b) “Company Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, manager, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company or of any other limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 
 (c) “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other limited
liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise 

 
that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 

(d) “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of
experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting,
defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery, in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include
Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without
limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. 
 (e) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization or other entity and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 
 (f)
“Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding,
whether brought by, against or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is
or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction on his part while acting as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was
serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise; in each case whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which
indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement to enforce his rights under this
Agreement. 
 2. Agreement to Indemnify. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the
fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, as follows: 
 (a) Subject to the exceptions
contained in Section 10(a)(ii) below, if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company) by reason of Indemnitee’s Company Status,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or
matter therein. 
 (b) Subject to the exceptions contained in Section 10(a)(iii) below, if Indemnitee was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Company Status, Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against all Expenses
incurred or paid by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceedings. 

  
 2 

 (c) If any Apax Fund is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any
Proceeding, then to the extent the Apax Fund’s involvement in the Proceeding arises from the Indemnitee’s service to the Company as an officer or director of the Company, the Apax Fund shall be entitled to all of the indemnification rights
and remedies, and shall to the extent indemnified hereunder, undertake the obligations of the Indemnitee, under this Agreement to the same extent as Indemnitee and to the same extent as if such Apax Fund was a party hereto. Each Apax Fund is an
intended third party beneficiary under this Agreement. 
 3. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Company Status, a party to and is successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Companies shall indemnify Indemnitee against
all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 3 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such
a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 
 4. Contribution. 
 (a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in
Section 2 hereof is available, in respect of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any
judgment or settlement of such Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes any right of contribution they may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter
into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against
Indemnitee. 
 (b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph (a),
if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall
promptly (but no later than five (5) days from receiving Indemnitee’s request for reimbursement) reimburse Indemnitee for such amount paid by Indemnitee. 
 (c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by directors, officers, employees or other agents or representatives of
the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. 
 (d) To the fullest extent permissible under
applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, 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 and/or for Expenses (to the maximum extent permitted), in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement. 

5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee
is, by reason of his Company Status, a witness, 

  
 3 

 
or is asked to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection therewith. 
 6. Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Company Status within 30 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee
requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (which shall be presumed to be
reasonable) and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5 shall be unsecured and interest free. 

7. Procedures for Making an Indemnification Claim. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the
Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The
Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Company’s Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of
Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee. Any indemnification claim made by the Indemnitee pursuant to this
Agreement shall be paid by the Company within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement. 
 8. Remedies of Indemnitee. 
 (a) In the event that the Company breaches any
of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or solely in the event that the Delaware Court of Chancery declines jurisdiction, an appropriate state or federal court
located in the State of Delaware, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication. 
 (b) In the event that the Company determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 8 shall
be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the Company’s adverse determination. 
 (c) If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, it shall thereafter be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to
this Section 8, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement not 

  
 4 

 
materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 

(d) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 8, seeks a judicial adjudication of his rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on his behalf, in advance (and within 30 days following the
Indemnitee’s written request to the Company), any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him in such judicial adjudication, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification,
advancement of expenses or insurance recovery. 
 (e) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding
commenced pursuant to this Section 8 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 (f) In any judicial proceedings brought pursuant to this Section 8, the Company shall have the burden of proving
that the Indemnitee is not entitled to payment of indemnification and/or Expenses pursuant to this Agreement. 
 9.
Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification. 
 (a) The rights of indemnification provided
by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the Company, or the certificate of incorporation (or any
similar governing documents) of any subsidiary of the Company or any Apax Fund, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors or otherwise, of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any Apax Fund. No amendment, alteration
or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his Company Status prior to such amendment, alteration or
repeal. To the extent that a change in the DGCL, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the certificate of incorporation of the Company, the Bylaws of the Company and this
Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every
other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise,
shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 (b) To the extent that the Company
maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, managers, officers, employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in
accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of 

  
 5 

 
the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of
such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable
as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (c) [To be included where applicable] [The
Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the Apax Funds. The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to
matters that are entitled to indemnification hereunder (i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Apax Funds to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by
Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the
extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement, the certificate of incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have
against the Apax Funds, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Apax Funds from any and all claims against the Apax Funds for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The
Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by any Apax Fund on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and such Apax Fund shall have a
right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company and Indemnitee agree that each Apax Fund is an
express third party beneficiary of the terms of this Section 9(c).] 
 (d) Except as provided in
Section 9(c) above, in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee [(other than against the Apax Funds or their insurers)],
who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

10. Exception to Right of Indemnification. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee: 

(i) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of
any of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or 

  
 6 

 (ii) if indemnification is requested under Section 2(a) and it
has been adjudicated finally by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, Indemnitee (A) failed to act (1) in good faith and (2) in
a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, (B) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was
unlawful; or 
 (iii) if indemnification is requested under Section 2(b) and it has been adjudicated
finally by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, (A) Indemnitee failed to act (1) in good faith and (2) in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or (B) Indemnitee is liable to the corporation and such court has not determined that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Expenses hereunder unless the court in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that
in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Expenses which such court shall deem proper. 
 (b) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information
supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, managers, officers, employees, agents or representatives of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports
made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert or advisor selected by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, manager, officer, employee,
agent or representative of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(b) are satisfied, it
shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the
burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. 
 (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of
any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that
Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, solely with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. 

  
 7 

 11. Duration of Agreement; Successors and Assigns; Claims against Indemnitee.

 (a) All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company and/or the applicable Enterprise and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section 8 hereof) by reason of his
Company Status, whether or not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company),
assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. 
 (b) No legal action shall be brought and no cause
of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Companies against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two (2) years from the date of accrual of such cause of
action, and any claim or cause of action of the Companies shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two (2)-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations
is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern. 
 12. Security. To the extent
requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit,
funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee. 
 13. Enforcement; Entire Agreement. 
 (a) The Company expressly confirms and
agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying
upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. 
 (b) Without limitation to the
Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written
and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 14. Severability. Whenever
possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect under any
applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed,
construed, and enforced in such jurisdiction as 

  
 8 

 
if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee
indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. 
 15. Modification and Waiver. No supplement,
modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing 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. The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not
affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. 

16. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company in writing promptly upon being served with or otherwise
receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve
the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise and shall not constitute a waiver or release by Indemnitee of any rights hereunder or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay
materially prejudices the Company. 
 17. Notices. All notices, demands, or other communications to be given or delivered
under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given or made when (a) delivered personally to the recipient, (b) telecopied to the recipient if telecopied before 5:00 p.m. New
York, New York time on a business day, and otherwise on the next business day, or (c) one (1) business day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid). All communications shall be sent:

 (a) To Indemnitee at the address set forth below Indemnitee signature hereto. 

(b) To the Company at: 
 Bankrate, Inc. 
 11760 U.S. Highway One, Suite 200 

North Palm Beach, Florida    33408 

Attention: Chief Executive Officer 

Facsimile: (917) 368-8611 
 or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by any of the Company or to any of the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be. 

18. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts with the same effect as if all
signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument. This Agreement and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or contemplated hereby, and any
amendments hereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile or electronic mail shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument 

  
 9 

 
and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of either party hereto or to any such agreement
or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to
deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party
forever waives any such defense. 
 19. Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement. 
 20. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and, solely in the
event that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware dismisses any such action for lack of subject matters jurisdiction, another state court sitting in the State of Delaware, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out
of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party hereto further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States certified or registered mail to such party’s address set forth in
Section 17 or such other address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party shall be effective service of process in any action, suit or proceeding in
Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action,
suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Delaware Court of Chancery and, solely in the event that the Delaware Court of Chancery declines jurisdiction, any state or federal court located in the
State of Delaware and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 

21. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY
RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE,
EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE COMPANY) HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT
OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED AMONG THE PARTIES HEREUNDER. 

  
 10 

 22. Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all
information, and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement. 
 23. Assignment. Except as otherwise set forth herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto, without the prior written
consent of all of the other parties hereto. 
 * * * * * * * 

  
 11 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Director Indemnification Agreement
on and as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	COMPANY
	
	BANKRATE, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	  

		 	Title:	 	  

 Signature page in Director Indemnification Agreement 

 
	
	INDEMNITEE
	
	  

	Name:
	
	Address:

 Signature page to Director
Indemnification Agreement

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00190-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00190-of-00352.parquet"}]]