Document:

Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated March 31, 2009

 Exhibit 4.5 
 Warrant No. 2009-03 
 THIS SECURITY AND ANY SHARES ISSUED UPON THE EXERCISE OR CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS. 
 IRIDEX CORPORATION 
 COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 
 IRIDEX Corporation (the “Company”), having its principal office as of the date hereof at 1212 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View,
California 94043, hereby certifies that, for value received, BlueLine Capital Partners III, LP or its registered assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to purchase from the Company at any time on or from time to
time after March 31, 2009 and before 5:00 P.M., California time on the Expiration Date (defined below), Six Thousand (6,000) fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below), at the initial Purchase Price per share
(as defined below) of $0.01. The number of such shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5. 
 The Company agreed to issue warrants, including this Warrant, to purchase an aggregate of Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5) in connection with
the Holders’ agreement to enter into Amendment No. 1 to Investor Rights Agreement. 
 As used herein the following terms, unless
the context otherwise requires, have the following respective meanings: 
 “Amendment No. 1 to Investor Rights
Agreement” means that certain amendment to the Investor Rights Agreement entered into by and among the Company and the Holders. 
 “Aggregate Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 
 “Blue Sky Laws” means
any state securities or “blue sky” laws. 
 “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in California are
authorized or required by law to remain closed. 
 “Company” includes the Company and any corporation which shall succeed to
or assume the obligations of the Company hereunder. The term “corporation” shall include an association, joint stock company, business trust, limited liability company or other similar organization. 

 “Common Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share,
authorized as of the date hereof, and any stock of any class or classes (however designated) hereafter authorized upon reclassification thereof, which, if the Board of Directors declares any dividends or distributions, has the right to participate
in the distribution of earnings and assets of the Company after the payment of dividends or other distributions on any shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to a preference and in the voting for the election of directors of the Company.

 “Convertible Securities” means (i) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, (ii) securities
by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or (iii) options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as the same shall be in effect at the time. 
 “Expiration Date” means September 30, 2009. 
 “Holder” means any
record owner of Warrants or Underlying Securities. 
 “Investor Rights Agreement” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1. 
 “Market Price” means with respect to any securities at any date (i) if the principal trading market
for such securities is Nasdaq, as defined below, or another exchange, the average of the closing sale prices per share for the last ten previous trading days in which a sale was reported, as officially reported on any consolidated tape, (ii) if
the principal market for such securities is the over-the-counter market, the average of the closing sale prices per share on the last ten previous trading days in which a sale was reported as set forth by the over the counter bulletin board or,
(iii) if the security is not listed on another exchange or the over the counter bulletin board, the average of the closing sale prices per share on the last ten previous trading days in which a sale was reported as set forth in the National
Quotation Bureau sheet listing such securities for such days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is no reported closing sale price, as the case may be, reported on any of the ten trading days preceding the event requiring a determination of
Market Price hereunder, then the Market Price shall be the average of the high bid and asked prices for the last ten previous trading days in which a sale was reported; and if there is no reported high bid and asked prices, as the case may be,
reported on any of the ten trading days preceding the event requiring a determination of Market Price hereunder, then the Market Price shall be determined in good faith by resolution of the Board of Directors. 
 “Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market or Nasdaq Global Market. 
 “Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 20. 
 “Original Issue Date” means March 31, 2009. 
 “Other Securities”
refers to any stock (other than Common Stock) and other securities of the Company or any other Person (corporate or otherwise) which the Holders of the Warrants at any time shall be entitled to receive, or shall have received, upon the exercise of
the Warrants, in lieu of or in addition to Common Stock, or which at any time shall be issuable or shall have been issued in exchange for or in replacement of Common Stock or Other Securities pursuant to Section 5 or 6. 
 “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, unincorporated
association, joint stock corporation, trust, joint venture or other entity, any university or similar institution, or any government or any agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof. 
  

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 “Purchase Price per share” means $0.01 per share, as may be adjusted from time to time
in accordance with Section 5 or 6. 
 “Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

 “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, to permit the disposition of Underlying Securities issued or issuable upon the exercise of Warrants, and any post-effective amendments and supplements filed or required to be filed to permit any such disposition.

 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 as the same shall be in effect at the time. 
 “Underlying Securities” means any Common Stock or Other Securities issued or issuable upon exercise of Warrants. 
 “Warrant” means, as applicable, (i) the Warrants dated as of the date hereof, originally issued by the Company in consideration for
the Holders’ agreement to enter into Amendment No. 1 to Investor Rights Agreement, of which this Warrant is one, evidencing rights to purchase up to an aggregate of Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock, and all Warrants
issued upon transfer, division or combination of, or in substitution for, any thereof (all Warrants shall at all times be identical as to terms and conditions and date, except as to the number of shares of Common Stock for which they may be
exercised) or (ii) each right as set forth in this Warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 5 or 6. 
 1. Registration. The Holder shall have the rights to registration of Underlying Securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants that are set
forth in the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2007 and as amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to Investor Rights Agreement, among the Company and each of the Purchasers (the “Investor Rights Agreement”).

 2. Sale Without Registration. If, at the time of any transfer or surrender for exchange of a Warrant or of Underlying Securities
previously issued upon the exercise of Warrants, such Warrant or Underlying Securities shall not be registered under the Securities Act, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer or exchange, that the Holder or transferee of
such Warrant or Underlying Securities, as the case may be, furnish to the Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer or exchange may be made without registration under the Securities Act
and without registration or qualification under any applicable Blue Sky Laws, provided that nothing contained in this Section 2 shall relieve the Company from complying with the Investor Rights Agreement. 
 3. Exercise of Warrant. 
 3.1 Exercise in Full. Subject to the provisions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised in full by the Holder hereof by surrender of this Warrant, with the form of subscription at the end hereof duly executed by such Holder, to the
Company at its principal office set forth in Section 20 of this Warrant (or such other location as the Company from time to time may advise the Holder in writing), accompanied by payment, in cash or by certified or official bank check payable
to the order of the Company, in the amount obtained (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”) by multiplying (a) the number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant by (b) the Purchase Price per share
on the date of such exercise. 
  

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 3.2 Partial Exercise. Subject to the provisions hereof, at any time following
approval by the Nasdaq of an Additional Listing Application with respect to the shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant may be converted, this Warrant may be exercised in part by surrender of this Warrant in the manner and at the place
provided in Section 3.1 except that the amount payable by the Holder upon any partial exercise shall be the amount obtained by multiplying (a) the number of shares of Common Stock designated by the Holder in the subscription at the end
hereof by (b) the Purchase Price per share on the date of such exercise. Upon any such partial exercise, the Company at its expense shall forthwith issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder hereof a new Warrant or Warrants of like
tenor, in the name of the Holder hereof or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes and subject to the provisions of Section 2) may request, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of such shares issuable prior to such partial exercise of this Warrant minus the number of such shares designated by the Holder in the subscription at the end hereof. 
 3.3 Company to Reaffirm Obligations. The Company shall, at the time of any exercise of this Warrant, upon the request of the Holder
hereof, acknowledge in writing its continuing obligation to afford to such Holder any rights (including, without limitation, any right to registration of the Underlying Securities, if any) to which such Holder shall continue to be entitled after
such exercise in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant; provided, however, that if the Holder of this Warrant shall fail to make any such request, such failure shall not affect the continuing obligation of the Company to
afford such Holder any such rights. 
 3.4 Certain Exercises. If an exercise of this Warrant is to be made in
connection with a registered public offering or sale of the Company, such exercise may, at the election of the Holder, be conditioned on the consummation of the public offering or sale of the Company, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed
effective until the consummation of such transaction. 
 3.5 Conversion Right. In lieu of exercising this Warrant as
specified in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2, the Holder may convert this Warrant, in whole or in part, into the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing (a) the aggregate fair market value of the Common Stock or the Other
Securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant minus the Aggregate Purchase Price of such shares by (b) the current Market Price. Such conversion shall be effected by surrender of this Warrant, with the form of subscription at the end hereof
duly executed by such Holder, to the Company at its principal office set forth at the head of this Warrant (or such other location as the Company from time to time may advise the Holder in writing). 
 4. Delivery of Stock Certificates on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in full or in part, and in any event
within three Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense (including the payment by it of any applicable issue taxes) shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder hereof, or as such Holder (upon payment by such
Holder of any applicable transfer taxes and subject to the provisions of Section 2) may direct, a certificate or certificates for the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock or Other Securities to which such Holder shall
be entitled upon such exercise, plus, in lieu of any fractional share to which such Holder would otherwise be entitled, cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then current Market Price of one full share. 
 5. Adjustment for Dividends. 
 (a) In case at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Company shall at any time declare or pay a dividend upon its Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable
upon exercise hereof shall be increased by the number of shares that would have been issued pursuant to such dividend with respect to the shares acquirable hereunder as of the record date for such dividend. 
  

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 (b) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Original
Issue Date is decreased by a combination or reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Purchase Price per share shall be increased and the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise hereof shall be decreased,
in each case in proportion to such decrease. If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the Original Issue Date is increased by a forward stock split of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the number of
shares of Common Stock acquirable upon exercise hereof shall be increased by the number of shares that would have been issued had this Warrant been fully exercised as of the date of such forward stock split or other transaction resulting in an
increase in the outstanding shares of Common Stock and the Purchase Price per share shall be decreased in proportion to such increase. 
 (c) Upon each adjustment to the Purchase Price per share, the Holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Purchase Price per share resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares of
Common Stock obtained by multiplying the Purchase Price per share in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment, and dividing the product
thereof by the Purchase Price per share resulting from such adjustment. 
 6. Reorganization, Consolidation, Merger. In case the
Company after the Original Issue Date shall (a) effect a reorganization, (b) consolidate with or merge into any other Person, or (c) transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other Person under any plan or
arrangement contemplating the dissolution of the Company, then, in each such case, the Holder of this Warrant, upon the exercise hereof as provided in Section 3 at any time after the consummation of such reorganization, consolidation or merger
or the effective date of such dissolution, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive (and the Company or its successors or assigns shall be entitled to deliver), in lieu of the Underlying Securities issuable upon such exercise prior to such
consummation or such effective date, the stock and other securities and property (including cash) to which such Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation or in connection with such dissolution, as the case may be, if such Holder had so
exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto. Upon receipt of such stock and other securities and property (including cash), if any, the rights of the Holder under this Warrant shall terminate and cease and this Warrant shall expire and be of no
force and effect. In any such case, the Company (or its successors or assigns) shall be entitled to make appropriate adjustments in the application of the provisions of this Warrant with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder after such
reorganization, merger, consolidation or dissolution. The Company shall not effect any such reorganization, consolidation, merger or dissolution, unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, the successor corporation resulting
from such consolidation or merger or the corporation purchasing such assets shall confirm or assume, by written instrument, the obligation to deliver to each Holder the shares of stock, cash, other securities or assets to which, in accordance with
the foregoing provisions, each Holder may be entitled to and all other obligations of the Company under this Warrant. 
 7. Further
Assurances; Reports. The Company shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Underlying Securities upon the exercise of all
Warrants from time to time outstanding. For so long as the Holder holds this Warrant, the Company shall deliver to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery to the holders of Common Stock, a copy of each report of the Company delivered to such
holders. 
 8. Certificate as to Adjustments. In each case of any adjustment or readjustment in the Underlying Securities, the Company
shall, at its expense, promptly cause its Chief Financial Officer to compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Warrant and prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, and the number of shares of Common Stock or Other Securities outstanding or deemed to be outstanding. The Company shall forthwith mail a copy of each such certificate to the Holder.

  

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 9. Notices of Record Date. In the event of: 
 (a) any taking by the Company of a record of its stockholders for the purpose of determining the stockholders thereof who are entitled to
receive any dividend or other distribution (other than a quarterly dividend payable solely in cash), or any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any
other right, or for the purpose of determining stockholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any transfer
of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to or consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, or 
 (b) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company, 
 then and in each such event the Company shall mail or
cause to be mailed to each Holder of a Warrant a notice specifying (i) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend, distribution
or right and (ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is to take place, and the time, if any, as of which the Holders of record
of Underlying Securities shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Underlying Securities for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
liquidation or winding-up. Such notice shall be mailed at least 20 days prior to the date therein specified. 
 10. Reservation of Stock
Issuable on Exercise of Warrants. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of the Warrants, all shares of Common Stock (or Other Securities) from time to time issuable upon the
exercise of the Warrants. 
 11. Listing on Securities Exchanges; Registration; Issuance of Certain Securities. In furtherance and not
in limitation of any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company at any time shall list any Common Stock (or Other Securities) on any national securities exchange or Nasdaq, the Company shall, at its expense, simultaneously list the Underlying
Securities from time to time issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants on such exchange or Nasdaq, upon official notice of issuance. 
 12.
Exchange of Warrants. Subject to the provisions of Section 2, upon surrender for exchange of this Warrant, properly endorsed, to the Company, as soon as practicable (and in any event within three Business Days) the Company at its own
expense shall issue and deliver to or upon the order of the Holder thereof a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of such Holder or as such Holder (upon payment by such Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in
the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Common Stock called for on the face of this Warrant so surrendered. 
 13. Replacement of Warrants. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an
indemnity agreement or other collateral reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company and its transfer agent or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense shall
execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor. 
  

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 14. Warrant Agent. The Company may, by written notice to each Holder of a Warrant, appoint an
agent for the purpose of issuing Common Stock (or Other Securities) upon the exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 3, exchanging Warrants pursuant to Section 12, and replacing Warrants pursuant to Section 13, or any of the
foregoing, and thereafter any such issuance, exchange or replacement, as the case may be, shall be made at such office by such agent. 
 15.
Remedies; Enforcement Expenses. The Company stipulates that the remedies at law of the Holder of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this
Warrant may not be adequate, and that such terms may be specifically enforced by a decree for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or by an injunction that may be sought against a violation of any of the terms hereof or
otherwise. The Company agrees to pay all costs and expenses of enforcement of this Warrant in the event of any default or threatened default by the Company in the performance of or compliance with any of the terms of this Warrant, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. 
 16. No Rights as Stockholder. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder
hereof to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof. 
 17. Negotiability.
Subject to Section 2, this Warrant is issued upon the following terms, to all of which each Holder or owner hereof by the taking hereof consents and agrees that: 
 (a) subject to the provisions of this Warrant, title to this Warrant may be transferred by endorsement (by the Holder hereof executing the
form of assignment at the end hereof); and 
 (b) until this Warrant is transferred on the books of the Company, the Company
may treat the registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. 
 18.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Holder and the Company hereby irrevocably
consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any California State or United States Federal Court sitting in the State of California, County of Santa Clara, over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant and irrevocably
consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding in the manner for the giving of notices at its address specified in Section 20. Each of the Holder and the Company further waives any objection to venue in the
State of California, County of Santa Clara and any objection to an action or proceeding in such state and county on the basis of forum non conveniens. Each of the Holder and the Company also waives any right to trial by jury. 
 19. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Warrant are for convenience and shall not by themselves determine the interpretation of this
Warrant. 
 20. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder (each a
“Notice”) shall be given in writing and shall be made by personal delivery or sent by courier or certified or registered first-class mail (postage pre-paid), addressed to a party at its address shown below or at such other address
as such party may designate by three days’ advance Notice to the other party. 
 Any Notice to the Holder shall be sent to the address
for such Holder set forth on books and records of the Company. 
  

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 Any Notice to the Company shall be sent to: 
 IRIDEX Corporation 
 1212 Terra Bella Avenue

 Mountain View, California 94043 
 Attention: Chief Financial Officer 
 Each Notice shall be deemed given and effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt).

 21. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be deemed prohibited or invalid under such applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, and such prohibition or invalidity
shall not invalidate the remainder of such provision or any other provision of this Warrant. 
 22. Amendments and Waivers. Any
provision of this Warrant may be amended and the observance of any provision of this Warrant may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder of the Warrant. 
 23. Construction. Words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be held to
include the plural and vice versa as the context requires. The words “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereunder” and words of similar import used in this Warrant shall, unless otherwise stated, refer to
this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Warrant. All references to “$” in this Warrant and the other agreements contemplated hereby shall refer to United States dollars (unless otherwise specified expressly).
Any reference to any gender includes the other genders. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of
March 31, 2009. 
  

			
	IRIDEX Corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Theodore A. Boutacoff
	Name:	 	Theodore A. Boutacoff
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

 FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION 
 (To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant) 
 To: IRIDEX Corporation 
 The undersigned, the Holder of the within Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for, and to
purchase thereunder,        * shares of Common Stock of IRIDEX Corporation, and herewith makes payment of
$                 and requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and delivered to,
                                , whose address is
                                . 
 The undersigned, the Holder of the within Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to convert the attached Warrant into shares in the manner specified in such Warrant. This
conversion is exercised with respect to              of the shares covered by such Warrant. 
 [Strike paragraph above that does not apply.] 
 The undersigned represents that the undersigned is acquiring such securities for its own
account for investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof (except for any resale pursuant to, and in accordance with a valid registration statement effective under the Securities Act of 1933). 

Dated: 
  

	
	
	  
	(Signature must conform in all respects to the name of the Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
	
	  
	(Address)

  

	*	Insert here the number of shares called for on the face of the Warrant (or, in the case of a partial exercise, the portion thereof as to which the Warrant is being exercised).

 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT 
 (To be signed by the Holder only upon transfer of Warrant) 
 For value received, the undersigned hereby
sells, assigns and transfers unto                                  the right
represented by the within Warrant to purchase              shares of Common Stock of IRIDEX Corporation to which the within Warrant relates, and hereby does irrevocably constitute
and appoint                                  Attorney to transfer such right on
the books of IRIDEX Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. The Warrant being transferred hereby is one of the Warrants issued by IRIDEX Corporation as of March 31, 2009 to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 shares of Common
Stock. 
 Dated:                      

 

	
	
	  
	(Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
	
	  
	(Address)

  

	
	
	  
	Signature guaranteed by a bank or trust company having its principal office in New York City or by a Member Firm of the New York Stock Exchange or American Stock ExchangeForm of Indemnification Agreement for officers of Cheniere Energy, Inc

 Exhibit 10.1 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into this             day of             , 2009, between Cheniere
Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and                     (“Indemnitee”).

 INTRODUCTION: 
 A. Indemnitee, as an
officer of the Company, performs valuable services for the Company. 
 B. The Company and Indemnitee recognize the substantial increase in corporate
litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited.

 C. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), provide for the indemnification of the directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Company to the maximum extent authorized by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (“DGCL”). 
 D. Indemnitee desires to ensure that the indemnification currently provided to Indemnitee under the Bylaws is not changed in the future as a result of an amendment to the Bylaws, and Indemnitee may not be willing to
serve or continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection. 
 E. The Bylaws and the DGCL, by their non-exclusive nature, permit contracts
between the Company and its directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents or fiduciaries with respect to indemnification. 
 F. The Company
(i) desires to attract and retain the involvement of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in order to induce Indemnitee to be involved with the Company, and (ii) wishes to provide for the
indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law. 
 G. In view of the considerations set forth above, the
Company desires that Indemnitee be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein. 

 AGREEMENT: 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s service to the Company and its subsidiaries, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Indemnity of Indemnitee. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the
“Certificate”), the Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule that expands the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a director, officer,
employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule
that narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on
this Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. 
 2.
Indemnification Rights. 
 (a) Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, together
with Indemnitee’s partners, affiliates, employees, agents and spouse and each person who controls any of them or who may be liable within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to the fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other
participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that
Indemnitee in good faith reasonably believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other (hereinafter a
“Claim”) against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on
appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such
settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of any Claim 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 (collectively, hereinafter “Expenses”), including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, incurred by Indemnitee by reason of (or arising
in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee, controlling person, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of
Indemnitee while serving in such capacity including, without limitation, any and all losses, claims, damages, 

 
expenses and liabilities, joint or several (including any investigation, legal and other expenses incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in
settlement of, any action, suit, proceeding or any claim asserted) under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, that relate directly or indirectly to the registration,
purchase, sale or ownership of any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to any fiduciary obligation owed with respect thereto (hereinafter an “Indemnification Event”). Such payment of Expenses shall be made
by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 25 days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the Company. 
 (b) Reviewing Party. If the Reviewing Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel (as defined below) is
involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, then (i) the Company shall not be obligated to provide any indemnification under Section 1 or 2 and (ii) Indemnitee acknowledges and agrees that
the Company shall not be obligated to make an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3(a) (an “Expense Advance”) and Indemnitee agrees to reimburse the Company for such Expense Advance;
provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination
made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination
is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) and until such time, Indemnitee shall be entitled to receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to Section 2(a). Indemnitee’s
obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(d) hereof), the Reviewing Party shall be selected by
the Board of Directors, and if there has been a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control that has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the
Reviewing Party shall be an attorney or firm of attorneys selected by the Board of Directors who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or any Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning
the right of any Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements) (the “Independent Legal Counsel”). If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing
Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any
such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party
otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee. 
 (c) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in
Section 2(a) above is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnitee in respect of any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities referred to therein (after a final judicial determination is
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have been exhausted or lapsed), then the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by Indemnitee
as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company (or its subsidiary) and Indemnitee in
connection with the action or inaction that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with the registration of the Company’s or a subsidiary’s
securities, the relative benefits received by the Company (or its subsidiary) and Indemnitee shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions that the net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company (or its
subsidiary) and the Indemnitee, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the applicable prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the securities so offered. The relative fault of the Company (or its subsidiary)
and Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company (or
its subsidiary) or Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. 
 The Company and Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2(c) were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other method of allocation
that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In connection with the registration of the Company’s or a subsidiary’s securities, in no event shall an Indemnitee be required
to contribute any amount under this Section 2(c) in excess of the lesser of (i) that proportion of the total of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities indemnified against equal to the proportion of the total securities sold under such
registration statement that is being sold by Indemnitee or (ii) the proceeds received by Indemnitee from its sale of securities under such registration statement. No person found guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
 (d) Survival Regardless of Investigation. The indemnification and contribution provided for herein will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee or any
officer, director, employee, agent or controlling person of Indemnitee. 
 (e) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in the defense of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation referred to in Section 2(a) hereof or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection herewith. 
  

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 3. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure. 
 (a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the
Company to Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than 25 days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company. 
 (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall give the Company notice in writing in accordance with Section 14 of this Agreement as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will
or could be sought under this Agreement. 
 (c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of
any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not 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. In addition, neither the failure of the 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 Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to
secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any
particular belief. In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so
entitled. 
 (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to
Section 3(b) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect that may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in each of the
Company’s 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 action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in
accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (e) Selection of Counsel. The principal counsel for Indemnitees (the
“Principal Counsel”) shall be determined by majority vote of such Indemnitees, subject to the consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The obligation of the Company to reimburse Indemnitee
for the fees and disbursements of counsel hereunder shall not extend to the fees and disbursements of any counsel employed by Indemnitee other than the Principal Counsel, unless Indemnitee has interests that are different from those of the other
Indemnitees or defenses available to him or her that are in addition to or different from those of the other Indemnitees such that the Principal Counsel would have an actual or potential conflict of interest in representing Indemnitee. 

 

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 4. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to
any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the organizational documents of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, the DGCL or similar governing law of a subsidiary of
the Company, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action Indemnitee took or did not take while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in
such capacity. 
 5. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in
connection with any Claim made against any Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, the organizational documents of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or otherwise) of the
amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 
 6. Partial Indemnification. If any Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for any portion of Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such
Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled. 
 7. Mutual Acknowledgement. The Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain
instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents or fiduciaries of the Company and its subsidiaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Each
Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a
determination of the Company’s rights under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee. 
 8. Exceptions. Any other provision
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: 
 (a) Claims Initiated
by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to any Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to actions or proceedings to establish or enforce a
right to indemnify under this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the organizational documents of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events,
(ii) in specific cases if the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii) as otherwise required under Section 145 of the DGCL, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is
determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be; or 
 (b) Claims
Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or any similar successor statute; or

  

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 (c) Claims Excluded Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. To indemnify
Indemnitee if (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith or in a manner reasonably believed by such Indemnitee to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, or (iii) Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent the court in which such action was brought shall permit
indemnification as provided in Section 145(b) of the DGCL. 
 9. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought
and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against any Indemnitee, any Indemnitee’s estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of five years from the date of
accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such five-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. 
 10.
Construction of Certain Phrases. 
 (a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the “Company” shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent, control person, or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, control person, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. 
 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to
“fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on any Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
participants or its beneficiaries; and if any Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have
acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 
 (c) For purposes of this
Agreement, “Affiliate” means (i) any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns 10% or more of the combined Voting Securities, (ii) any “parent corporation” of the Company (as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), (iii) any “subsidiary corporation” of any such parent corporation (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) of the
Company and (iv) any trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated which are members of a controlled group or are under common control (as defined in Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code) with the Company. 
  

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 (d) For purposes of this Agreement a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have
occurred if (i) any “person” (as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act), and as modified in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
(B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (C) any Affiliate, (D) a company owned, directly or indirectly, by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the
Company, or (E) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities (a “Person”), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the shares of voting stock of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that an initial public offering of common stock of the Company shall not
constitute a Change of Control; (ii) the consummation of any merger, organization, business combination or consolidation of the Company or one of its subsidiaries with or into any other company, other than a merger, reorganization, business
combination or consolidation which would result in the holders of the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities which represent immediately after such merger, reorganization, business combination or
consolidation more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or the surviving company or the parent of such surviving company; (iii) the consummation of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition if the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto hold securities immediately thereafter which represent more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of the acquiror, or parent of the acquiror, of such assets, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (iv) individuals who, as of
the date of this Agreement, constitute the board of directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company; provided, however,
that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Agreement whose election by the board of directors of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an election contest with respect to the election or removal of
directors or other solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the board of directors of the Company. 
 (e)
For purposes of this Agreement, a “Reviewing Party” shall mean, if and when appointed by the Board of Directors, any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company’s Board of Directors or any
other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel. 
 (f) For purposes of this Agreement, “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the
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 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original. 
 12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of
the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to
perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events regardless of whether any Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent,
controlling person, or fiduciary of the Company or of any other enterprise, including subsidiaries of the Company, at the Company’s request. 
 13. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by an Indemnitee under this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or
thereof, any Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees), regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, and
shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court of competent jurisdiction over such action determines that the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action
were not made in good faith or were frivolous, provided, however, that until such determination is made, Indemnitee shall be entitled to receive payment of Expense Advances hereunder with respect to such action. In the event of an
action instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including
costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court having
jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action was made in bad faith or were frivolous. 
 14. Notice. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given (a) five calendar
days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c) one business day after the business day of deposit with
Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, or (d) one day after the business day of delivery by facsimile transmission, if deliverable by facsimile transmission, with copy by first class mail, postage prepaid, and shall be
addressed if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s address as set forth beneath Indemnitee’s signature to this Agreement and if to the Company at the address of its principal corporate offices (attention: Chief Executive Officer) or at such other
address as such party may designate by ten calendar days’ advance written notice to the other party hereto. 
  

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 15. 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 action or proceeding that arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be commenced,
prosecuted and continued only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim. 
 16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any
provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid,
void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. 
 17. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents, entered into and to be
performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. 
 18. 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. 
 19. Amendment and Termination. No
amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by all 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. 
 20. Integration and Entire
Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof
between the parties hereto. 
 21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as giving the Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 
 22. Corporate
Authority. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the terms of this Agreement. 
  

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

			
	COMPANY:
	
	CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

	
	INDEMNITEE:
	
	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

  

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