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Exhibit 10.18    
    

                                    ,
2008 

Third
Wave Acquisition Corp.

591 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 

Re:    Initial
Public Offering 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

        The
undersigned stockholder of Third Wave Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in consideration of Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., as representative of the several underwriters (the "Underwriters") of the Company's initial public offering, agreeing to
underwrite an initial public offering (the "IPO") of the Company's units ("Units"), each comprised of
one share of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), and one warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock
("Warrant"), hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Schedule 1 hereto): 

        1.     If
the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination and/or Extension Period, the undersigned will vote all Founder Shares owned by the
undersigned in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares. 

        2.     If
a Transaction Failure occurs, the undersigned will take all reasonable actions within the undersigned's power to cause (i) the Trust Account to be liquidated
and distributed to the holders of the IPO Shares in accordance with the Investment Management Trust Agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as trustee (the "Trust Agreement"), and (ii) the Company to liquidate as soon as reasonably practicable after the Termination Date (the
earliest date on which the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) are both satisfied being the
"Liquidation Date"). The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (each, a
"Claim") in or to (x) any distribution of the Trust Account with respect to the undersigned's Founder Shares in connection with a liquidation,
and (y) any remaining net assets of the Company after such liquidation. The undersigned hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the funds held in or distributed from the Trust Account for any reason. The undersigned hereby waives any right to demand
conversion of the undersigned's Founder Shares into any portion of the Trust Account. The undersigned hereby agrees that the Company shall be entitled to a reimbursement from the undersigned for any
distribution of the Trust Account received by the undersigned in respect of the undersigned's Founder Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this letter agreement to the contrary, nothing herein shall
constitute a waiver by the undersigned of any rights, interests or claims with respect to shares of Common Stock purchased by the undersigned in the open market. 

        3.     Except
as disclosed in the Registration Statement, none of the undersigned, any member of the Immediate Family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate of the undersigned
will be entitled to receive, and such persons will not accept, any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to, or in connection with, the consummation of the Business Combination,
other than any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the undersigned in connection with activities on the Company's behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses and
performing due diligence on suitable business combinations, as well as traveling to and from the offices of prospective target acquisitions to examine their operations. 

        4.     None
of the undersigned, any member of the Immediate Family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finder's fee,
consulting fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the Immediate Family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination. 

        5.     The
undersigned will escrow the undersigned's Founder Units in accordance with the terms of a Securities Escrow Agreement that the Company will enter into with the
undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company. 

        6.     The
undersigned agrees to be a director of the Company and currently intends to serve until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination and
the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned's Directors and Officers Questionnaire and FINRA Questionnaire furnished to the Company and attached hereto as  Exhibit A and the undersigned's
biographical information in the Registration Statement are true and accurate in all respects and do not omit any
material information with respect to the undersigned's background. 

        7.     The
undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that: 

        (a)   The
undersigned is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to
desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; 

        (b)   The
undersigned has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling
of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities, and the undersigned is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; 

        (c)   The
undersigned has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license
or registration denied, suspended or revoked; 

        (d)   A
petition under any federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was not filed by or against, nor was a receiver fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a
court for the business or property of the undersigned, or for any partnership in which the undersigned was a general partner, in each case within the past ten years or for any corporation or business
association of which the undersigned was an executive officer within the past ten years; 

        (e)   The
undersigned has not been subject to any order prohibiting and is not subject to any legal proceeding seeking to prohibit the undersigned from engaging in any type of
business practice; 

        (f)    The
undersigned has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by any other federal or state
administrative or regulatory authority to have violated any federal or state securities law; 

        (g)   The
undersigned has not been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or by any other federal or state
administrative or regulatory authority to have violated any federal or state commodities law; and 

        (h)   The
Company will not consummate any Business Combination with any entity in which any of the Founders or any of their respective affiliates has a direct equity interest
or with which the undersigned has had any discussions, formal or otherwise, with respect to a Business Combination prior to the consummation of the IPO, and the Company will not invest alongside any
of the Founders or any of their respective affiliates. 

        8.     In
order to minimize potential conflicts of interest that may arise from multiple affiliations, until the earliest of a Business Combination, 24 months after the
consummation of the IPO and such time as the undersigned ceases to be an officer, director or a stockholder of the Company, the undersigned will present to the Company (subject to any fiduciary or
contractual obligations of the undersigned as of the date hereof) for the Company's consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any business combination opportunity involving the
potential 

acquisition
of a controlling interest (whether through the acquisition of a majority of the voting equity interests of the target business or through other means) in a company that is not publicly
traded on a stock exchange or over-the-counter market with an enterprise value of $280 million or higher, except, because the Company will not complete a Business
Combination with any entity that is primarily engaged in the real estate, lodging and/or hospitality, energy, or infrastructure industries, the undersigned will not be required to present to the
Company any such business opportunity; provided, however, that, prior to the consummation of a business combination by International Brands Management Group Ltd., the undersigned may present
any business opportunity to International Brands Management Group Ltd. prior to presenting such opportunity to the Company. Decisions by the Company to release the undersigned to pursue any
specific business opportunity will be made solely by a majority of the Company's disinterested directors. 

        9.     The
undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which the undersigned is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as a
director of the Company. 

        10.   The
undersigned acknowledges and understands that the Underwriters and the Company will rely upon the agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein in
proceeding with the IPO. 

        11.   This
letter agreement shall be binding on the undersigned and such person's respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns. This letter agreement
shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Business Combination Date and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that any such termination shall not relieve the undersigned from any
liability resulting from or arising out of any breach of any agreement or covenant hereunder occurring prior to the termination of this letter agreement; provided, further, that the following sections
shall survive such termination: 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. 

        12.   The
undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution or consumer credit reporting agency to release to the Company, the Underwriters and their respective legal
representatives or agents (including any investigative search firm retained by any of the foregoing) any information they may have about the undersigned's background and finances for the purposes of
such party's participation in the IPO. 

        13.   This
letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed
in that State, including, without limitation, Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law and the New York Civil Practice Laws and
Rules 327(b). Each of the Company and the undersigned hereby (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against the Company or the undersigned arising out of or relating in any way
to this letter agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such
jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. 

        14.   Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other proceeding (whether based on
contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of, connected with or relating to this letter agreement. 

        15.   No
term or provision of this letter agreement may be amended, changed, waived, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed and delivered by the
undersigned, the Company and the Underwriters. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representative of the several underwriters, is a third party beneficiary of this letter agreement. 

	 	 	Sincerely,
	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	
 David Chu
	

 	
 	

 
	Accepted and agreed:	 	 
	

THIRD WAVE ACQUISITION CORP.	
 	

 

	By:	 	 	 
	 	
	 	 
	Name: Barry S. Sternlicht

Title:  Chief Executive Officer	 	 

  

 
 

SCHEDULE 1
  
  SUPPLEMENTAL COMMON DEFINITIONS    
    

        Unless the context shall otherwise require, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings for all purposes, and the
following definitions are equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of the terms defined.

        "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

        "Business Combination" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Registration Statement. 

        "Business Combination Date" shall mean the date upon which a Business Combination is consummated. 

        "Effective Date" shall mean the date upon which the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, by the SEC. 

        "Extension Period" shall mean the extension, upon stockholder approval, of the period of time during which the Company may complete a
Business Combination from 24 months to up to 36 months if the Company has entered into a definitive agreement relating to a Business Combination within 24 months following the IPO
and anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months of the IPO. 

        "Founders" shall mean all of the officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO. 

        "Founder Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock comprising part of the Founder Units. 

        "Founder Units" shall mean all Units owned by a Founder immediately prior to the IPO. For the avoidance of doubt, Founder Units shall not
include any IPO Shares purchased by Founders in connection with or subsequent to the IPO. 

        "Immediate Family" shall mean, with respect to any person, such person's spouse, lineal descendents, father, mother, brothers or sisters
(including any such relatives by adoption or marriage). 

        "IPO Shares" shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in the IPO, including any such shares held by a Founder. 

        "Private Placement" shall mean the private placement by the Company of 7,800,000 Warrants prior to the IPO. 

        "Prospectus" shall mean the final prospectus filed with respect to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

        "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement filed by the Company on Form S-1 with the SEC, and any
amendment or supplement thereto, in connection with the IPO. 

        "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        "Sponsor Warrants" shall mean the warrants issued in the Private Placement. 

        "Termination Date" shall mean the 24-month anniversary of the date of the consummation of the IPO (or 36-month
anniversary if extended pursuant to a stockholder vote as described in the Registration Statement). 

        "Transaction Failure" shall mean the failure to consummate a Business Combination within 24 months of the date of the consummation
of the IPO (or within 36 months if extended pursuant to a stockholder vote as described in the Registration Statement). 

        "Trust Account" shall mean that certain trust account
at                                    , maintained by American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company,
acting as trustee, and in which the Company deposited the "total amount held in trust," as described in the Prospectus. 

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Exhibit 10.19    
    

 
 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of                        , 2008 between Third Wave Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and                        (the "Indemnitee"). 

        WHEREAS,
it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; 

        WHEREAS,
Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company; 

        WHEREAS,
both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies in today's
environment; 

        WHEREAS,
basic protection against undue risk of personal liability of directors and officers heretofore has been provided through insurance coverage providing reasonable protection at
reasonable cost, and Indemnitee has relied on the availability of such coverage; but as a result of substantial changes in the marketplace for such insurance it has become increasingly more difficult
to obtain such insurance on terms providing reasonable protection at reasonable cost; 

        WHEREAS,
the By-Laws of the Company and the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to
the fullest extent permitted by law and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a
director or officer of the Company in part in reliance on such By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation; 

        WHEREAS,
in recognition of Indemnitee's need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance the Indemnitee's continued service to the Company in an effective
manner, the increasing difficulty in obtaining satisfactory director and officer liability insurance coverage, and the Indemnitee's reliance on the aforesaid By-Laws and Certificate of
Incorporation, and in part to provide the Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by such By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation will be available to
Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of such By-Laws or Certificate of Incorporation or any change in the composition of the Company's Board of
Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest
extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company's
directors' and officers' liability insurance policies; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

	1.
	Certain Definitions:

	(a)
	Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by
the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, or
(ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the
Board of Directors or nomination for 

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election
by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning
of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a
merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting
Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company
or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all the Company's assets. 

	(b)
	Claim: any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or any inquiry or investigation, whether instituted by the
Company or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
other.

	(c)
	Expenses: include attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations paid or 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 Claim relating to any Indemnifiable Event.

	(d)
	Indemnifiable Event: any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee
benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity.

	(e)
	Independent Legal Counsel: an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 3, who shall
not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last five years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

	(f)
	Potential Change in Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of
which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (ii) any person (including the Company) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated
would constitute a Change in Control; (iii) any person, other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned, directly
or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 9.5% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by five
percentage points (5%) or more over the percentage so owned by such person; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in
Control has occurred.

	(g)
	Reviewing Party: 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 who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel. 

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	(h)
	Voting Securities: any securities of the Company which vote generally in the election of directors. 

        2.    Basic Indemnification Arrangement.    (a) In the event Indemnitee was, 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, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company, against any and all
Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses,
judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of such Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to Indemnification,
Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee unless the Board of Directors has authorized or consented to the
initiation of such Claim. If so
requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within two business days of such request) any and all Expenses to Indemnitee (an "Expense Advance"). 

        (b)   Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not
have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified
under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that
the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to
reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to
secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the 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). If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such a
Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which 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 the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof. 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 in any court in the State of Delaware
having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper 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. 

        3.    Change in Control.    The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a
Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to all matters thereafter
arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or Company By-Law or Certificate of Incorporation Article
now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among 

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other
things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company
agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities
and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

        4.    Indemnification for Additional Expenses.    The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all expenses
(including attorneys' fees) and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within two business days of such request) advance such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
any action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or Company By-Law or Certificate
of Incorporation Article now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Indemnifiable Events and/or (ii) recovery under any directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained
by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be. 

        5.    Partial Indemnity, Etc.    If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by
the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of a Claim but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without
prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith. 

        6.    Burden of Proof.    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. 

        7.    No Presumptions.    For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by
judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not 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. 

        8.    Nonexclusivity, Etc.    The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights
Indemnitee may have under the Company's By-Laws or Certificate of Incorporation or the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise. To the extent that a change in the Delaware General
Corporation Law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the Company's By-Laws, Certificate of
Incorporation 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. 

        9.    Liability Insurance.    To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors'
and officers' liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or 

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policies,
in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer. 

        10.    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 Indemnitee, Indemnitee's spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two 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 two-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. 

        11.    Amendments, Etc.    No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed
in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor
shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

        12.    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 papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such
documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

        13.    No Duplication of Payments.    The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in
connection with any Claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, By-Law, Certificate of Incorporation Article
or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 

        14.    Binding Effect, Etc.    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, executors and personal and legal representatives. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an
officer or director of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company's request. 

        15.    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 in any respect, and the validity and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining
provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

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        16.    Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this    day of                        , 2008.

	 	 	THIRD WAVE ACQUISITION CORP.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

 	

 [Name of Indemnitee]

[Indemnification
Agreement] 

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Exhibit 10.19

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

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