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EX-10.4

   

   

  Exhibit 10.4

   

   

  EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

   

  THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into on June 22, 2022

  BETWEEN:

   

  DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

   

  (the “Company”)

  - and -

  Benjamin N. Urban

  (the “Executive”)

   

  RECITALS:

  A.The Company wishes to employ the Executive pursuant to this Employment Agreement.

  B.The Executive wishes to accept employment with the Company under this Agreement.

  C.The parties agree that their employment relationship will be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, commencing the Effective Date.

  NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

  1.Definitions

   

  In this Agreement,

  (a)“Accrued Entitlements” has the meaning set out in Section 9(a)(iv).

   

  (b)“Affiliate” means any person or entity Controlling, Controlled by, or Under Common Control with the Company. The term “Control,” including the correlative terms “Controlling,” “Controlled By,” and “Under Common Control with” means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or any Company or other ownership interest, by contract or otherwise) of a person or entity. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, Control shall be deemed to exist when a person or entity possesses, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries (i) in the case of a company, more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities thereof; (ii) in the case of a limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, the right to more than 50% of the distributions therefrom (including liquidating distributions); or (iii) in the case of any other person or entity, more than 50% of the economic or beneficial interest therein. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Company, the term Affiliate includes the Parent.

   

  (c)“Agreement” means this Employment Agreement, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time as provided for herein.

   

  (d)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Parent.

   

  (e)“Bonus” has the meaning set out in Section 5(c).

   

  (f)“Business” means the business of designing, manufacturing and installing prefabricated interiors in commercial and residential buildings, and includes, for greater certainty and without limitation: (i) the following products which can be integrated with interior wall 

   

  

   

   

  solutions: (A) pre-fabricated modular network data cable distribution, (B) pre-fabricated and electrical power cable distribution, (C) pre-fabricated modular case goods, and (D) pre- fabricated low-profile flooring; (ii) the development and sale or license to third parties of 3D

   

  computer aided design software for the design, construction and maintenance of buildings and the design, construction, modification and furnishing of building interiors; and (iii) such other business as the Company or any of its Affiliates becomes engaged in during the Term that is related in a material way to the duties and responsibilities of the Executive.

   

  (g)“Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary information, intellectual property (including trade secrets) and confidential facts relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates, whether oral or in writing, or presented visually or electronically, and includes business and technical information, marketing and business plans, strategies, research and development materials and matters, databases, specifications, formulations, tooling, prototypes, sketches, models, drawings, specifications, procurement requirements, engineering information, samples, computer software (source and object codes), forecasts, identity of or details about actual or potential customers or projects, techniques, inventions, discoveries, know-how, and trade secrets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include any information:

   

  (i)that becomes publicly available through no fault or breach of this Agreement by the Executive; or

   

  (ii)that the Executive possesses prior to the date on which the Executive first became employed or engaged by the Company or any of its Affiliates and that the Executive obtained from a source other than the Company or any of its Affiliates.

   

  (h)“Distribution Partner” means a Person engaged in the sale of products or services produced or distributed by the Company or any of its Affiliates.

   

  (i)“Good Reason” means:

   

  (i)a material diminution in the Executive’s Salary or authority, duties and responsibilities with the Company, the Parent and any of the Parent’s other direct or indirect subsidiaries; provided, however, that if the Executive is serving as an officer or member of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the Parent, the Company or any of their Affiliates, in no event shall the removal of the Executive as an officer or board member, regardless of the reason for such removal, constitute Good Reason;

   

  (ii)a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement; or

   

  (iii)subject to section 3(c), the relocation of the geographic location of the Executive’s principal place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles from the location of the Executive’s principal place of employment as of the Effective Date; provided, however, that travel in the course of Executive’s employment (including to other locations of the Company and Parent in the United States and Canada) shall not be considered to be a Good Reason event under this Section 1(i)(iii).

   

  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1(i) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any assertion by the Executive of a termination for Good Reason shall not be effective unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (A) the condition described in Section 1(i)(i), (ii) or (iii) giving rise to the Executive’s termination of employment must have arisen without the Executive’s consent; (B) the Executive must provide written notice to the Board of the existence of such condition(s) within thirty (30) days after the initial occurrence of such condition(s); (C) the condition(s) specified in such 

   

  

   

   

  notice must remain uncorrected for thirty (30) days following the Board’s receipt of such

   

  written notice; and (D) the date of the Executive’s termination of employment must occur within sixty (60) days after the initial occurrence of the condition(s) specified in such notice.

   

  (j)“Just Cause” means any gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty by the Executive in relation to the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, any material neglect by the Executive of her duties under this Agreement, or any of the following:

   

  (i)fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or malfeasance on the part of the Executive with respect to the property, interests or funds of the Company or its Affiliates;

   

  (ii)any misfeasance or nonfeasance in office which is willfully or grossly negligent on the part of the Executive;

   

  (iii)the breach by the Executive of any policy of the Company or its Affiliates or the breach by the Executive of any policy or law relating to non-discrimination, non- retaliation or anti-harassment (including sexual harassment);

   

  (iv)the breach by the Executive of her obligations under any noncompetition, non- solicitation, confidentiality or company property covenants under this Agreement; or

   

  (v)the Executive’s conviction for a felony or indictable offense or any other crime involving fraud or moral turpitude, or a plea of no contest with regard to any of the same.

   

  (k)“Materials” has the meaning set out in Section 14(a).

   

  (l)“Parent” means DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.

   

  (m)“Person” means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation, with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted.

   

  (n)“Restricted Period” means twelve (12) months from the Termination Date, plus one (1) month per completed year of service from the Effective Date, to a maximum of eighteen (18) months.

   

  (o)“Restricted Territory” means: Canada, the United States of America and any other countries as the Company or any of its Affiliates develop business interests during the Term, and which the Company advises the Executive in writing within twenty (20) days following the Termination Date are part of the Restricted Territory.

   

  (p)“Salary” has the meaning set out in Section 5(a).

   

  (q)“Severance Period” means twelve (12) months from the Termination Date, plus one month per completed year of service from the Effective Date, to a maximum of eighteen (18) months.

   

  (r)“Term” has the meaning set out in Section 4.

   

  (s)“Termination Date” has the meaning set out in Section 8(b).

   

  

   

   

   

  2.Employment of the Executive and Position

   

  Commencing on June 27, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), the Executive shall hold the position of Chief Executive Officer and shall report directly to the Board. As Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Executive shall perform those duties set forth in any applicable position description adopted and amended by the Company from time to time, and such other duties as the Executive shall reasonably be directed to perform by the Company from time to time in respect of the business and operations of the Company, the Parent and their Affiliates.

  3.Performance of Duties

   

  (a)During the Term, the Executive shall devote his full working time and attention to the performance of his duties on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates, shall faithfully, honestly and diligently serve the Company and its Affiliates and shall use his best efforts and skill to promote the best interests of the Company and its Affiliates at all times. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may devote a reasonable amount of time during non-business hours to charitable organizations and boards, provided that such participation does not adversely impact the performance of his/her duties hereunder or breach any of the other terms of this Agreement or any other obligation that the Executive owes the Company or any of its Affiliates.

   

  (b)In performing his duties under this Agreement, the Executive shall comply with any written policies, procedures or rules established by the Company or Parent from time to time, as may be amended by the Company or Parent at their discretion.

   

  (c)The Executive’s principal place of employment as of the Effective Date shall be the Company’s offices in Plano, Texas; provided, however, the Executive will be required to relocate to the Company’s offices in Calgary, Alberta no later than September 1, 2022 and such relocation will not constitute a Good Reason event under Section 1(i)(iii). The Executive also acknowledges and agrees that business travel will be required in the course of performing his duties. Parent will assist the Executive with obtaining a Canadian work permit to enable Executive to relocate to the Company’s offices in Calgary, Alberta, and upon obtaining such work permit, the Executive and Parent will enter into an amended and restated Employment Agreement with such changes as are necessary to give effect to such relocation.

   

  4.Employment Period

   

  The Executive shall be employed by the Company hereunder commencing on the Effective Date, and the Executive’s employment hereunder will terminate upon the Termination Date (as defined below). The period that the Executive is employed hereunder is referred to as the “Term”.

  5.Remuneration

   

  (a)Base Salary. For the Executive’s services under this Agreement, during the Term, the Company shall pay the Executive an annualized base salary of Three Hundred Seventy- five Thousand Dollars ($375,000), less required deductions and applicable withholdings (the “Salary”).

   

  (b)Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in the benefit plans made available by the Company to its similarly situated employees from time to time in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of such plans as may be amended by the Company at its discretion from time to time. The Company shall not, by reason of this Section 5(b), be obligated to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing, any such plan, so long as such changes are similarly applicable to any similarly situated Company employees generally.

   

   

  

   

   

  (c)Bonus. During the Term, the Executive will be eligible to participate in the Parent’s Variable Pay Plan (“VPP”), as amended from time to time and in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions thereof and as set out therein. The Executive’s annual target bonus opportunity (the “Bonus”) will be as established by the Board from time to time. For the 2022 calendar year, Executive will not participate in the VPP, but instead will be eligible for a special Bonus with a target payout of 300% of Executive’s prorated 2022 annual Salary (the “2022 Bonus Opportunity”). The amount of the Executive’s payment under either the VPP or the 2022 Bonus Opportunity, if any, in respect of a calendar year shall be dependent upon, calculated in reference to, and paid in accordance with, the achievement of applicable performance objectives as set out and evaluated by the Board in its sole discretion.

   

  (d)Equity-Based Incentive Compensation. The Executive will be eligible to receive grants of equity-based incentives under the Company's 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan or other equity-based incentive arrangements, each as amended from time to time and in accordance with and subject to the terms thereof, provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any equity-based incentives for the 2022 calendar year. The amount and type of the equity-based incentives for any year will be determined by the Board and may change from year to year.

   

  6.Expenses

   

  (a)General. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred or paid by the Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder.

   

  (b)Relocation Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable, standard and customary moving expenses incurred between the Effective Date and December 31, 2022, up to a maximum of $15,000, and Executive shall be entitled to an additional $2,500 for use towards his relocation (together, the “Relocation Payment”). If any portion of the Relocation Payment provided to or for the benefit of the Executive results in taxable income to the Executive, the Company shall provide the Executive with an amount equal to any income and other taxes payable by the Executive upon the provision of such Relocation Payment (and an additional amount equal to any taxes imposed on such tax gross-up amount), such that the Executive shall not incur any tax costs with respect to such Relocation Payment.

   

  (c)Tax Preparation Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable and necessary legal and/or accounting fees incurred in the preparation of the Executive’s income tax returns, up to a maximum of $5,000 per year.

   

  The payment or reimbursement of expenses in this Section 6 shall be made upon the presentation of expense statements or other supporting documentation as the Company may reasonably require, in accordance with any expense reimburse policies implemented by the Company from time to time. Any such reimbursement of expenses shall be made by the Company upon or as soon as practicable following receipt of such documentation (but in any event not later than the close of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense is incurred by the Executive). In no event shall any reimbursement be made to the Executive for any expenses incurred after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company.

  7.Vacation

   

  As of the Effective Date, the Executive shall be eligible for vacation with pay of up to four (4) weeks per complete calendar year (pro-rated for partial calendar years) that the Executive is employed hereunder. Vacation eligibility will be increased by 1 (one) week per year for every five (5) completed years of the Executive’s service from the Effective Date, to a maximum of up to six (6) weeks per complete calendar

   

  year. Vacation shall accrue and be taken in accordance with Company vacation policies as in effect from 

   

  

   

   

  time to time. The Executive may carry forward a maximum of ten (10) vacation days from one year to the next. Any vacation carried over must be used in the first quarter of the following calendar year.

  8.Termination

   

  (a)Notice. The Executive’s employment hereunder:

   

  (i)may be terminated by the Company at any time for Just Cause, without prior notice and without further obligation to the Executive, other than as set out in Section 10 of this Agreement;

   

  (ii)will terminate automatically upon the death of the Executive;

   

  (iii)may be terminated by the Company at any time without Just Cause, without prior notice and without further obligation to the Executive, other than as set out in Section 9 of this Agreement;

   

  (iv)may be terminated by the Executive for Good Reason; or

   

  (v)may be terminated by resignation of the Executive without Good Reason upon providing one (1) month’s prior written notice to the Company; provided, however, that if the Executive has provided notice to the Company of the Executive’s termination of employment without Good Reason, the Company may determine, in its sole discretion, that such termination shall be effective on any date prior to the effective date of termination provided in such notice (and, if such earlier date is so required, then it shall not change the basis for the Executive’s termination of employment nor be construed or interpreted as a termination of employment pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii)).

   

  (b)Effective Date of Termination. The effective date on which the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated (the “Termination Date”) shall be:

   

  (i)in the case of termination under Section 8(a)(i) or Section 8(a)(iii), the day specified by the Company in writing;

   

  (ii)in the case of termination under Section 8(a)(ii), the date of death; or

   

  (iii)in the case of termination under Section 8(a)(iv), the last day of the applicable notice period referred to in Section 1(i); or

   

  (iv)in the case of termination under Section 8(a)(v), the last day of the applicable notice period referred to therein (unless an earlier date is designated by the Company pursuant to Section 8(a)(v)).

   

  (c)Return of Property, etc. On the Termination Date, the Executive shall (i) be deemed to have automatically resigned from all offices and directorships held by the Executive with the Company and its Affiliates and agrees to execute, immediately upon request, any such written resignations or other documentation as may be requested by the Company with respect thereto, (ii) deliver to the Company (and not retain any copies of) all Materials in the Executive’s possession or under the Executive’s control, and (iii) deliver to the Company any keys, access cards, business cards, credit and charge cards, computer, cell phone or other property or device issued or provided to him by or on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate.

   

  9.Rights on Termination (without Just Cause or for Good Reason)

   

  Upon termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Just Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the following provisions shall apply:

   

  

   

   

  (a)the Executive shall receive from the Company:

   

  (i)payment of the Executive’s accrued but unpaid Salary up to the Termination Date;

   

  (ii)reimbursement of all expenses incurred in accordance with Section 6 up to the Termination Date;

   

  (iii)provision of all benefits up to the Termination Date in accordance with Section 5(b);

   

  (iv)payment of the Executive’s accrued but unused vacation entitlement existing as of the Termination Date (subsections (i) through (iv) are hereinafter referred to as the “Accrued Entitlements”);

   

  (v)subject to the final sentence of Section 5(c), and Sections 9(b), and (d), payment of the Bonus earned (if any) for the year in which the termination occurs, pro-rata from the start of that Bonus year to the Termination Date, based on actual performance during the entire Bonus year, as determined by the Company following the Bonus year and payable to the Executive in accordance with Section 5(c) following completion of the Bonus year (the “Accrued Bonus Payment”);

   

  (vi)subject to Sections 9(b), (c), and (d), the continued payment of Salary during the Severance Period (such payment, the “Severance Payment”), in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll practices;

   

  (vii)any equity-based incentive compensation awards held by the Executive shall be dealt with in accordance with the applicable plan terms then in effect; and

   

  (viii)subject to Section 9(b), and (d), for the portion, if any, of the Severance Period that the Executive elects to continue coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse and eligible dependents, if any, under the Company’s group health plans pursuant to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive on a monthly basis for the difference between the amount the Executive pays to effect and continue such coverage and the employee contribution amount that similarly situated employees of the Company pay for the same or similar coverage under such group health plans (the “COBRA Benefit”). Each payment of the COBRA Benefit shall be paid to Executive on the Company’s first regularly scheduled pay date in the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which the Executive submits to the Company documentation of the applicable premium payment having been paid by the Executive, which documentation shall be submitted by the Executive to the Company within thirty (30) days following the date on which the applicable premium payment is paid. The Executive shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement payments until the earliest of: (x) the last day of the Severance Period; (y) the date the Executive is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; and (z) the date on which the Executive becomes eligible to receive coverage under a group health plan sponsored by another employer (and any such eligibility shall be promptly reported to the Company by the Executive); provided, however, that the election of COBRA continuation coverage and the payment of any premiums due with respect to such COBRA continuation coverage shall remain the Executive’s sole responsibility,

   

  and the Company shall not assume any obligation for payment of any such premiums relating to such COBRA continuation coverage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the provision of the benefits described in this paragraph cannot be provided in the manner described above without penalty, tax or other adverse impact on the Company or any of its Affiliates, then the Company and the Executive shall negotiate in good faith to determine an alternative manner in which 

   

  

   

   

  the Company may provide substantially equivalent benefits to the Executive without such adverse impact on the Company or such other Affiliate.

   

  (b)The Accrued Bonus Payment (if any), the Severance Payment and the COBRA Benefit are subject to and conditioned upon the Executive: (i) executing, on or before the time provided by the Company to do so (which shall not be less than ten (10) days), and not revoking within any time provided by the Company to do so, a release of all claims in favor of, and in a form acceptable to the Company.

   

  (c)To the extent, if any, that the aggregate amount of the installments of the Severance Payment that would otherwise be paid after March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs (the “Applicable March 15”) exceeds the maximum exemption amount under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), then such excess shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the Applicable March 15 (or the first Business Day preceding the Applicable March 15 if the Applicable March 15 is not a Business Day) and the installments of the Severance Payment payable after the Applicable March 15 shall be reduced by such excess (beginning with the installment first payable after the Applicable March 15 and continuing with the next succeeding installment until the aggregate reduction equals such excess), and (ii) all remaining installments of the Severance Payment, if any, that would otherwise be paid pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 9(c) after December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs shall be paid with the installment of the Severance Payment, if any, due in December of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs.

   

  10.Rights on Termination for Just Cause or Resignation without Good Reason

   

  Upon resignation by the Executive other than for Good Reason or termination by the Company for Just Cause, the Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Entitlements.

  11.Non-Competition

   

  The Executive shall not, during the Term and for the Restricted Period (regardless of the reason for termination of the Executive’s employment or the party causing it), within the Restricted Territory, be engaged or participate, either directly or indirectly in any manner including as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, member, joint venturer, employee, independent contractor, consultant, advisor or sales representative, in any business or enterprise that competes with or is intending to compete with the Business of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall be permitted to own (as a passive investment) not more than two percent (2%) of the issued shares of a Company (including unexercised options or similar rights to acquire shares at a later date), the shares of which are listed on a recognized stock exchange or traded in the over the counter market, which carries on a business which is the same as or substantially similar to or which competes with or reasonably would compete with the Business.

  12.Non-Solicitation and No Hire

   

  The Executive shall not, during the Term and for the Restricted Period (regardless of the reason for termination of the Executive’s employment or the party causing it):

  (a)solicit, entice or attempt to solicit or entice, either directly or indirectly, any customer or prospective customer of the Company or any of its Affiliates about whom or which the

   

  Executive obtains Confidential Information or for whom or which the Executive has responsibility as at the Termination Date, or at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the Termination Date, to become a customer of any business or enterprise that competes with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any Business, or to limit or cease doing any Business with the Company or its Affiliate; or

   

  (b)solicit or entice, or attempt to solicit or entice, or hire, either directly or indirectly, any 

   

  

   

   

  employee or Distribution Partner of the Company or an Affiliate as at the Termination Date, or during the twelve (12) months prior to the Termination Date, to become employed or engaged by any business or enterprise that competes with the Company or any of its Affiliate for any Business, or solicit or entice such employee or Distribution Partner to limit or cease their employment or engagement with the Company or any of its Affiliate.

   

  13.Confidentiality

   

  In the course of the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Company will provide the Executive with (and the Executive will have access to) Confidential Information. The Executive shall not, either during the Term or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use or disclose to any Person any Confidential Information, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude the Executive from disclosing or using Confidential Information if:

  (a)the Confidential Information is disclosed in the course of performing the Executive’s duties on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates;

   

  (b)the Confidential Information is available to the public or in the public domain at the time of such disclosure or use, without breach of this Agreement;

   

  (c)the Confidential Information was in the possession of or known to the Executive, without any obligation to keep it confidential, before it was disclosed to the Executive by the Company or any of its Affiliates; or

   

  (d)disclosure of the Confidential Information is required to be made by any law, regulation, governmental body or authority, or by court order.

   

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict the Executive from lawfully

  (i) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation by, any governmental authority regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal process directed to the Executive from any such governmental authority; (iii) testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in any action or proceeding by any such governmental authority relating to a possible violation of law, or (iv) making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law. Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (A) is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and

  (2) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made to the individual’s attorney in relation to a lawsuit for retaliation against the individual for reporting a suspected violation of law or (C) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Nothing in this Agreement requires the Executive to obtain prior authorization before engaging in any conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify the Company that the Executive has engaged in any such conduct.

   

  14.Proprietary and Moral Rights

   

  (a)Proprietary Rights. The Executive recognizes the Company’s and its Affiliates’ proprietary rights in the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its Affiliates and acknowledges that the Executive has not obtained or acquired and shall not obtain or

   

  acquire any right, title or interest, in any of the property of the Company or its Affiliates or any of their respective predecessors, successors, affiliates or related companies. Accordingly, any writing, communications, manuals, documents, instruments, contracts, agreements, files, literature, data, information, formulas, products, devices, apparatuses, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, service marks, logos, and any other intellectual property created, developed, made or conceived by the Executive either alone or in conjunction with others: (i) in connection with the Executive’s duties or responsibilities under this Agreement; and/or (ii) resulting from the use of any information, equipment, 

   

  

   

   

  materials or premises owned, leased, or contracted for by the Company or any of its Affiliates (collectively, the “Materials”) shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates (as applicable).

   

  (b)Waiver of Moral Rights. The Executive irrevocably waives, to the greatest extent permitted by law, all of the Executive’s moral rights whatsoever in the Materials, including any right to the integrity of any Materials, any right to be associated with any Materials, and any right to restrict or prevent the modification or use, of any Materials in any way whatsoever. To the extent applicable, the Executive irrevocably transfers to the Company all rights to restrict any violations of moral rights in any of the Materials, including any distortion, mutilation or other modification.

   

  (c)Assignment of Rights. To the extent that the Executive may own or otherwise acquire any right, title or interest in and to any Materials (including any intellectual property rights in the Materials) during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Executive agrees to assign, and hereby irrevocably assigns, all such right, title and interest automatically to the Company, including any renewals, extensions or reversions relating thereto and any right to bring an action or to collect compensation for past infringements, automatically upon the creation, development, making, or conception of same.

   

  (d)Registrations. The Company will have the exclusive right to obtain copyright registrations, letters patent, industrial design registrations, trade-mark registrations or any other protection in respect of the Materials and the intellectual property rights relating to the Materials anywhere in the world. At the expense and request of the Company, the Executive shall, both during and after the Executive’s employment with the Company, execute all documents and do all other acts necessary in order to enable the Company to protect its rights in any of the Materials and the intellectual property rights relating to the Materials.

   

  15.Fiduciary and other Obligations

   

  The Executive acknowledges that the obligations contained in Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Agreement are in addition to any statutory, fiduciary and other common law obligations that the Executive also owes to the Company and its Affiliates, during and after the Term. For greater certainty, nothing contained in this Agreement is a waiver, release or reduction of any statutory, fiduciary or common law obligations owed by the Executive to the Company and its Affiliates.

  16.Notices

   

  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery or express overnight courier service or internationally-recognized second-day courier service or email as hereinafter provided. Notice of change of address shall also be governed by this section. Notices shall be deemed to have been duly received (a) when delivered in person if given by hand delivery, (b) when sent by email transmission on a business day to the email address set forth below, if applicable; provided, however, that if a notice is sent by email transmission after normal business hours of the recipient or on a non-business day, then it shall be deemed to have been received on the next business day after it is sent, (c) on the first business day after such notice is sent by express overnight courier service, or (d) on the second business bay following deposit with an internationally-recognized

   

  second-day courier service with proof of receipt maintained. Notices and other communications shall be addressed as follows:

  (a)if to the Executive: Benjamin N.Urban  

   

   

  (b)if to the Company

   

  

   

   

  DIRTT Environmental Solutions Suite 1000, 6105 Tennyson Pkwy

  Plano, TX 65024

  Attn: General Counsel

   

  17.Headings; Construction

   

  The inclusion of headings in this Agreement is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. Any and all Schedules referred to in this Agreement are, by such reference, incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to laws, regulations, contracts, documents, agreements and instruments refer to such laws, regulations, contracts, documents, agreements and instruments as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular provisions of laws or regulations include a reference to the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law or regulation. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other compounds of the word “here” shall refer to the entire Agreement, including all Schedules attached hereto, and not to any particular provision hereof. Unless the context requires otherwise, the word “or” is not exclusive. Wherever the context so requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural and conversely. All references to “including” shall be construed as meaning “including without limitation.” Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against any party hereto, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties hereto.

  18.Applicable Deductions and Withholdings

   

  The payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement are subject to all applicable statutory deductions and withholdings including: (a) all federal, state, local and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling and (b) any deductions consented to in writing by the Executive.

  19.Reasonableness and Enforceability of Restrictions

   

  (a)The Company shall provide the Executive access to Confidential Information for use only during the Term, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company and its Affiliates will be entrusting the Executive, in the Executive’s unique and special capacity, with developing the goodwill of the Company and its Affiliates, and as an express incentive for the Company to enter into this Agreement and employ the Executive hereunder, the Executive has voluntarily agreed to the covenants set forth in Section 11 and Section 12.

   

  (b)The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all of the restrictions contained in Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement (including the definition of Business, the definition of Restricted Territory (which fairly reflects the geographic scope of the Business activities carried on by the Company and its Affiliates and the length of the Restricted Period) are reasonable in all respects and necessary to protect the Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Company and its Affiliates, and will not unduly restrict the Executive’s ability to secure alternative employment following the termination of the

   

  Executive’s employment for any reason. If any covenant or provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, for any reason, it shall be interpreted to provide the broadest possible restriction permitted by law and will be deemed not to affect or impair the validity of any other covenant or provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

   

  (c)The Executive acknowledges and agrees the Company and the Affiliate will suffer irreparable harm in the event that the Executive breaches any of its obligations under Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 of this Agreement, and that monetary damages would be impossible to quantify and inadequate to compensate the Company and its Affiliates for 

   

  

   

   

  such a breach. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that in the event of any breach or a threatened breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company and each of its Affiliates shall be entitled to seek, in addition to any other rights, remedies or damages available to the Company at law or in equity, an interim and permanent injunction, in order to prevent or restrain any such breach or threatened breach by the Executive, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security.

   

  (d)The restrictions and obligations of the Executive under Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.

   

  20.Third-Party Beneficiaries

   

  The Parent and each other Affiliate of the Company that is not a signatory to this Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Executive’s representations, covenants, and obligations under Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 and shall be entitled to enforce such representations, covenants, and obligations as if a party hereto.

  21.Entire Agreement, Amendment, No Waiver

   

  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and between the Executive and any other Affiliate of the Company regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede and replace any and all prior agreements, undertakings, representations or negotiations (including the offer letter from the Parent to the Executive dated February 21, 2020). There are no warranties, representations or agreements between the parties except as specifically set forth or referred to in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision nor shall the waiver of any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

  22.Assignment

   

  Neither the Executive nor the Company may assign its rights hereunder without the consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights hereunder without the Executive’s consent to any Affiliate of the Company or to a successor Company which acquires (whether directly or indirectly, by purchase, amalgamation, arrangement, merger, consolidation, dissolution or otherwise) all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and expressly assumes and agrees 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.

  23.Currency

   

  All amounts in this Agreement are in United States currency unless otherwise specified.

   

  24.Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction

   

  This Agreement shall in all respects be construed according to the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. With respect to any claim or dispute related to or arising under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts (as applicable) located in Dallas County, Texas. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL.

  25.Severability

   

  If an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement (or portion thereof) is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision (or portion thereof) shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other 

   

  

   

   

  provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

  26.Waiver of Breach

   

  Any waiver of this Agreement must be executed by the party to be bound by such waiver. No waiver by either party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party, or of compliance with any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party, will operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by such other party or any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any subsequent time. The failure of either party hereto to take any action by reason of any breach will not deprive such party of the right to take action at any time.

  27.Section 409A

   

  (a)Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and the applicable Treasury regulations and administrative guidance issued thereunder (collectively, “Section 409A”) or an exemption therefrom and shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment payment provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of the Executive’s employment shall only be made if such termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” under Section 409A.

   

  (b)To the extent that any right to reimbursement of expenses or payment of any benefit in- kind under this Agreement constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A), (i) any such expense reimbursement shall be made by the Company no later than the last day of the Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which such expense was incurred by the Executive, (ii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, and

  (iii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits to be provided in any other taxable year; provided, that the foregoing clause shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period in which the arrangement is in effect.

   

  (c)Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit provided for herein would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A if the Executive’s receipt of such payment or benefit is not delayed until the earlier of (i) the date of the Executive’s death or (ii) the date that is six (6) months after the Termination

   

  Date (such date, the “Section 409A Payment Date”), then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate, if applicable) until the Section 409A Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A and in no event shall the Company or any of its Affiliates be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

   

  28.Clawback

   

  Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation, or any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy 

   

  

   

   

  adopted by the Company, whether in existence as of the Effective Date or later adopted, pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).

  29.Counterparts

   

  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and by facsimile or .pdf electronic mail transmission and each of such counterparts shall constitute an original document and such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

  [Signature page follows]

   

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties acknowledge and agree that they have read and understand the terms of this Agreement, and that they have had an opportunity to seek independent legal advice prior to entering into this Agreement and have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

   

   

  DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

   

   

  By:	/s/ Ken Sanders	 

       Name: Ken Sanders

         Title: Board Chair

   

   

  						                                          /s/ Benjamin Urban                                                 

              Name: Benjamin UrbanEX-10.5

  Exhibit 10.5

  INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

   

  THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is made as of this 22nd day of June, 2022

  BETWEEN:

   

  DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD., a corporation

  governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta (the “Corporation”)

   

  -and-

   

  Benjamin Urban,  (the “Indemnified Party”)

   

  RECITALS:

   

  A.The Indemnified Party serves as a director and/or officer of the Corporation or the Indemnified Party is a former director or officer of the Corporation or acts or has acted at the Corporation’s request as a director, officer or similar capacity of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Corporation or any entity of which the Corporation is or was a shareholder, partner, member or creditor (each an “Entity”);

   

  B.The Corporation considers it desirable and in the best interests of the Corporation to enter into this Agreement to set out the circumstances and manner in which the Indemnified Party may be indemnified in respect of certain liabilities and expenses which the Indemnified Party may incur as a result of acting or having acted as a director or officer of the Corporation or, at the Corporation’s request, as a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity; and

   

  C.The by-laws of the Corporation contemplate that the Indemnified Party may be indemnified in certain circumstances.

   

  NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the promises and mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and the Indemnified Party acting as a director or officer of the Corporation or, at the Corporation’s request, as a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity, the Corporation and the Indemnified Party do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

   

  ARTICLE 1

   

  DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION

   

  1.1Definitions

   

  Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the meanings set out below:

   

  (a)“Act” means the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) as of the date hereof, provided that if the Act is amended after the date hereof in a manner which permits the Corporation to provide broader rights of indemnification than are permitted on the date hereof, this Agreement shall be construed so as to give effect to such broader rights;

   

  

  (b)“Agreement” means this indemnity agreement and all amendments or restatements as permitted under this Agreement, and references to “Article” or “Section” mean the specified Article or Section of this Agreement, and “paragraph” means the specified paragraph of this Agreement;

   

  (c)“Claims” means any claim, demand, suit, action, cause of action, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, mediation, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, discovery or investigation of whatever nature, whether anticipated, threatened, pending, commenced, continuing or completed of whatever kind including any civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, regulatory, investigative (formal or informal) or other claim of any nature whatsoever; any appeal in or related to any such claim, demand, suit, action, cause of action, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, mediation, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, discovery or investigation; and any inquiry or investigation (including discovery) whether conducted by or in the right of the Corporation or any other person that the Indemnified Party in good faith believes could lead to any such claim, demand, suit, action, cause of action, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, mediation, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, discovery or investigation or appeal thereof;

   

  (d)“Court” means the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta (Judicial District of Calgary), including any appeal courts arising therefrom;

   

  (e)“ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;

   

  (f)“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

   

  (g)“Expenses” means all legal fees and disbursements, retainers, accountant’s fees and disbursements, private investigator fees and disbursements, other professionals’ fees and disbursements, court costs, transcript costs, fees and expenses of experts, witness fees and expenses, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, penalties, and all other disbursements, costs or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending (including affirmative defences and counterclaims), preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or participating in or preparing to participate in a Claim and all interest or finance charges attributable to any thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, “Expenses” also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Claim, including the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Should any payments by the Corporation under this Agreement be determined to be subject to any national, provincial, federal, state or local income or excise tax, “Expenses” shall also include such amounts as are necessary to place the Indemnified Party in the same after-tax position (after giving effect to all applicable taxes) as the Indemnified Party would have been in had no such tax been determined to apply to such payments. Also, in this Agreement “witness” includes responding (or objecting) to a discovery or similar request, whether in writing or in an oral deposition, in any Claim.

   

  (h)“Losses” means any and all amounts related to all costs, charges and Expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Party, which shall include all losses, damages (including

   

  

  incidental and consequential damages), fees (including any legal, professional or advisory fees, retainers, charges or disbursements and including costs of services of any experts), claims, awards, statutory obligations, amounts paid to settle or dispose of any Claim or satisfy any judgment, fines, penalties or liabilities (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such losses, damages, fees, claims, awards, statutory obligations, amounts paid to settle or dispose of any Claim or satisfy any judgment, fines, penalties or liabilities), without limitation, and whether incurred alone or jointly with others, including any amounts which the Indemnified Party may reasonably suffer, sustain, incur or be required to pay in respect of the investigation, defence, settlement or appeal of or preparation for any Claim or with any action to establish a right to indemnification under this Agreement, and for greater certainty, includes all Taxes, interest, penalties and related outlays of the Indemnified Party arising from any indemnification of the Indemnified Party by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement;

   

  (i)“Parties” means the Corporation and the Indemnified Party collectively and “Party”

  means any one of them;

   

  (j)“Policy” means the directors’ and officers’ errors and omissions insurance policy of the Corporation; and

   

  (k)“Taxes” includes any assessment, reassessment, claim or other amount for taxes, charges, duties, levies, imposts, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, or similar amounts, including any interest and penalties in respect thereof.

   

  1.2Certain Rules of Interpretation

   

  In this Agreement:

   

  (a)Governing Law – This Agreement is a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Alberta. The Parties hereby irrevocably submit and attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court with respect to all matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and all matters, agreements or documents contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties hereby waive any objections they may have to the venue being in such Court, including any claim that any such venue is in an inconvenient forum. For greater certainty, all references to “applicable law” in this Agreement shall refer to the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Alberta.

   

  (b)Headings – Headings of Articles and Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

   

  (c)Number and Inclusion – Unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

   

  (d)Severability – If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its application to any Party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited or unenforceable, such provision shall,

   

  

  as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or without affecting its application to other Parties or circumstances.

   

  (e)Entire Agreement – This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and sets out all the covenants, promises, warranties, representations, conditions, understandings and agreements between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter ofthis Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, oral or written. There are no covenants, promises, warranties, representations, conditions, understandings or other agreements, oral or written, between the Parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, including Section 2.8.

   

  ARTICLE 2 OBLIGATIONS

   

  2.1Obligations of the Corporation

   

  (a)General Indemnity – The Corporation will, to the fullest extent permitted by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit, including to the extent permitted under the Act, exonerate, indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Party’s respective heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives of the Indemnified Party (each of which is included in any reference hereinafter made to the Indemnified Party) harmless from and against, and will pay to the Indemnified Party, any and all Losses which the Indemnified Party may suffer, sustain, incur or be required to pay in respect of any Claim to which a director or officer is made a party by reason of being a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or in similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request.

   

  (b)Conditions – The indemnity provided for in Section 2.1(a) will only be available if the Indemnified Party:

   

  (i)acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of the Corporation or as the case may be, to the best interest of an Entity for which the Indemnified Party acted as a director, officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporation’s request; and

   

  (ii)in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing the Indemnified Party’s conduct was lawful.

   

  The Indemnified Party shall be presumed to have fulfilled the foregoing conditions unless it is determined by the Court that the Indemnified Party has not (and the burden of proof shall be on the Corporation to rebut such presumption).

   

  (c)Derivative Claims – The Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit, provided the Indemnified Party fulfills the conditions in Section 2.1(b), with the approval of the Court if such approval is required exonerate, indemnify and hold the

   

  

  Indemnified Party harmless, and advance moneys under Section 2.1(k) to the Indemnified Party, in respect of a Claim by or on behalf of the Corporation or other entity to procure a judgment in the Corporation’s favour to which the Indemnified Party is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or in similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request. The Corporation will advance or reimburse, as applicable, all Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the Indemnified Party’s participation in such Claim as provided in this Section 2.1(c). The Corporation shall pay to the Indemnified Party, if applicable, a reasonable per diem amount for time spent in connection with a Claim under this Section 2.1(c) as provided in Section 2.1(l).

   

  (d)Indemnity as of Right – Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, provided the Indemnified Party fulfills the conditions in Section 2.1(b), the Corporation shall be required to indemnify the Indemnified Party in respect of all Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party in respect of any Claim to which the Indemnified Party is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or in similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request, if after the final disposition of such Claim, the Indemnified Party has not been reimbursed for those Losses.

   

  (e)Incidental and Additional Expenses – The Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit pay or reimburse the Indemnified Party for (i) the Indemnified Party’s reasonable and necessary travel, lodging or accommodation costs, charges or expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in connection with a Claim where such Claim is subject to indemnification hereunder; (ii) the Indemnified Party’s reasonable fees and Expenses incurred in connection with efforts to recover under any directors and officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation; and (iii) the Indemnified Party’s reasonable fees and Expenses incurred in connection with enforcement of, or claims for breaches of, any provision of this Agreement.

   

  (f)Witness Expenses – The Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit pay or reimburse the Indemnified Party for the reasonable and necessary Expenses incurred by Indemnified Party, including a reasonable per diem amount as provided in Section 2.1(l), in connection with time spent in the investigation or as a witness for the Corporation or an Entity with respect to any Claim, by reason of the Indemnified Party being a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or in similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request.

   

  (g)Specific Indemnity for Statutory Obligations – Without limiting the generality of the preceding Sections 2.1(a) through 2.1(f) of this Agreement, the Corporation agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit, to exonerate, indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all Losses arising by operation of statute and incurred by or imposed upon the Indemnified Party in relation to the affairs of the Corporation in the Indemnified Party’s capacity as a director or officer thereof, including all statutory obligations to creditors, employees, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, and any government or any agency or division of any government,

   

  

  whether federal, provincial, state, regional or municipal, or which in any way involve the business or affairs of the Corporation or an Entity for which the Indemnified Party acted as a director, officer or similar capacity at the Corporation’s request, provided that the indemnity provided for in this Section 2.1(g) will be available unless it is determined by the Court that the Indemnified Party has not fulfilled the conditions in Section 2.1(b) above.

   

  (h)Change of Law – In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of an Alberta corporation to indemnify a director or officer, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the Indemnified Party shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change after that date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the rights of an Alberta corporation to indemnify a director or officer, 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’ right and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 2.9.

   

  (i)Partial Indemnification – If the Indemnified Party is determined by the Court to be entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the Losses incurred in respect of any Claim but not for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnified Party for the portion thereof to which the Indemnified Party is determined by the Court to be so entitled.

   

  (j)Indemnification for Losses of an Indemnified Party Who Is Wholly or Partly Successful – To the extent the Indemnified Party is a party to (or a participant in) a Claim and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defence of any Claim or any issue or matter therein, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, exonerate, indemnify, and hold the Indemnified Party harmless against all Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party therewith. If the Indemnified Party is not wholly successful in such Claim but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all the issues or matters in such Claim, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, exonerate, indemnify, and hold the Indemnified Party harmless against all Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with each successfully resolved issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 2.1(j), without limitation, the termination of any issue or matter in a Claim by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such issue or matter.

   

  (k)Advance of Expenses – The Corporation shall, at the request of the Indemnified Party, to the maximum extent permitted under the Act or otherwise by law on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit,  promptly: (i) reimburse the Indemnified Party for all Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party in relation to a Claim claimed by the Indemnified Party to be subject to indemnification hereunder; and (ii) pay reasonable and customary advance payments and costs and expenses to service providers of the Indemnified Party; in each case, prior to any settlement or resolution of such Claim to enable the Indemnified Party to properly investigate, defend or appeal such Claim. The Corporation shall pay  such advances within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a written request from the Indemnified Party requesting such payment or payments from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of a Claim. If it is ultimately determined in a final judgment

   

  

  of a court of competent jurisdiction or final arbitration award of an applicable arbitration proceeding that has become non-appealable that the Indemnified Party did not fulfill the conditions in Section 2.1(b) or that the Indemnified Party was not entitled to be fully so indemnified, such advance, or the appropriate portion thereof, upon written notice of such determination being given by the Corporation to the Indemnified Party detailing the basis for such determination, shall be repayable on demand without interest. The Indemnified Party shall not be required to provide collateral or otherwise secure the Indemnified Party’s agreement to repay described in the prior sentence. If and to the extent the Indemnified Party makes any such repayment to the Corporation, the obligation of the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnified Party will continue in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

   

  (l)Per Diem Charge – In addition to any other amount payable to the Indemnified Party under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation a per diem payment (the “Per Diem Charge”) for time spent with respect to any Claim for which the Indemnified Party is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to any one of the foregoing provisions of Section 2.1 of this Agreement. For directors, the Per Diem Charge shall be an amount equal to US$350 per hour. For officers, the Per Diem Charge shall be zero if the Indemnified Party is still employed on a full time basis by the Corporation at the time the Per Diem Charge is payable or has been terminated for cause by the Corporation, and the Per Diem Charge shall be in an amount equal to US$350 per hour if the Indemnified Party is not employed on a full time basis by the Corporation at the time the Per Diem Charge is payable other than as a result of termination for cause.

   

  (m)Taxes – For greater certainty, a Claim subject to indemnification pursuant to Article 2 of this Agreement shall include any Taxes which the Indemnified Party may be subject to or suffer or incur as a result of, in respect of, arising out of or referable to any indemnification of the Indemnified Party by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that any amount required to be paid with respect to such Taxes shall be payable by the Corporation only upon the Indemnified Party remitting or being required to remit any amount payable on account of such Taxes.

   

  (n)Right to Access – The Indemnified Party (and its legal representatives) is entitled to have access to and inspect the Corporation’s records and documents which are under its control and which may be reasonably necessary in order to defend the Indemnified Party against a Claim which has been or which the Indemnified Party reasonably anticipates may be made against the Indemnified Party, provided that the Indemnified Party (and its legal representatives) maintains all such information in the strictest confidence except to the extent necessary for the defence of the Indemnified Party. The Corporation shall provide the Indemnified Party (and its legal representatives) with access to the relevant documents and records during the regular business hours of the Corporation as soon as practicable following a request for such access by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party (and its legal representatives) shall be entitled to make and receive copies (including electronic copies) of any of such records and documents of the Corporation at the cost of the Corporation and such copies shall be provided as soon as practicable following a request therefor by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnified Party is the subject of or is implicated in any way during the proceeding of any Claim, the Corporation will share with the Indemnified Party (and its legal

   

  

  representatives) any information that it has turned over to any third parties in connection therewith.

   

  (o)Enforcement – The Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification and other rights under this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable by the Indemnified Party in a “court” (as defined in the Act) and shall be enforceable notwithstanding any adverse determination by or on behalf of the Corporation’s board of directors and no such determination shall create a presumption that the Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified hereunder. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that indemnification is not required or permitted under this Agreement.

   

  (p)Court Approvals – If the payment of an indemnity under any provision of this Agreement requires any court or other approvals, the Corporation shall make the application or seek such other required approvals and use reasonable best efforts to obtain such order or other required approvals, including paying the costs of such application or seeking such other required approvals and paying the expenses of the Indemnified Party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in connection with any such order or approval process. If the Corporation fails to do so, the Indemnified Party may apply to the Court or other applicable court, agency or body for an order or seek such other required approvals approving the indemnity of the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, and the Corporation shall pay the expenses of the Indemnified Party, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in connection with any such order or approval process.

   

  2.2Notice of Proceedings

   

  (a)The Indemnified Party shall give notice in writing to the Corporation as soon as practicable upon being served with any statement of claim, writ, notice of motion, indictment, subpoena, investigation order or other document commencing, threatening or continuing any Claim which may result in a claim for indemnification under this Agreement, and the Corporation agrees to give the Indemnified Party notice in writing as soon as practicable upon it being served with any statement of claim, writ, notice of motion, indictment, subpoena, investigation order or other document commencing, threatening or continuing any Claim which may result in a claim for indemnification under this Agreement. Such notice shall include a description of the Claim or threatened Claim, a summary of the facts giving rise to the Claim or threatened Claim and, if possible, an estimate of any potential liability arising under the Claim or threatened Claim. Failure by either party to so notify the other of any Claim shall not relieve the Corporation from liability under this Agreement except to the extent that the failure materially prejudices the Corporation.

   

  (b)If, at the time the Corporation gives the Indemnified Party notice in connection with Section 2.2(a), a Policy is in effect with respect to the Indemnified Party, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the applicable Claim to its insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in such Policy. The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay all amounts payable as a result of such Claim in accordance with the terms of such Policy.

   

  

  2.3Subrogation

   

  Promptly after receiving written notice from the Indemnified Party of any Claim or threatened Claim (other than a Claim by or on behalf of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favour against the Indemnified Party), the Corporation may by notice in writing to the Indemnified Party, and upon the written request of the Indemnified Party the Corporation shall, in a timely manner assume conduct of the defence thereof and retain counsel on behalf of the Indemnified Party who is reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, to represent the Indemnified Party in respect of the Claim. On delivery of such notice by the Corporation, other than pursuant to Section 2.4, the Corporation shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party under this Agreement for any fees and disbursements of counsel the Indemnified Party may subsequently incur with respect to the same matter. If the Corporation assumes conduct of the defence on behalf of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party hereby consents to the conduct thereof and of any action taken by the Corporation, in good faith, in connection therewith, and the Indemnified Party shall fully cooperate in such defence including the provision of documents, attending examinations for discovery, making affidavits, meeting with counsel, testifying and divulging to the Corporation all information reasonably required to defend or prosecute the Claim.

   

  2.4Separate Counsel

   

  In connection with any Claim or other matter for which the Indemnified Party may be entitled to indemnity under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel and consultants of the Indemnified Party’s choosing and to participate in and approve any settlement by the Corporation of any Claim involving or affecting in any manner whatsoever the Indemnified Party, and provided that:

  (a) the employment of such counsel and consultants of the Indemnified Party’s choosing have been previously approved by the Corporation, acting reasonably; or (b) the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Corporation and the Indemnified Party in defending such Claim; then all fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel and consultants shall be at the Corporation’s expense and shall be paid within ten (10) days of invoices being submitted to the Corporation.

   

  2.5Presumption of Indemnification

   

  (a)In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by the Court of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnified Party has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation that the Indemnified Party has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defence to the action or create a presumption that the Indemnified Party has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

   

  (b)If the Corporation shall not have made a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and the Indemnified Party

   

  

  shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

   

  (c)The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Entity shall not be imputed to the Indemnified Party for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

   

  2.6Presumption of Good Faith

   

  (a)For the purposes of any determination of good faith under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if the Indemnified Party’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or an Entity, including applicable financial statements, or on information supplied to the Indemnified Party by officers of the Corporation or an Entity (other than the Indemnified Party) in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel of the Corporation, an Entity, their respective board of directors, counsel selected by any committee of their respective board of directors or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or an Entity by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, investment banker, compensation consultant or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation, an Entity, their respective board of directors or any committee of their respective board of directors or by any other person as to matters the Indemnified Party reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation. The provisions of this Section 2.6 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnified Party may be deemed to have fulfilled the conditions in Section 2.1(b) or met any other applicable standard of conduct.

   

  (b)Unless the Court or a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise has held or decided that the Indemnified Party is not entitled to be fully or partially indemnified under this Agreement, the termination of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceedings by judgement, order, settlement, conviction or similar or other result or upon a plea of “no contest” or the equivalent will not, of itself: (i) create a presumption for the purposes of this Agreement that the Indemnified Party did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or Entity; (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by monetary penalty, that the Indemnified Party did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the Indemnified Party’s conduct was lawful; or (iii) that the Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnity under this Agreement.

   

  2.7Settlement of a Claim

   

  For greater certainty, no admission of liability and no settlement of any Claim in a manner adverse to the Indemnified Party shall be made without the consent of the Indemnified Party, acting reasonably. No admission of liability shall be made by the Indemnified Party without the consent of the Corporation and the Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement of any Claim made without its consent, acting reasonably.

   

  

  2.8Other Rights and Remedies Unaffected

   

  The indemnification and advance payment provided in this Agreement shall not derogate from or exclude any other rights to which the Indemnified Party may be entitled under any provision of the Act or otherwise at law, the articles or by-laws of the Corporation, any applicable policy of insurance, guarantee or third-party indemnity, any vote of shareholders of the Corporation, or otherwise, both as to matters arising out of the Indemnified Party’s capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation or as to matters arising out of any other capacity in which the Indemnified Party may act for or on behalf of the Corporation.

   

  2.9Exceptions

   

  Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

   

  (a)Claims Initiated by the Indemnified Party – To indemnify or advance expenses to the Indemnified Party with respect to any proceeding or Claim initiated or brought voluntarily by the Indemnified Party and not by way of defence, except with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any statute, the articles or by-laws of the Corporation or otherwise but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Corporation in specific cases if the Corporation’s board of directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit.

   

  (b)Frivolous Proceedings – To indemnify the Indemnified Party for any expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party with respect to any proceeding instituted by the Indemnified Party to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if the Court or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the Indemnified Party in such proceedings were frivolous.

   

  (c)Insured Claims – To make any payment in connection with any Claim made against the Indemnified Party to the extent the Indemnified Party has otherwise received payment (under any insurance policy, the articles or by-laws of the Corporation, contract or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. If the Corporation makes any indemnification payment to the Indemnified Party in connection with any particular expense indemnified hereunder and the Indemnified Party has already received or thereafter receives, and is entitled to retain, duplicate payments in reimbursement of the same particular expense, then the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Corporation in an amount equal to the lesser of: (i) the amount of such duplicate payment; and (ii) the full amount of such indemnification payment made by the Corporation.

   

  (d)Claims for Unlawful Profits – To indemnify the Indemnified Party for the disgorgement of profits arising from the purchase and sale by the Indemnified Party of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (or any successor statute) or any other applicable securities law or Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party for Claims in connection with such payment.

   

  (e)Other Indemnification – To indemnify the Indemnified Party for expenses for which the Indemnified Party is indemnified by the Corporation otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement.

   

  

  (f)Not Lawful – To indemnify the Indemnified Party if (and to the extent that) a final decision by the Court, a court of competent jurisdiction, or an arbitration body having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

   

  2.10Articles and By-Laws

   

  The Corporation agrees that the articles and by-laws of the Corporation in effect on the date hereof shall not be amended to reduce, limit, hinder or delay: (a) the rights of the Indemnified Party granted hereunder; or (b) the ability of the Corporation to indemnify the Indemnified Party as required hereunder. The Corporation further agrees that it shall exercise the powers granted to it under the articles and by- laws of the Corporation and applicable law to indemnify the Indemnified Party to the fullest extent possible as required by this Agreement.

   

  ARTICLE 3 

  INSURANCE

   

  3.1The Policy

   

  The Corporation shall purchase and maintain, or cause to be purchased and maintained, while the Indemnified Party remains a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or a similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request, and in accordance with Section 3.6, for a period of six (6) years after the Indemnified Party ceases to be a director or officer of the Corporation, a Policy including Side “A” difference in conditions coverage, for the benefit of the Indemnified Party containing such customary terms and conditions and in such amounts as are available to the Corporation on reasonable commercial terms, having regard to the nature and size of the business and operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries from time to time. In all such Policies, the Indemnified Party, by reference to the Indemnified Party’s position or otherwise, shall be named as an insured. The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause its insurer to pay, on behalf of the Indemnified Party, all amounts payable as a result of such Claims in accordance with the terms of such policies.

   

  3.2Variation of Policy

   

  So long as the Indemnified Party is a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request, and, in accordance with Section 3.6, for a period of six

  (6) years thereafter, the Corporation shall not seek to amend or discontinue the Policy or allow the Policy to lapse.

   

  3.3Run-Off Coverage

   

  If the Policy is discontinued for any reason, the Corporation shall purchase, maintain and administer, or cause to be purchased, maintained and administered for a period of six (6) years after such discontinuance, insurance for the benefit of the Indemnified Party (the “Run-Off Coverage”), on such terms as the Corporation then maintains in existence for its directors and officers, to the extent permitted by law and provided such Run-Off Coverage is available on commercially acceptable terms and premiums (as determined by the Corporation’s board of directors acting reasonably). The Run-Off Coverage shall provide coverage only in respect of events occurring prior to the discontinuance of the Policy.

   

  

  3.4Insurable Events

   

  If an insurable event occurs, the Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnified Party as agreed hereto regardless of whether the Corporation receives the insurance proceeds. The Indemnified Party is entitled to full indemnification as agreed hereto notwithstanding any deductible amounts or policy limits contained in any such insurance policy.

   

  3.5Exclusion of Indemnity

   

  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party under this Agreement for any Losses which have been paid to, by or on behalf of, the Indemnified Party under the Policy or any other applicable policy of insurance maintained by the Corporation.

   

  3.6Post Office Directors and Officers Insurance

   

  Following the Indemnified Party ceasing to be a director or officer of the Corporation or director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request, for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation shall continue to purchase and maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, for the benefit of the Indemnified Party for a minimum of six (6) years, such that the Indemnified Party’s insurance coverage is, during that time, the same as any insurance coverage the Corporation purchases and maintains for the benefit of its then current directors and officers, from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if: (a) liability insurance coverage for former directors and officers is no longer available; or (b) it is no longer industry practice among responsible companies to procure liability insurance for former directors and officers and the cost to the Corporation to do so would be commercially unreasonable (as determined by the board of directors acting reasonably), the Corporation shall be relieved of its obligation to procure liability insurance coverage for former directors and officers; provided that the Corporation procures such level of insurance coverage, if any, as is available for former directors and officers at a commercially reasonable rate and adopts comparable measures to protect its former directors and officers in the circumstances as are adopted by other responsible companies. The onus is on the Corporation to establish that the circumstances described in the previous sentence exist.

   

  3.7Deductible under Directors and Officers Insurance

   

  If for any reason whatsoever, any directors’ and officers’ liability insurer asserts that the Indemnified Party is subject to a deductible under any existing or future Policy purchased and maintained by the Corporation for the benefit of the Indemnified Party, the Corporation shall pay the deductible for and on behalf of the Indemnified Party.

   

  3.8Notice

   

  The Corporation agrees to provide notice of any material changes in the insurance coverage referred to in Article 3 during the period in which the Indemnified Party serves as director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request and for a period of six (6) years thereafter.

   

  3.9Most Favoured Nation

   

  The Corporation agrees that if the Corporation enters into any indemnity agreement or similar arrangement with any person who is, or becomes, a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or

   

  

  similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request, and such agreement or arrangement contains  any provision which is more favourable to the other party to such agreement than the provisions of this Agreement are to the Indemnified Party then, and in each such case, the Corporation shall provide written notice of such provision to the Indemnified Party (which shall include a copy of such provision). Upon such notice, unless the Indemnified Party elects otherwise within five (5) days of receipt of such notice, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to conform the provisions of this Agreement to such more favourable provision.

   

  ARTICLE 4 MISCELLANEOUS

   

  4.1Corporation and Indemnified Party to Cooperate

   

  The Corporation and the Indemnified Party shall, from time to time, provide such information and cooperate with the other, as the other may reasonably request, in respect of all matters under this Agreement.

   

  4.2Effective Time

   

  This Agreement shall be deemed to have effect as and from the first date that the Indemnified Party became a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request.

   

  4.3Insolvency

   

  The liability of the Corporation under this Agreement shall not be affected, discharged, impaired, mitigated or released by reason of the discharge or release of the Indemnified Party in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding of creditors.

   

  4.4Multiple Proceedings

   

  No action or proceeding brought or instituted under this Agreement and no recovery pursuant thereto shall be a bar or defence to any further action or proceeding which may be brought under this Agreement.

   

  4.5Termination

   

  (a)Nothing in this Agreement will prevent the Indemnified Party from resigning as adirector or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request at any time.

   

  (b)The obligations of the Corporation will not terminate or be released upon the Indemnified Party resigning or ceasing to act as a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request.

   

  4.6Limitation of Actions and Release of Claims

   

  To the extent permitted by applicable law, no legal action shall be brought and no course of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Corporation against the Indemnified Party after the expiration of two years from the date of the Indemnified Party’s ceasing to act as a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request and the Corporation agrees that any claim or cause of action of the Corporation shall be extinguished and the Indemnified Party be

   

  

  deemed released therefrom absolutely unless asserted by the commencement of legal action in a court of

  competent jurisdiction within such two yearperiod.

   

  ARTICLE 5 CONTRIBUTION

   

  5.1.Contribution Payment

   

  (a)To the fullest extent permitted by law, whether or not the indemnification provided in Article 2 is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed Claim in which the Corporation is jointly liable with the Indemnified Party (or would be if joined in such Claim), the Corporation shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such Claim without requiring the Indemnified Party to contribute to such payment, and the Corporation hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against the Indemnified Party. The Corporation shall not enter into any settlement of any Claim in which the Corporation is jointly liable with the Indemnified Party (or would be if joined in such Claim) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against the Indemnified Party.

   

  (b)Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Corporation set forth in the preceding paragraph, if, for any reason, the Indemnified Party shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed Claim in which the Corporation is jointly liable with the Indemnified Party (or would be if joined in such Claim), the Corporation shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by the Indemnified Party in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Corporation and all officers, directors or employees of the Corporation, other than the Indemnified Party, who are jointly liable with the Indemnified Party (or would be if joined in such Claim), on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such Claim arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Corporation and all officers, directors or employees of the Corporation other than the Indemnified Party who are jointly liable with the Indemnified Party (or would be if joined in such Claim), on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered.

   

  (c)The Corporation hereby agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to fully indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party harmless from any claims of contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Corporation, other than the Indemnified Party, who may be jointly liable with the Indemnified Party.

   

  (d)To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law and without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Corporation set forth in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 5.1, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to the Indemnified Party for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying the Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount incurred by the Indemnified Party, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in

   

  

  settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Claim in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and the Indemnified Party as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Claim; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and the Indemnified Party in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

   

  5.2	Relative Fault

   

  The relative fault of the Indemnified Party, on the one hand, and of the Corporation and any and all other parties (including officers and directors of the Corporation other than the Indemnified Party) who may be at fault with respect to such matter shall be determined (i) by reference to the relative fault of the Indemnified Party as determined by the court or other governmental agency assessing the contribution amounts or (ii) to the extent such court or other governmental agency does not apportion relative fault, by independent counsel agreed to by both the Corporation and the Indemnified Party after giving effect to, among other things, the degree of which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary, the degree to which their conduct is active or passive, the degree of the knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to prevent or correct the subject matter of the Claim and other relevant equitable considerations of each party. The Corporation and the Indemnified Party agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5.2 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 5.2.

   

  ARTICLE 6 GENERAL

   

  6.1.Term

   

  This Agreement shall continue after the Indemnified Party ceases to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request and shall survive indefinitely.

   

  6.2.Deeming Provision

   

  The Indemnified Party shall be deemed to have acted or be acting at the specific request of the Corporation upon the Indemnified Party’s being appointed or elected as a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer or similar capacity of an Entity at the Corporation’s request.

   

  6.3.Assignment

   

  Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and the heirs, executors and administrators and other legal representatives of the Indemnified Party and the successors and permitted assigns of the Corporation (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation).

   

  

  6.4.Amendments and Waivers

   

  No supplement, modification, amendment or waiver or termination of this Agreement and, unless otherwise specified, no consent or approval by any Party, shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound thereby. For greater certainty, the rights of the Indemnified Party under this Agreement shall not be prejudiced or impaired by permitting or consenting to any assignment in bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or any other creditor’s proceedings of or against the Corporation or by the winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation.

   

  6.5.Notices

   

  Any notice, consent or approval required or permitted to be given in connection with this Agreement (in this Section referred to as a “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if delivered (whether in person, by courier service or other personal method of delivery), or if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail:

   

  (a)in the case of a Notice to the Indemnified Party at: Benjamin Urban

   

  Facsimile:

  e-mail:

   

  (b)in the case of a Notice to the Corporation at: DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.

  Attn: General Counsel 7303 30th Street S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2C 1N6 Facsimile:

  e-mail:

   

  Any Notice delivered or transmitted to a Party as provided above shall be deemed to have been given and received on the day it is delivered or transmitted, provided that it is delivered or transmitted on a business day prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of delivery or receipt. However, if the Notice is delivered or transmitted after 5:00 p.m. local time or if such day is not a business day then the Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next business day.

   

  Any Party may, from time to time, change its address for Notice set out in this Section 6.5 by giving Notice to the other Party in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

   

  6.6.Further Assurances

   

  The Corporation and the Indemnified Party shall, with reasonable diligence, do all such further acts, deeds or things and execute and deliver all such further documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of assuring and conferring on the Indemnified Party the rights hereby created or intended, and of giving effect to and carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or to evidence any advance made pursuant to Section 2.1(k).

   

  

  6.7.Independent Legal Advice

   

  The Indemnified Party acknowledges that the Indemnified Party has been advised to obtain independent legal advice with respect to entering into this Agreement, that it has obtained such independent legal advice or has expressly determined not to seek such advice, and that the Indemnified Party is entering into this Agreement with full knowledge of the contents hereof, of the Indemnified Party’s own free will and with full capacity and authority to do so.

   

  6.8.Execution and Delivery

   

  This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission, and all such counterparts and facsimiles or forms of electronic transmission together shall be deemed to be an original and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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  IN WITNESS OF WHICH the Parties have duly executed this Agreement.

   

   

   

  	
	DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD.

	 
            Per:   /s/ Charles R Kraus

	Name:  Charles R Kraus

	Title:    General Counsel

   

    

  		
	 
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
In the presence of:
/s/ Geoffrey D. Krause                                                           /s/ Benjamin Urban

	Witness
	Benjamin Urban

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  Schedule I

    

  The Company entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each of Jeffrey Metcalf  and Shaun Noll that is identical to the one entered into with Benjamin Urban.

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