SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-05-08

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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Indemnification Agreement (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font>&#8221;) is entered into on ______________, 20____, between Avalara, Inc., a Washington corporation (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Company</font>&#8221;), and the undersigned officer and/or director of the Company (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Indemnitee</font>&#8221;), for good and valuable consideration as set forth below.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">A.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>The Company recognizes the importance, and increasing difficulty, of obtaining adequate liability insurance coverage for its directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">B.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>The Company further recognizes that, at the same time as the availability and coverage of such insurance has become more limited, litigation against corporate directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries has continued to increase.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">C.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Article 6 of the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Articles</font>&#8221;) provides for indemnification of the Company&#8217;s directors and officers to the full extent authorized by the Washington Business Corporation Act (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Statute</font>&#8221;), and that such provisions are not exclusive and may be supplemented by agreements between the Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">D.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>The Company desires to retain and attract the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in that connection, also desires to provide contractually for indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, Indemnitee to the full extent authorized by law.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">a.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Scope</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee against any Damages (as defined in Section 1(c)) incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding (as defined in Section 1(d)) to which Indemnitee is or is threatened to be made a party or in which Indemnitee is otherwise involved (including, but not limited to