55C - RESO PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SRVS

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respect to any laws or regulations of any foreign countries or any United States territories or possessions which shall apply, in any manner whatsoever, to such securities, including, but not limited to, receipt of dividends or interest by the Trustee for such securities. (g) If the Plan and Trust cease to be subject to Sections 457 and 501 of the Code, the Agency shall immediately notify Trustee. Agency shall indemnify the Trustee for any federal or state income taxes, and any federal estate and state estate or inheritance taxes which the Trustee is required to pay as a result of a distribution made at the direction of the Plan Administrator, in which event the Agency shall be subrogated to the right of the Trustee to proceed against such Participant, Beneficiary, the executor of the estate of a deceased Participant or any other person for reimbursement of the amount paid and any taxes due. 8.4 Indemnification of Trustee by Aeencv. (a) The Trustee shall not be liable for, and the Agency agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee harmless from and against any claims, demands, loss or liability imposed on the Trustee, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the Trustee, caused by and related to (i) any acts taken in accordance with any directions (or any failure to act in the absence of such directions) from the Plan Administrator, or any other party to whom Plan Administrator has given authority to direct the Trustee, which the Trustee reasonably believes to have been given by any of them; (ii) the negligence or willful misconduct of the Plan Administrator, or any other person designated to act on Plan Administrator's behalf; or (iii) the Plan Administrator's execution of its duties under this Trust Agreement, except in the event of the Trustee's own negligence or material breach of this Agreement which directly causes the loss to the Trust. (b) The Agency further agrees to indemnify the Trustee for and against any claims, demands or liabilities imposed on the Trustee, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the Trustee, which exceed amounts payable or available from the Trust, arising as a result of claims asserted by a third person or persons, not otherwise described in (a), and whether such person or persons are related to the Trust, for action or failure to take action with respect to Trust Assets. 8.5 Indemnification of Agency by Trustee. The Trustee agrees to indemnify the Agency against, and hold the Agency harmless from, all liabilities and claims (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the Agency) against the Agency as a result of any breach of fiduciary responsibility by the Trustee which proximately causes loss to the Trust, and where Trustee knowingly participates in such a breach, knowingly undertakes to conceal such breach, has actual knowledge of such breach and fails to take reasonable action to remedy such breach or through its negligence or willful misconduct in performing its duties under this Agreement, proximately causes loss to the Trust. 8.6 Indemnification of Trustee by Trust Administrator. The Trustee shall not be liable for, and Trust Administrator shall indemnify and hold the Trustee (including its officers, agents, employees and attorneys) harmless from and against any claims, demand, loss, costs, expense or liability imposed on the indemnified party, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred by the indemnified party, arising as a result of Trust Administrator's active or passive negligent act or omission or willful misconduct in the execution or performance of its duties under this Agreement. 16 55C-34