Notice; Defense of Claims. Each party to this Agreement shall give prompt written notice to the other party or parties to this Agreement under each claim for indemnification hereunder specifying the amount and nature of the claim, and of any matter which is likely to give rise to an indemnification claim. Each party to this Agreement has the right to participate at its own expense in the defense of any such matter or its settlement, or the indemnifying party may take over the defense of such matter so long as such defense is reasonably expeditious, and in the event the indemnifying party is defending such matter, the indemnified party shall not consent to the entry of judgment or enter into any settlement by which such indemnifying party is to be bound and which settlement does not include as an unconditional term the giving by the indemnified party and the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnifying party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Failure to give timely notice of a matter which may give rise to an indemnification claim shall not affect the rights of the indemnified party to collect such claims from the indemnifying party except to the extent such failure to so notify adversely affects the indemnifying party's ability to defend such claim against a third party. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any claim or litigation shall, except with the consent of an indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement by which such indemnified party is to be bound and which judgment or settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

Defense of Claims. The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event at its own expense and, except as otherwise provided below, to the extent the Company so wishes, it may assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to the Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of any such Claim, the Company shall not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise for any Expenses subsequently directly incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the Indemnitee’s defense of such Claim other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ its own legal counsel in such Claim, but all Expenses related to such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense shall be at the Indemnitee’s own expense; provided, however, that if # the Indemnitee’s employment of its own legal counsel has been authorized by the Company, # the Company’s counsel has reasonably determined that there may be a conflict of interest between the Indemnitee and the Company in the defense of such Claim, # after a Change in Control, the Indemnitee’s employment of its own counsel has been approved by the Independent Counsel or # the Company shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such Claim, then the Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain its own separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any such Claim) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company.

Defense to Future Claims. Executive agrees that in the event that any claim, suit or action shall be commenced by her against the Company arising out of any charge, claim or cause of action of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, including, but not limited to, claims, suits or actions relating to her employment with Patterson or any prior agreement with Patterson, through this date, this Agreement shall constitute a complete defense to any such claims, suits or actions so instituted.

Executive’s termination of employment shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent possible, be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A; provided, that in no event shall the Company have any obligation to indemnify the Executive from the effect of any taxes under Code Section 409A.

Notice of Claims. Any indemnified party making a claim for indemnification pursuant to [Section 8.2] or [Section 8.4] (as applicable, an “Indemnified Party”) must give the Seller, in the case of a claim for Damages by a Purchaser Indemnitee, or the Purchaser, in the case of a claim for Damages by a Seller Indemnitee (as applicable, the “Indemnifying Party”), written notice (a “Claim Notice”) of such claim describing such claim and the nature and amount of such Damages, to the extent that the nature and amount thereof are determinable at such time, promptly after the Indemnified Party receives any written notice of any Proceeding against or involving the Indemnified Party by a Third Party (a “Third Party Proceeding”) or otherwise discovers the Liability, obligation or facts giving rise to such claim for indemnification; provided, however, that the failure to notify or delay in notifying the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations pursuant to [Section 8.2] or [Section 8.4], as the case may be, except to the extent that the defenses available to such Indemnifying Party are actually and materially prejudiced as a result thereof.

Notice by Indemnitee and Defense of Claim. Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any matter, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, but the omission to notify the Company will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee if such omission does not prejudice the Company’s rights. If such omission does prejudice the Company’s rights, the Company will be relieved from liability only to the extent of such prejudice, and such omission shall not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement.

Defense of Claims.

Party Claim must be delivered by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) Business Days after receipt of the Indemnified Party’s Claims Notice, and failure on the part of the Indemnifying Party to deliver such notice within such thirty (30) Business Day period shall be deemed an election not to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, then the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense of any such Third Party Claim.

any liability for personal property or ad valorem taxes with respect to the Purchased Assets for the periods beginning on the Closing Date. This Section, or provision, shall survive the Closing. Notice and Defense of Indemnity Claims. 

Claims. Released, waived or cancelled any claims or rights relating to or affecting ​ in excess of ​ in the aggregate or instituted or settled any Proceeding involving in excess of ​ in the aggregate;