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• (o) the County has not been notified of any listing or the proposed listing by the <br />Internal Revenue Service as an issuer whose arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon; and <br />(p) any certificate signed by any official of the County and delivered to the <br />Underwriter will be deemed to be a representation by the County to the Underwriter as to the <br />statements made therein. <br />3. Indemnification. <br />(a) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the County agrees to indemnify <br />and hold harmless the Underwriter against any and all losses, damages, expenses (including <br />reasonable legal and other fees and expenses), liabilities or claims (or actions in respect thereof), <br />to which the Underwriter or the other persons described in subsection (b) of this Section may <br />become subject under any federal or state securities laws or other statutory law or at common <br />law or otherwise, caused by or arising out of or based upon any breach (or alleged breach) by the <br />County of any of the covenants, representations or warranties herein or any untrue statement or <br />misleading statement or alleged untrue statement or alleged misleading statement of a material <br />fact contained in the Official Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission from the <br />Official Statement of any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make <br />the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not <br />misleading. <br />(b) The indemnity provided under this Section will extend to the extent permitted by <br />• applicable law upon the same terms and conditions to each officer, director, employee or agent <br />of the Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of <br />Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange <br />Act of 1934, as amended. Such indemnity will also extend, without limitation, to any and all <br />expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred by any indemnified parry in connection with <br />investigation, preparing for or defending against, or providing evidence, producing documents or <br />taking any other reasonable action in respect of, any such loss, damage, expense, liability, or <br />claim (or action in respect thereof), whether or not resulting in any liability, and will include the <br />aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, or of any claim <br />whatsoever as set forth herein if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the <br />County. <br />(c) Within a reasonable time after an indemnified party under subsections (a) and (b) <br />of this Section has been served with the summons or other first legal process or has received <br />written notice of the threat of a claim in respect of which an indemnity may be claimed, such <br />indemnified party must, if a claim for indemnity in respect thereof is to be made against the <br />County under this Section, notify the County in writing of the commencement thereof; but the <br />omission to so notify the County will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any <br />indemnified party other than pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. The County will <br />be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, and if the County so elects within a <br />reasonable time after receipt of such notice, or if all indemnified parties seeking indemnification <br />in such notice so direct, the County must, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, <br />• assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such claim, and such defense will be <br />conducted by counsel chosen promptly by the County .and reasonably satisfactory to the <br />3025651v2 15249.00084 <br />