UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported): May 16, 2014
REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Maryland |
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000-54165 |
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84-1306078 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
7911 Herschel Avenue, Suite 201
La Jolla, CA 92037 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(858) 459-4000 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Not applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement
On May 15, 2014,
the Board of Directors of Reven Housing REIT, Inc. (the "Company") approved a new form of indemnification agreement
and the Company entered into such agreement with each of its directors and executive officers on May 16, 2014. These agreements
provide, among other things, for the indemnification and advance of expenses by the Company in connection with claims, suits
or proceedings on account of the indemnitee’s service to the Company as a director or executive officer to the maximum
extent permitted by Maryland law. The indemnification agreements supersede the respective indemnification agreements
previously entered into by the Company and its directors and executive officers prior to the Company’s conversion to a
Maryland corporation when it was a Colorado corporation. Each agreement terminates on the later of the date that indemnitee
ceases to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or the date that indemnitee is no longer subject to
any actual or possible proceeding.
The foregoing description
of the indemnification agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text
of the form of indemnification agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities
On May 16, 2014, the
Company completed the closing for $5,900,000 of a follow-on private placement of the Company’s common stock at a purchase
price of $0.20 per share with an accredited investor. This closing is the final tranche of the Company’s follow-on private
placement with the same accredited investor that invested $2,700,000 in the first tranche at the same purchase price per share
on April 4, 2014, for a total investment of $8,600,000. The April 2014 closing was previously reported in our Form 8-K filed on
April 9, 2014. The shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with
this report:
Exhibit 10.1 |
Form of Indemnification Agreement between Reven Housing REIT,
Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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REVEN HOUSING REIT, INC. |
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Dated: May 19, 2014 |
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/s/ Chad M. Carpenter |
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Name: Chad M. Carpenter Title: Chief Executive Officer |
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of the _____ day of May, 2014, by and between Reven Housing REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“Company”), and ________________________ (“Indemnitee”).
WHEREAS, at the request of the Company,
Indemnitee currently serves as ___________ of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings
arising as a result of such service;
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee
to serve or continue to serve in such capacity, the Company has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee and to advance expenses and costs
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire
to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses and to supersede any prior agreement to which the
Company and Indemnitee are parties regarding the same; provided that this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement
entered into after the date hereof or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a)
“Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature
that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar
item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation,
such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term
is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15% or more of the combined voting power
of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior
approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s attaining
such percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other
reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of
which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority
of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals
(A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the
Company’s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were
directors as of the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.
(b)
“Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former director, officer, employee or agent
of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise
in each case where such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. As a clarification and without
limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may be serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed
to be at the request of the Company: (i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing
member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise (1) of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is or was owned directly or indirectly by the Company
or (2) the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company and (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s
service to the Company or any of its affiliated entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or required to perform services for,
an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as a deemed fiduciary thereof.
(c)
“Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in
respect of which indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.
(d)
“Effective Date” means April 1, 2014.
(e)
“Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court
costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone
charges, postage, delivery service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual
or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in
connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in
or otherwise participating in a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting
from any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas
bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent.
(f)
“Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation
law and neither is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees
under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise
to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel”
shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict
of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(g)
“Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution
mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought
by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal,
administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or completed on
or before the Effective Date, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. If Indemnitee reasonably
believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered
a Proceeding.
Section 2.
Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will serve in the capacity or capacities set forth in the first WHEREAS clause
above. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s
service to the Company. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any other entity) and
Indemnitee.
Section 3.
General. The Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement
and (b) otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time
to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee
hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3 shall include,
without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted
by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), including, without limitation, Section 2-418 of the MGCL.
Section 4.
Standard for Indemnification. If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened
to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts
paid in settlement and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection
with any such Proceeding unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving
rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty,
(b) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any
criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.
Section 5.
Certain Limits on Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6),
Indemnitee shall not be entitled to:
(a)
indemnification hereunder if the Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final
adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable to the Company;
(b)
indemnification hereunder if Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal,
to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper personal benefit to
Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status; or
(c)
indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder if the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee, unless: (i) the Proceeding
was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, and then only to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by
Section 12 of this Agreement, or (ii) the Company’s charter or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to
which the Company is a party expressly provide otherwise.
Section 6.
Court-Ordered Indemnification. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a court of appropriate jurisdiction,
upon application of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company
in the following circumstances:
(a)
if such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of the MGCL, the court shall
order indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or
(b)
if such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances, whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or
(ii) has been adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL, the court may
order such indemnification as the court shall deem proper without regard to any limitation on such court-ordered indemnification
contemplated by Section 2-418(d)(2)(ii) of the MGCL.
Section 7.
Indemnification for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is Wholly or Partially Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status, made a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is successful, on the merits or otherwise,
in the defense of such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but
is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 7 for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s
behalf in connection with each such claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. For purposes of
this Section 7 and, without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or
without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
Section 8.
Advance of Expenses for Indemnitee. If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened
to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate
entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding.
The Company shall make such advance within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such
advance from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding and may be in the form of, in the reasonable
discretion of the Indemnitee (but without duplication) (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of Indemnitee,
(b) advance of funds to Indemnitee in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s
payment of such Expenses. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall
include or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee,
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in effect
at the time of the execution thereof. To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue
or matter in the Proceeding, such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. The undertaking required
by this Section 8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference
to Indemnitee’s financial ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.
Section 9.
Indemnification and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or
otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other person, and to which Indemnitee
is not a party, Indemnitee shall be advanced and indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee
or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements
requesting any such advance or indemnification from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.
Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. In connection with any such advance
of Expenses, the Company may require Indemnitee to provide an undertaking and affirmation substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
Section 10.
Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.
(a)
To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein
or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine
whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time
to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving
any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors
in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b)
Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a determination, if required by
applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change
in Control has occurred, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered
to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance
with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control
has not occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors or, if the Disinterested Directors constitute less than
a quorum, by a majority vote of a committee of one or more Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors (which may include Disinterested Directors and directors who are parties to the Proceeding) to make the determination,
(B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and
approved by the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, by Independent Counsel, in a written
opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed by the Board of Directors,
by the stockholders of the Company, other than directors or officers who are parties to the Proceeding. If it is so determined
that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall make payment to Indemnitee within ten days after such determination.
Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or
information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and
reasonably necessary or appropriate to such determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or Independent Counsel if
retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of this Section 10(b). Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person,
persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to indemnification) and the Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.
(c)
The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is appointed.
Section 11.
Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a)
In making any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making
such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted
a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of
overcoming that presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that presumption.
(b)
The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction,
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption
that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.
(c)
The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any
other director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not
be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement.
Section 12.
Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a)
If (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement within 60 days
after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections
7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification
pursuant to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made within ten days after a determination
has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate
court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, or in an arbitration conducted by a single
arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, of Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification or advance of Expenses. Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration
within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a);
provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s
rights under Section 7 of this Agreement. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its conflicts
of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication
or award in arbitration.
(b)
In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be
entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden
of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be. If Indemnitee commences
a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company
for any advances pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s
entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company shall, to the fullest
extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate
in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)
If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant
to this Section 12, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make
Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification that was not disclosed
in connection with the determination.
(d)
In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a judicial adjudication of or an award
in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall
be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or
arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.
(e)
Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts
and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for
the period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested to advance Expenses in accordance
with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the determination
of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) ending on the date such payment
is made to Indemnitee by the Company.
Section 13.
Defense of the Underlying Proceeding.
(a)
Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint,
indictment, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance
of Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the nature of the Proceeding and a summary of the facts
underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect
in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s
ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby,
and then only to the extent the Company is thereby actually so prejudiced.
(b)
Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c) below, the Company shall
have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that
the Company shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following receipt of notice of any such
Proceeding under Section 13(a) above. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or
compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof,
the full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Indemnitee, or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee. This Section 13(b)
shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement.
(c)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that Indemnitee may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect
to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based
upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual
or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if
the Company fails to assume the defense of such Proceeding in a timely manner, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by
separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations
under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable,
or institutes any Proceeding to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder,
Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement),
to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.
Section 14.
Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation.
(a)
The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement
or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise.
Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter or Bylaws of the Company, this
Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action
taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless
of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal.
No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall
be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment
of any other right or remedy.
(b)
In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of
the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights,
including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 15.
Insurance.
(a)
The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance, on terms and conditions
deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, with the advice of counsel, covering Indemnitee or any claim made against Indemnitee
by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status and covering the Company for any indemnification or advance of Expenses made by
the Company to Indemnitee for any claims made against Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. In the event
of a Change in Control, the Company shall maintain in force any and all directors and officers liability insurance policies that
were maintained by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control for a period of six years with the insurance carrier
or carriers and through the insurance broker in place at the time of the Change in Control; provided, however, (i) if the carriers
will not offer the same policy and an expiring policy needs to be replaced, a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount
shall be obtained and (ii) if any replacement insurance carrier is necessary to obtain a policy substantially comparable in scope
and amount, such insurance carrier shall have an AM Best rating that is the same or better than the AM Best rating of the existing
insurance carrier; provided, further, however, in no event shall the Company be required to expend in the aggregate in excess of
250% of the annual premium or premiums paid by the Company for directors and officers liability insurance in effect on the date
of the Change in Control. In the event that 250% of the annual premium paid by the Company for such existing directors and officers
liability insurance is insufficient for such coverage, the Company shall spend up to that amount to purchase such lesser coverage
as may be obtained with such amount.
(b)
Without in any way limiting any other obligation under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any payment
by Indemnitee which would otherwise be indemnifiable hereunder arising out of the amount of any deductible or retention and the
amount of any excess of the aggregate of all judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection
with a Proceeding over the coverage of any insurance referred to in Section 15(a). The purchase, establishment and maintenance
of any such insurance shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company or Indemnitee under this Agreement
except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not
in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company under any such insurance policies. If, at the time the Company
receives notice from any source of a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) the
Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the
insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.
(c)
The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Company or any insurance carrier of the Company with respect to any Proceeding.
Section 16.
Coordination of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise
indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received
such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
Section 17.
Contribution. If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be
paid to Indemnitee for any reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4 or due to the
provisions of Section 5, then, in respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be
joined in such Proceeding), to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding
harmless Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments,
penalties, fines and/or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee
to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time
against Indemnitee.
Section 18.
Reports to Stockholders. To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its stockholders
the payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a
Proceeding by or in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company next following the date
of the payment of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.
Section 19.
Duration of Agreement; Binding Effect.
(a)
This Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve
as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing
member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in
such capacity at the request of the Company and (ii) the date that Indemnitee is no longer subject to any actual or possible Proceeding
(including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement).
(b)
The indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Agreement shall be binding upon and
be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue
as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer,
partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity
at the request of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees,
executors and administrators and other legal representatives.
(c)
The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise)
to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree 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.
(d)
The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate,
impracticable and difficult to prove, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the
parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof,
without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance,
Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. Indemnitee shall
further be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions
and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertakings in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges
that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives
any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.
Section 20.
Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, void, illegal or otherwise
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way
be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or
provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the
intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the
intent manifested thereby.
Section 21.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, (delivery of which may be by facsimile,
or via e-mail as a portable document format (.pdf) or other electronic format), each of which will be deemed to be an original
and it will not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or the terms of this Agreement to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart. One such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence
the existence of this Agreement.
Section 22.
Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed
to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
Section 23.
Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed
in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute
a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor, unless otherwise expressly stated, shall such waiver constitute
a continuing waiver.
Section 24.
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication
shall have been directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid,
on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:
(a)
If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
(b) If to the Company, to:
Reven Housing REIT, Inc.
7911 Herschel Avenue, Suite 201
La Jolla, California 92037
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing
to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
Section 25.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.
Section 26.
Termination of Prior Agreement. This Agreement supersedes the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of December 9,
2013 (the “Prior Agreement”), between the parties hereto. Such Prior Agreement is hereby terminated and shall be of
no further force or effect.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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COMPANY:
Reven
Housing REIT, Inc.
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
INDEMNITEE:
____________________________________
Name:
Address:
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EXHIBIT A
AFFIRMATION
AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED
To: The Board of Directors of Reven Housing REIT, Inc.
Re: Affirmation and Undertaking
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Affirmation and Undertaking is being
provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement dated the _____ day of ______________, 20____, by and between Reven
Housing REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification
Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in connection with [Description of Proceeding]
(the “Proceeding”).
Terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings specified in the Indemnification Agreement.
I am subject to the Proceeding by reason
of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief
that at all times, insofar as I was involved as [a director] [and] [an officer] of the Company, in any of
the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did
not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had
no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by me was unlawful.
In consideration of the advance by the Company
for Expenses incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in
connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise
to the Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding,
I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced
Expenses relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings have been established.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this
Affirmation and Undertaking on this ___ day of ____________________, 20____.
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Name:
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