EX-99.2 3 ex992sc13da207609005_011311.htm INDEMNIFICATION LETTER AGREEMENT ex992sc13da207609005_011311.htm
Exhibit 99.2
 
DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
875 Third Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022
 
January 13, 2011
 
J. Michael Gullard
P.O. Box 1203
Menlo Park, CA 94026-1203
 
Re:           Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated
 
Dear Michael:
 
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors of Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated (the “Company”) in connection with the proxy solicitation that Dialectic Capital Management, LLC (“Dialectic”) is considering undertaking to nominate and elect directors at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof (the “Solicitation”).  Your outstanding qualifications, we believe, will prove a valuable asset to the Company and all of its stockholders.  This letter will set forth the terms of our agreement.
 
Each of Dialectic Capital Partners, LP (“DCP”), Dialectic Offshore, Ltd. (“DOF”), Dialectic Antithesis Partners, LP (“DAP”), Dialectic Antithesis Offshore, Ltd. (“DAO”) and Dialectic Offshore, L2, Ltd. (“DOL2” and together with DCP, DOF, DAP and DAO, the “Dialectic Funds”) agrees to severally (pro rata based on their respective direct ownership of shares of common stock of the Company), and not jointly, indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all claims of any nature arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions, irrespective of the outcome; provided, however, that you will not be entitled to indemnification for claims arising from your gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional and material violations of law, criminal actions, provision to Dialectic of false or misleading information (including false or misleading information on any questionnaire you are requested to complete by Dialectic), or material breach of the terms of this letter agreement; provided further, that the indemnification and other obligations hereunder shall terminate upon your becoming a director of the Company.  This indemnification will include any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, or causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing for or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration action, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation asserted against, resulting, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the Solicitation and any related transactions (each, a “Loss”).
 
In the event of a claim against you pursuant to the prior paragraph or the occurrence of a Loss, you shall give Dialectic prompt written notice of such claim or Loss (provided that failure to promptly notify Dialectic shall not relieve the Dialectic Funds from any liability which they may have on account of this letter agreement, except to the extent the Dialectic Funds shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure).  Upon receipt of such written notice, Dialectic will provide you with counsel to represent you.  Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to you.  In addition, you will be reimbursed promptly for all Losses suffered by you and as incurred as provided herein.
 
 
 

 
 
Neither Dialectic nor any of the Dialectic Funds may enter into any settlement of Loss or claim without your consent unless such settlement includes a release of you from any and all liability in respect of such Loss or claim.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this letter agreement, neither Dialectic nor any of the Dialectic Funds shall be responsible for any fees, costs or expenses of separate legal counsel retained by you without Dialectic’s prior written approval.  In addition, you agree not to enter into any settlement of Loss or claim without the written consent of Dialectic, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
 
You hereby agree to keep confidential and not disclose to any party, without the consent of Dialectic, any confidential, proprietary or non-public information (collectively, “Information”) that you have heretofore obtained or may obtain in connection with the Solicitation or your service as a nominee hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Information shall not include any information that is publicly disclosed by Dialectic or its affiliates or any information that you can demonstrate is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on your part, otherwise generally known to the public.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process to disclose any Information you may do so provided that you first promptly notify Dialectic so that Dialectic or any of its representatives may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in Dialectic’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this letter agreement.  In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained or Dialectic does not waive compliance with the terms of this letter agreement, you may consult with counsel at the cost of Dialectic and you may furnish only that portion of the Information which you are advised by counsel is legally required to be so disclosed and you will request that the party(ies) receiving such Information maintain it as confidential.
 
All Information, all copies thereof, and any studies, notes, records, analysis, compilations or other documents prepared by you containing such Information, shall be and remain the property of Dialectic and, upon the request of a representative of Dialectic, all such information shall be returned or, at Dialectic’s option, destroyed by you, with such destruction confirmed by you to Dialectic in writing.
 
This letter agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.
 
 
 

 
 
This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 
 
Very truly yours,
   
   
 
DIALECTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
   
 
By:
Dialectic Capital, LLC, its general partner
     
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
DIALECTIC OFFSHORE, LTD.
   
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Director


 
DIALECTIC ANTITHESIS PARTNERS, LP
   
 
By:
Dialectic Capital, LLC, its general partner
     
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
DIALECTIC ANTITHESIS OFFSHORE, LTD.
   
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Director
 
 
 
 

 

 
DIALECTIC OFFSHORE, L2, LTD.
   
 
By:
/s/ John Fichthorn
   
Name:
John Fichthorn
   
Title:
Director
 
 
 

 
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
 
 
/s/ J. Michael Gullard
J. Michael Gullard