In addition to any other obligation of indemnification, the Company hereby assumes responsibility and liability for, and hereby holds harmless and indemnifies the Bank from and against, any and all, by way of example but without limitation, liabilities, demands, obligations, injuries, costs, damages (direct, indirect, or consequential), awards, charges, expenses, payments of money and attorneys’ fees, incurred or suffered, directly or indirectly, by the Bank and/or asserted against the Bank, by any person or entity whatsoever, including the Company arising out of this Agreement, or any document executed in connection herewith, or the relationship between or among the parties hereto, or the exercise of any right or remedy, including the realization, disposition or sale of the Collateral, or any portion thereof, or the exercise of any right in connection therewith, for which the Bank may be liable, for any reason whatsoever except for the Bank’s own acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any such obligation of indemnification shall be considered part of the Indebtedness, as that term is defined in this Agreement.