UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 6, 2009
 
VERSAR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
1-9309
54-0852979
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6850 Versar Center
Springfield, Virginia 22151
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(703) 750-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c)           On May 7, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Versar, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Jeffrey A. Wagonhurst, Senior Vice President, Program Management Business Segment, to the position of Executive Vice President, Program Management Business Segment and, in anticipation of such promotion, on May 6, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved an increase in his salary to $225,000 per year.  In addition, on May 7, 2009, the Board promoted Michael Abram, Senior Vice President, Compliance and Environmental Program Business Segment, to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer and, in anticipation of such promotion, on May 6, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved an increase in his salary to $180,000 per year.

On May 7, 2009, the Board appointed Jeffrey Moran to the position of Senior Vice President, Compliance and Environmental Programs Business Segment, effective May 11, 2009.  On May 6, 2009, in anticipation of Mr. Moran’s appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved (i) Mr. Moran’s initial salary, which will be $165,000 per year, and (ii) the grant upon his first day of employment with the Company on May 11, 2009, of 3,000 shares of restricted stock which will vest in two annual installments commencing May 11, 2010.  Mr. Moran, age 45, is a registered professional engineer with over twenty two years of experience.  From 2003 until his employment with the Company, Mr. Moran was employed by Tetra Tech, Inc., most recently in the position of Director.  There are no transactions in which Mr. Moran has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

(e)           On May 7, 2009, the Board approved a form indemnification agreement to be executed with each of the Company’s directors and officers (each, an “Indemnitee”) substantially in the form presented to the Board.  The indemnification agreement supplements existing indemnification provisions in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation providing specific contractual assurances to the Company’s directors and officers regarding customary indemnification protections which cannot be altered by future changes to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation without the Indemnitee’s consent.

In general, the indemnification agreement provides that, subject to the procedures, limitation and exceptions set forth therein, the Company will indemnify each Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, in connection with (among other things) the Indemnitee’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.  This obligation includes indemnification for any expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism.  Under the indemnification agreement, the Company is also required (1) as permitted by Delaware law, to advance expenses prior to the final disposition of the matter, provided that Indemnitee is required to reimburse the Company for the amounts advanced if it is later determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification for such expenses and (2) in certain circumstances, to contribute to the payment of Indemnitee’s losses to the fullest extent permitted by law if a court determines that indemnification is unavailable under law.  The disinterested directors on the Board or a committee of disinterested directors generally have authority to determine an Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification unless a change in control, as defined by the indemnification agreement, has occurred.  Following a change in control, other than a change in control approved by a majority of the Company’s directors who were directors immediately prior to such change in control, determination of all matters concerning Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification under the indemnification agreement will be made by independent legal counsel, as defined by the agreement.

The Company is not obligated under the indemnification agreement to indemnify any Indemnitee in connection with:

 
Any claim for indemnity (1) on account of conduct by Indemnitee which has been determined by a final judgment to have failed to meet the applicable standard of conduct or (2) in any circumstances where a final judgment has determined that indemnity is prohibited by law;
     
 
Any action initiated by Indemnitee, except (1) an action to enforce the right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under the indemnify agreement if the Indemnitee is successful in establishing such right or (2) the court determines Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnity for such expenses;
 
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Any claim for so-called “short-swing” profits received by Indemnitee from trading securities of the Company pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
     
 
Any proceeding or claim involving enforcement of non-compete or non-disclosure agreements or provisions of any other agreement.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report.

The Company intends to enter into indemnification agreements with the following directors: (i) Robert L. Durfee, (ii) Fernando V. Galaviz, (iii) James L. Gallagher, (iv) James V. Hansen, (v) Amaretto M. Hoeber, (vi) Paul J. Hoeper, (vii) Michael Markels, Jr., (viii) Amir A. Metry and (ix) Anthony L. Otten.  The Company also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with the Company’s officers, including the following executive officers: (i) Theodore M. Prociv, President and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) Lawrence W. Sinnott, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (iii) Jeffrey A. Wagonhurst, Executive Vice President, Program Management Business Segment, (iv) Michael Abram, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer , (v) Paul W. Kendall, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Planning, (vi) James C. Dobbs, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, (vii) Gina Foringer, Senior Vice President, Professional Services Business Segment, (viii) Charles S. Cox, Senior Vice President of the Company and President of its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIAP, Inc. and (ix) Jeffrey Moran, Senior Vice President, Compliance and Environmental Programs Business Segment.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 7, 2009, the Board of the Company amended Sections 1 (Certificates Representing Stock) and 3 (Stock Transfers) of Article I of the Company’s By-laws (the “By-Laws”), effective immediately, to allow for the issuance of uncertificated shares.  By being able to issue uncertificated shares, the Company may now participate in the Direct Registration System, which is currently administered by the Depository Trust Company.  The Direct Registration System allows investors to have securities registered in their names without the issuance of physical certificates and allows investors to electronically transfer securities to broker-dealers in order to effect transactions without the risks and delays associated with transferring physical certificates.  The amendment to the By-laws also provides that each registered stockholder shall be entitled to a stock certificate upon written request to the transfer agent or registrar of the Company.

The full text of the By-laws, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report, and amended Article I thereof is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits .
   
3.1
Amended and Restated By-laws of Versar, Inc.
   
10.1
Form of Indemnification Agreement

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SIGNATURE

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.
 
Dated:  May 11, 2009
VERSAR, INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James C. Dobbs
 
   
James C. Dobbs
   
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
 
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Exhibit 3.1
 

 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
BY-LAWS
 
OF
 
VERSAR, INC.
 
(A Delaware Corporation)
 
______________________________________

 
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
     
 
1)
CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING STOCK .
       
   
a)
The shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided by Delaware law, as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation as they are issued.  To the extent the Board of Directors determines that shares are to be certificated, every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or by the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation.  Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.  Notwithstanding the adoption of any resolution providing for uncertificated shares, every holder of capital stock of the Corporation theretofore represented by certificates, and upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate for shares of capital stock signed as set forth above and certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation.

 
 

 

   
b)
Whenever the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class of stock, and whenever the Corporation shall issue any shares of its stock as partly paid stock, the certificates representing shares of any such class or series or of any such partly paid stock shall set forth thereon the statements prescribed by the General Corporation Law.  Any restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of any shares of stock of any class or series shall be noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares of stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice that shall set forth the name of the Corporation, that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the name of the stockholder, the number and class (and the designation of the series, if any) of the shares represented, and any restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of such shares of stock.
       
   
c)
The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of any lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.
       
 
2)
FRACTIONAL SHARE INTERESTS .  The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue fractions of a share.  In lieu thereof it shall either pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share, as determined by the Board of Directors to those entitled thereto or issue scrip or fractional warrants in registered or bearer form over the manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the Corporation or of its agent, exchangeable as therein provided for full shares, but such scrip or fractional warrants shall not entitle the holder to any rights of a stockholder except as therein provided.  Such scrip or fractional warrants may be issued subject to the condition that the same shall become void if not exchanged for certificates representing full shares of stock before a specified date, or subject to the condition that the shares of stock for which such scrip or fractional warrants are exchangeable may be sold by the Corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of such scrip or fractional warrants, or subject to any other conditions which the Board of Directors may determine.

 
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3)
STOCK TRANSFERS .  Upon compliance with provisions restricting the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock, if any, transfers or registration of transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock ledger of the Corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or with a transfer agent or a registrar, if any, and (1) in the case of certificated shares of stock, on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares of stock properly endorsed and the payment of all taxes due thereon and (2) in the case of uncertificated shares of stock, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of such shares or by such person’s attorney as specified above and upon payment of all taxes due thereon and compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form.  With respect to certificated shares of stock, every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked “Cancelled”, with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof.  No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

 
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4)
RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDERS .   For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to or dissent from any corporate action in writing without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or the allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the directors may fix, in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders. Such date shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. When a determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this paragraph, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
     
 
5)
MEANING OF CERTAIN TERMS .  As used herein in respect of the right to notice of a meeting of stockholders or a waiver thereof or to participate or vote thereat or to consent or dissent in writing in lieu of a meeting, as the case may be, the term “share” or “share of stock” or “shares of stock” or “stockholder” or “stockholders” refers to an outstanding share or shares of stock and to a holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock when the Corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, and said reference is also intended to include any outstanding share or shares of stock and any holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock of any class upon which or upon whom the Certificate of Incorporation confers such rights where there are two or more classes or series of shares of stock or upon which or upon whom the General Corporation Law confers such rights notwithstanding that the Certificate of Incorporation may provide for more than one class or series of shares of stock, one or more of which are limited or denied such rights thereunder; provided, however, that no such right shall vest in the event of an increase or a decrease in the authorized number of shares of stock of any class or series which is otherwise denied voting rights under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 
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6)
STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS .
       
   
a)
TIME .  The annual meeting shall be held during the second quarter of the Corporation's fiscal year on such date and at such time fixed, from time to time, by the directors, provided that the first annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the organization of the Corporation, and each successive annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the date of the preceding annual meeting.  A special meeting shall be held on the date and at the time fixed by the directors.
       
   
b)
PLACE .  The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place as the directors shall fix, and in the event of their failure to do so, at the principal office of the Corporation.
       
   
c)
CALL .  Annual meetings and special meetings may be called by the directors or by any officer instructed by the directors to call the meeting.

 
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d)
NOTICE OR WAIVER OF NOTICE .  Written notice of all meetings shall be given, stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting and stating the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders of the Corporation may be examined.  The notice of an annual meeting shall state that the meeting is called for the election of directors and for the transaction of other business which may properly come before the meeting, and shall (if any other action which could be taken at a special meeting is to be taken at such annual meeting) state the purpose or purposes.  The notice of a special meeting shall in all instances state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  If any action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitle stockholders to receive payment for their shares of stock, the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect.  Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, a copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by mail, not less than ten days or more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, unless the lapse of the prescribed period of time shall have been waived, and directed to each stockholder at his record address or at such other address which he may have furnished by request in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation.  Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited, with postage thereon prepaid, in the United States mail.  If a meeting is adjourned to another time, not more than thirty days hence, and/or to another place, and if an announcement of the adjourned time and/or place is made at the meeting, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting unless the directors, after adjournment, fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.  Notice need not be given to any stockholder who submits a written waiver of notice by him before or after the time stated therein. Attendance of a person at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.
       
   
e)
STOCKHOLDER LIST .  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city or other municipality or community where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the Corporation, or to vote at any meeting of stockholders.

 
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f)
CONDUCT OF MEETING .   Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by one of the following officers in the order of seniority and if present and acting the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, a Vice President, or, if none of the foregoing is in office and present and acting, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders.  The Secretary of the Corporation, or in his absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting.
       
   
g)
PROXY REPRESENTATION .  Every stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in all matters in which a stockholder is entitled to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, voting or participating at a meeting, or expressing consent or dissent without a meeting.  Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or by   his attorney-in-fact.  No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period.  A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and, if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally.

 
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h)
INSPECTORS AND JUDGES .  The directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election or judges of the vote, as the case may be, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.  If an inspector or inspectors or judge or judges are not appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors or judges.  In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector or judge fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat.  Each inspector or judge, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector or judge at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability.  The inspectors or judges, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors or judge or judges, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by him or them and execute a certificate of any fact found by him or them.
       
   
i)
QUORUM .   The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business.  The stockholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.
       
   
j)
VOTING .   Any corporate action shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast except where the General Corporation Law prescribes a different percentage of votes and/or a different exercise of voting power.  In the election of directors, voting need not be by ballot.  Voting by ballot shall not be required for any other corporate action except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law.

 
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7)
STOCKHOLDER ACTION WITHOUT MEETING .  Whenever the vote of stockholders at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken for or in connection with any corporate action, the meeting and vote of stockholders may be dispensed with if all of the stockholders who would have been entitled to vote upon the action, if such meeting were held, shall consent in writing to such corporate action being taken; or if less than all of said stockholders, but not less than those having at least the minimum voting power required to take corporate action under the provisions of the General Corporation Law, shall consent in writing to such corporate action; provided that prompt notice be given to all stockholders of the taking of such action without a meeting and by less than unanimous written consent.
     
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
   
 
1)
FUNCTIONS AND DEFINITION .  The business of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.  The use of the phrase "whole board" herein refers to the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
     
 
2)
QUALIFICATIONS AND NUMBER .   A director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware.  The number of directors constituting the whole board shall be at least seven, except that, where all the shares of stock of the Corporation are owned beneficially and of record by less than three stockholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of such stockholders.  Subject to the foregoing limitation such number may be fixed from time to time by action of the directors.
     
 
3)
ELECTION AND TERM .  The first Board of Directors, unless the members thereof shall have been named in the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be elected by the incorporator or incorporators and shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.  Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.  Thereafter, directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.  In the interim between annual meetings of stockholders or of special meetings of stockholders called for the election of directors and/or for the removal of one or more directors and for the filling of any vacancy in that connection, newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board of Directors, including vacancies resulting from the removal of directors for cause or without cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director.

 
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4)
MEETINGS .
       
   
a)
TIME .  Meetings shall be held at such time as the Board shall fix, except that the first meeting of a newly elected Board shall be held as soon after its election as the directors may conveniently assemble.
       
   
b)
PLACE .  Meetings shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be fixed by the Board.
       
   
c)
CALL .  No call shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed.  Special meetings may be called by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, or a majority of the directors in office.
       
   
d)
NOTICE OF ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE WAIVER .  No notice shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed.  Written, oral, or any other mode of notice of the time and place shall be given for special meetings in sufficient time or the convenient assembly of the directors thereat.  The notice of any meeting need not specify the purpose of the meeting.  Any requirement of furnishing a notice shall be waived by any director who signs a written waiver of such notice before or after the time stated therein.
       
   
e)
QUORUM AND ACTION .   A majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum except when a vacancy or vacancies prevents such majority, whereupon a majority of the directors in office, but in no event less than one-third of the whole Board, shall constitute a quorum.  A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting to another time and place.  Except as herein otherwise provided, and except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, the act of the Board shall be the act by vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting, a quorum being present.  The quorum and voting provisions herein stated shall not be construed as conflicting with any provisions of the General Corporation Law and these By-Laws which govern a meeting of directors held to fill vacancies and newly created directorships in the Board.

 
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f)
CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING .   The Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, shall preside at all meetings.  Otherwise, the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, or the President, if present and acting, or any other director chosen by the Board, shall preside.
       
 
5)
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS .  Any or all of the directors may be removed for cause or without cause by the stockholders.  One or more of the directors may be removed for cause by the Board of Directors.
     
 
6)
COMMITTEES .  The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 
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7)
ACTION IN WRITING .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
     
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
   
 
1)
OFFICERS .  The directors shall elect a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and may elect a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairman thereof, and one or more Vice Presidents, Controller, Assistant Secretaries, and Assistant Treasurers, and may elect or appoint such other officers and agents as are desired.  The President may but need not be a director.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
     
 
2)
TERM .  Unless otherwise provided in the resolution of election or appointment, each officer shall hold office until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
     
 
3)
RESIGNATION .  A resignation shall be in writing, addressed to the President or the Secretary and such resignation, unless otherwise stated therein, shall take effect upon receipt thereof without acceptance.
     
 
4)
REMOVAL .  Officers may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.
     
 
5)
VACANCIES .  A vacancy in the office of President, Secretary, or treasurer shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.  A vacancy in any other office may be filled in like manner.
     
 
6)
CERTAIN POWERS .  Except as otherwise provided by law, the President, each Vice President, and the Treasurer shall have power to sign contracts, instruments of conveyance, authorized bonds and debentures, checks, drafts, notes, orders for the payment of money and similar obligations, and other instruments for and on behalf of the Corporation.

 
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7)
PRESIDENT .  The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the   Corporation and, subject to the Board of Directors, shall have general charge, supervision, and direction of the affairs of the Corporation.  He shall preside at meetings of the stockholders.  He shall keep the Board of Directors fully informed of the affairs of the Corporation and shall freely consult with them concerning the affairs of the Corporation.
     
 
8)
VICE PRESIDENT .
     
   
a)
The Corporation shall have two types of Vice Presidents – Elected and Appointed.
       
   
b)
The Board of Directors shall elect one or more Vice Presidents who have such authority and perform such duties, including binding the Corporation, as may be assigned to him in writing by the Board of Directors or the President.  In the absence or disability of the President (such disability to be determined and declared by the Board of Directors), an elected Vice President shall be designated by the Board of Directors to perform the duties and functions and exercise all powers of the President.
       
   
c)
The President shall have the power to appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have no power to bind the Corporation, except to the limited extent as assigned in writing by the President.  Such individuals shall confirm in writing their limited authority.
       
 
9)
SECRETARY .  The Secretary shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and directors and of such committees of the Board of Directors as he may be directed.  He shall give or cause to be given all notices required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.  He shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the same to all papers which may require it.  He shall maintain the register of stockholders, the transfer books and stock ledgers and shall supervise the preparation, issuance, transfer, and cancellation of certificates of stock.  He shall have charge of such books and papers as the Board of Directors or the President may require.  In general, he shall perform all acts and duties required by law or otherwise incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.

 
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10)
TREASURER .  The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation.  He shall cause to be made full and accurate entries of all cash receipts and disbursements in the books of the Corporation, and he shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.  He shall have authority to receive and give receipts for all moneys due and payable to the Corporation and from any source whatsoever and to give full discharge for the same, and to endorse for deposit on behalf of the Corporation all checks, drafts, notes, warrants, orders and other papers requiring endorsement.  In general, he shall perform all acts and duties required by law or otherwise incident to the office of the Treasurer, and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.  In the absence of a corporate controller, he shall also assume the duties of that office.
     
 
11)
CONTROLLER .  The Controller shall be the principal accounting officer of the Corporation.  He shall have charge of all books and accounts relating to revenues and expenditures.  In general, he shall perform all the duties incident to the office of principal accounting officer of the Corporation and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.
     
 
12)
OTHER OFFICERS .  Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers, and other officers shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the President, or their respective superiors.

 
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ARTICLE IV
CORPORATE SEAL
   
The corporate seal shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.
 
ARTICLE V
FISCAL YEAR
   
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of July in each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June next following, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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Exhibit 10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement, dated as of ___, 200_, is made by and between Versar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”) and [name], a [director/officer] of the Corporation (the “Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

A.          The Corporation recognizes that competent and experienced persons are increasingly reluctant to serve or to continue to serve as directors or officers of corporations unless they are protected by comprehensive liability insurance or indemnification, or both, due to increased exposure to litigation costs and risks resulting from their service to such corporations, the exposure frequently bears no reasonable relationship to the compensation of such directors and officers and plaintiffs often seek damages in such large amounts and the costs of litigation may be so enormous (whether or not the case is meritorious), that the defense and/or settlement of such litigation is beyond the personal resources of directors and officers;
 
B.          The Corporation, after reasonable investigation, has determined that the liability insurance coverage presently available to the Corporation may be inadequate in certain circumstances to cover all possible exposure for which Indemnitee should be protected and believes that the interests of the Corporation and its stockholders would best be served by a combination of such insurance and the indemnification by the Corporation of the directors and officers of the Corporation;
 
C.           The Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation requires the Corporation to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), but provides that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and contemplates that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and its directors and officers with respect to indemnification;
 
D.          Section 145 of the DGCL (“Section 145”) empowers the Corporation to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents and persons who serve, at the request of the Corporation, as the directors, officers, employees or agents of other corporations or enterprises, by agreement and expressly provides that the indemnification provided by Section 145 is not exclusive;
 
E.           Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision limiting or eliminating the personal liability of a director for monetary damages in respect of claims by stockholders and corporations for breach of certain fiduciary duties, and the Corporation has so provided in its Certificate of Incorporation that each Director shall be exculpated from such liability to the extent permitted by the DGCL;
 
F.           The Board of Directors has determined that contractual indemnification as set forth herein is not only reasonable and prudent but also promotes the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders;
 
G.          The Corporation desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation free from undue concern for unwarranted claims for damages arising out of or related to such services to the Corporation; and
 
 
 

 
 
H.          Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve or to provide additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he is furnished the indemnity provided for herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Generally .

To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware:

(a) The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or any alternative dispute resolution process, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation, except to the extent set forth in Section 1(c) below), by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, partner or manager or similar capacity) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing indemnification obligation includes, without limitation, claims for monetary damages against Indemnitee in respect of an alleged breach of fiduciary duties, to the fullest extent permitted under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL as in existence on the date hereof.

(b) The indemnification provided by this Section 1 shall be from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such action, suit, proceeding, or alternative dispute resolution and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1, in the case of any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
 
 
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(d) The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 2. Successful Defense; Partial Indemnification .

(a) To the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process referred to in Section 1 hereof or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. For purposes of  this Agreement and without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of or alternative dispute is resolved, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.

(b) If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.

Section 3. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper .

(a) Any indemnification hereunder shall (unless otherwise ordered by a court) be made by the Corporation unless a determination is made that indemnification of such person is not proper in the circumstances because he or she has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1(b) hereof. Any such determination shall be made (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute in question (“disinterested directors”), even if less than a quorum, (ii) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, even if less than a quorum, (iii) by a majority vote of a quorum of the outstanding shares of stock of all classes entitled to vote on the matter, voting as a single class, which quorum shall consist of stockholders who are not at that time parties to the action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute in question, (iv) by independent legal counsel meeting the standards of independence set forth in Section 3(b) and, except to the extent set forth in Section 3(b) below, chosen by the Corporation, or (v) by a court of competent jurisdiction (any such determining body, the “Reviewing Party”).  If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and if there has been a Change in Control, other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Corporation’s Board of Directors who are directors immediately prior to such Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be the special independent counsel referred to in Section 3(b) below.
 
 
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(b) The Corporation agrees that if there is a Change in Control in the Corporation, other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Corporation’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of the Indemnitee to indemnification under this Agreement or any other agreement or under applicable law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to similar indemnification, the Corporation shall submit any determination as to Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under Section 3(a) only to special independent counsel selected by the Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Such special independent counsel shall not have otherwise performed services for the Corporation or the Indemnitee, other than in connection with such matters, within the last five years.  Such 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 Corporation or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.  Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Corporation and the Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law and this Agreement.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the special independent counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of  or relating to this Agreement or the engagement of such special independent counsel pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4. Advance Payment of Expenses; Notification and Defense of Claim Repayment .

(a) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Indemnitee in defending a threatened or pending civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, or in connection with an enforcement action pursuant to Section 5(b), shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Corporation of (i) a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, and (ii) a confirmation of Indemnitee’s obligation to repay such amount or amounts to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized by this Agreement or otherwise as set forth in Section 4(e) of this Agreement.  Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment. Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free.

(b) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, Indemnitee shall, if a claim thereof is to be made against the Corporation hereunder, notify the Corporation of the commencement thereof.  The failure to promptly notify the Corporation of the commencement of the action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, or Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Corporation from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Corporation is prejudiced in its defense of such matter as a result of such failure.
 
 
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(c) In the event the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the expenses of Indemnitee with respect to an action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, as provided in this Agreement, the Corporation, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so.  After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Corporation, the Corporation will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute, provided that (1) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process at Indemnitee’s expense and (2) if (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to the Corporation or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position, or reasonably believes that a conflict is likely to arise, on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, (iii) after a Change in Control, the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been determined appropriate by special independent counsel chosen pursuant to Section 3(b), or (iv) the Corporation shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume such defense, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement.  The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for the Corporation or Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s corporate status with respect to the Corporation or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which Indemnitee is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation, a witness or otherwise participates in any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute process at a time when Indemnitee is not a party in the action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

(e) Indemnitee agrees that Indemnitee will reimburse the Corporation for all advances of expenses received by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 4(a) or 4(d) of this Agreement in the event and only to the extent that it shall be ultimately determined by a final judicial decision (from which there is no right of appeal) that Indemnitee is not entitled, under the provisions of the Delaware Law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, this Agreement or otherwise, to be indemnified by the Corporation for such expenses.  The Corporation shall be entitled to offset any amounts owed by Indemnitee to the Corporation under this Section 4(e) against any amounts owed by the Corporation to Indemnitee for any reason.
 
 
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Section 5. Procedure for Indemnification

(a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall promptly submit to the Corporation 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. The Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

(b) The Corporation’s determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days following receipt of a request for indemnification pursuant to Section 5(a). The right to indemnification as granted by Section 1 of this Agreement shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or fails to respond within such 60-day period.  It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 4 hereof where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof, but the burden of proving such defense by clear and convincing evidence shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or one of its committees, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or one of its committees, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct.  The Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.

(c) The Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5, and the Corporation shall have the burden of proof in overcoming that presumption in reaching a determination contrary to that presumption.

Section 6. Insurance and Subrogation .

(a) The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of Indemnitee who is or was or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against, and incurred by, Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement. If the Corporation has such insurance in effect at the time the Corporation receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of a proceeding, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policy.
 
 
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(b) In the event of any payment by the Corporation under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee with respect to any insurance policy.  Indemnitee 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 Corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights in accordance with the terms of such insurance policy. The Corporation shall pay or reimburse all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such subrogation.

(c) The Corporation shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under this Agreement or any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

Section 7. Establishment of Trust .  In the event of a Change in Control, the Corporation shall, upon written request by the Indemnitee, create a trust (the “Trust”) for the benefit of the Indemnitee, and from time to time upon written request of the Indemnitee shall fund such Trust, to the extent permitted by law, in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for and defending any matter for which indemnification may be available under this Agreement from time to time actually paid or claimed, reasonably anticipated or proposed to be paid.  The amount or amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Reviewing Party, in any case in which the special independent counsel referred to in Section 3(b) is involved.  The terms of the Trust shall provide that (i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded, without the written consent of the Indemnitee, (ii) the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”) shall advance, within ten business days of a request by the Indemnitee, any and all expenses to the Indemnitee, to the extent permitted by law (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the circumstances under which the Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Corporation pursuant to the undertaking required by Section 4(a) of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Corporation in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall promptly pay to the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in the Trust shall revert to the Corporation upon a final determination by the Reviewing Party or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement.  The Trustee shall be a bank or trust company or other individual or entity chosen by the Indemnitee and acceptable to and approved of by the Corporation.  Nothing in this Section 7 shall relieve the Corporation of any of its obligations under this Agreement.  All income earned on the assets held in the Trust shall be reported as income by the Corporation for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes.
 
 
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Section 8. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) The term “action, suit or proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

(b) The term “by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any actual or alleged act or omission to act.

(c)  The term “Change in Control” means the first of the following to occur after the date of this Agreement:
 
(1)   Acquisition of Controlling Interest
Any Person becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities. In applying the preceding sentence, securities acquired directly from the Corporation or its affiliates with the Corporation’s approval by or for the person shall not be taken into account.
 
(2)   Change in Board Control
During the term of this Agreement, individuals who constituted the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of the date of this Agreement (or their approved replacements, as defined in the next sentence) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board. A new director shall be considered an "approved replacement" director if his or her election (or nomination for election) was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or were themselves approved replacement directors; provided that any individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as the term is used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A issued under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board shall not be considered an “approved replacement”.
 
(3)   Merger Approved
The stockholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation unless: (a) the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately before the merger or consolidation would continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; and (b) no person acquires more than 25% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities.
 
 
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(4)   Sale of Assets
The stockholders of the Corporation approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets.
 
(5)   Liquidation or Dissolution
A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.
 
(d) The term “Corporation” shall include, without limitation and in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
 
(e) The term “expenses” shall be broadly and reasonably construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, appeal bonds, other out-of-pocket costs and reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which Indemnitee is not otherwise compensated by the Corporation or any third party, provided that the rate of compensation and estimated time involved is approved by the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with either the investigation, defense or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, Section 145 of the DGCL or otherwise.

(f) The term “judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect payments of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all penalties and amounts required to be forfeited or reimbursed to the Corporation, as well as any penalties or excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan).

(g) The term “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include, without limitation, any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries.

(h) A person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

Section 9. Limitation on Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not be obligated pursuant to this Agreement :

(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee . To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to an action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process (or part thereof) initiated by Indemnitee, except with respect to an action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification (which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 9(b) of this Agreement), unless such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
 
 
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(b) Action for Indemnification . To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, unless Indemnitee is successful in establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification in such action, suit or proceeding, in whole or in part, or unless and to the extent that the court in such action, suit, proceeding shall determine that, despite Indemnitee’s failure to establish their right to indemnification, Indemnitee is entitled to indemnity for such expenses; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9(b) is intended to limit the Corporation’s obligation with respect to the advancement of expenses to Indemnitee in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, as provided in Section 4 hereof.

(c) Section 16 Violations . To indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with respect to which final judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for payment or an accounting of profits arising from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute whether or not such violation was willful or inadvertent.

(d) Non-compete and Non-disclosure .  To indemnify Indemnitee in connection with proceedings or claims involving the enforcement of non-compete and/or non-disclosure agreements or the non-compete and/or non-disclosure provisions of employment, consulting or similar agreements the Indemnitee may be a party to with the Corporation, or any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other applicable foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if any.

Section 10.   Certain Settlement Provisions .  The Corporation shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process without the Corporation’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process in any manner that would impose any fine or other obligation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Section 11. Savings Clause . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
 
 
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Section 12. Contribution .  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for herein is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part, it is agreed that, in such event, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the payment of Indemnitee’s costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution process, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in an amount that is just and equitable in the circumstances, taking into account, among other things, contributions by other directors and officers of the Corporation or others pursuant to indemnification agreements or otherwise; provided, that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such contribution shall not be required where such holding by the court is due to (i) the failure of Indemnitee to meet the standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 hereof, or (ii) any limitation on indemnification set forth in Section 6(c), 9 or 10 hereof.

Section 13. Form and Delivery of Communications .  Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the parties under this Agreement shall be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by telecopy, telex, telegram, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to the Corporation:

Versar, Inc.
6850 Versar Center
Springfield, VA 22150
Attn:  James C. Dobbs, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile:  (703) 642-6850

If to Indemnitee:  [to come]

Section 14. Subsequent Legislation . If the DGCL is amended after adoption of this Agreement to expand further the indemnification permitted to directors or officers, then the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

Section 15. Nonexclusivity .  The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may have under any provision of law, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, in any court in which a proceeding is brought, the vote of the Corporation’s stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements or otherwise, and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.  However, no amendment or alteration of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any other agreement shall adversely affect the rights provided to Indemnitee under this Agreement
 
 
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Section 16. Enforcement .  The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable. The Corporation agrees that its execution of this Agreement shall constitute a stipulation by which it shall be irrevocably bound in any court of competent jurisdiction in which a proceeding by Indemnitee for enforcement of his rights hereunder shall have been commenced, continued or appealed, that its obligations set forth in this Agreement are unique and special, and that failure of the Corporation to comply with the provisions of this Agreement will cause irreparable and irremediable injury to Indemnitee, for which a remedy at law will be inadequate. As a result, in addition to any other right or remedy Indemnitee may have at law or in equity with respect to breach of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to injunctive or mandatory relief directing specific performance by the Corporation of its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 17. Interpretation of Agreement .  It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.

Section 18. Entire Agreement .  This Agreement and the documents expressly referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and any other prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements with respect to the matters covered hereby are expressly superceded by this Agreement.

Section 19. 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 provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

Section 20. Successor and Assigns .  All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Section 21. Service of Process and Venue .  For purposes of any claims or proceedings to enforce this agreement, the Corporation consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction in the states of Delaware and Virginia, and waives and agrees not to raise any defense that any such court is an inconvenient forum or any similar claim.

Section 22. Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Delaware.  If a court of competent jurisdiction shall make a final determination that the provisions of the law of any state other than Delaware govern indemnification by the Corporation of its officers and directors, then the indemnification provided under this Agreement shall in all instances be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under such law, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary.
 
 
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Section 23. Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create in Indemnitee any right to employment or continued employment.

Section 24. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, notwithstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or same counterpart.

Section 25.   Headings . The section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the date first above written.


  VERSAR, INC.  
       
 
By
 
 
 
Name:
   
 
Title:
   
       
       
  INDEMNITEE:  
       
 
By
 
 
 
Name:
   
 
 
 
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