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Member Managed Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement
This
Agreement, dated _________________________
(date), made and entered into between
________________________________________________
(Company), a limited liability company organized pursuant to the
_________________________________________
(Name of State) Limited Liability Company Act, hereinafter called the
Company, ___________________________________________________
(Name of Member One), of
___________________________________________________________________________
(street address, city, county, state, zip code),
_____________________________________
(Name of Member Two),
of______________________________________________________
_________________________________
(street address, city, county, state, zip
code), and ___________________________________________________
(Name of Member Three), of
____________________________________________________________________________
(street address, city, county, state, zip code), hereinafter called the
Members.
In consideration of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
I.
Definition of Terms
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this
Section I shall, for the purposes of
this Agreement, have the following meanings:
A.
________________________________________
(Name of State) Act means the
_____________________________________
(Name of State) limited liability company statute,
______________________________________________
(citation to statute), as amended from time to time.
B.
Additional Members has the
meaning set forth in Section XIII.
C.
Affiliate
means, with respect to a specified Person, any Person that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
specified Person. As used in this
definition, the term control means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
D.
Agreement means this
Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, as amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
E.
Capital Account means,
with respect to any Member, the account maintained for such Member in accordance
with the provisions of Section IV.
F.
Capital Contribution
means, with
respect to any Member, the aggregate amount of money and the fair market value
of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company pursuant to
Section IV with respect to such
Member’s Interest.
G.
Certificate
means the Certificate of Formation of the Company and any and all amendments to
the Certificate of Formation and restatements of the same filed on behalf of the
Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
_________________________
(Name of State) pursuant to the
_____________________________
(Name of State) Act.
H.
Code means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any corresponding federal
tax statute enacted after the date of this Agreement.
A reference to a specific section of the Code refers not only to such
specific section but also to any corresponding provision of any federal tax
statute enacted after the date of this Agreement, as such specific section or
corresponding provision is in effect on the date of application of the
provisions of this Agreement containing such reference.
I.
Company
means_________________________________________
(Company), the limited liability company formed and continued under and
pursuant to the __________________
(Name of State) Act and this
Agreement.
J.
Covered Person
means a
Member, any Affiliate of a Member, any officers, directors, shareholders,
partners, employees, representatives or agents of a Member, or their respective
Affiliates, or any employee or agent of the Company or its Affiliates.
K.
Fiscal Year means:
1.
The period commencing upon the formation of the Company and ending on
_________________________
(month and day), __________
(year);
2.
Any
subsequent 12-month period commencing on ______________________
(month and day), and ending on __________________________
(month and day); or
3.
Any portion of the period described in
Claus
2 above which the Company is required to allocate Profits, Losses and other
items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to
Section VIII.
L.
Interest
means a Member’s limited liability company interest in the Company which
represents such Member’s share of the profits and losses of the Company and a
Member’s right to receive distributions of the Company’s assets in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement and the _________________________________
(Name of State) Act.
M.
Member
means each of ____________________________________
(Name of Member One), ________________________________________ (Name of Member
Two), and
___________________________________________ (Name of Member Three), and
includes any Person admitted as an Additional
Member pursuant to the provision of
this Agreement, in such Person’s capacity as a member of the Company;
Members means two or more of such Persons when acting in their
capacities as members of the Company.
For purposes of the _________________________________
(Name of State) Act, the Members
shall constitute one class or group of members.
N.
Net Cash Flow means, for
each Fiscal Year or other period of the Company, the gross cash receipts of the
Company from all sources, but excluding any amounts, such as gross receipts
taxes, that are held by the Company as a collection agent or in trust for others
or that are otherwise not unconditionally available to the Company, less all
amounts paid by or for the account of the Company during the same Fiscal Year or
other period (including, but not limited to, payments of principal and interest
on any Company indebtedness and expenses reimbursed to the Members under
Section V-B), and less any amounts
determined by the Members to be necessary to provide a reasonable reserve for
working-capital needs or any other contingencies of the Company.
Net Cash Flow shall be determined in accordance with the cash receipts
and disbursements method of accounting and otherwise in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Net Cash Flow shall not be reduced by depreciation, amortization, cost
recovery deductions, depletion, similar allowances or other non-cash items, but
shall be increased by any reduction of reserves previously established.
O.
Percentage Interest means
the Interest of a Member, expressed as a portion of one hundred percent, as
shown on Schedule A.
P.
Person
includes any individual, corporation, association, partnership (general or
limited), joint venture, trust, estate, limited liability company, or other
legal entity or organization.
Q.
Profits and Losses means,
for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss
for such Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code.
R.
Tax Matters Partner has
the meaning set forth in Section XI-A.
S.
Treasury Regulations
means the
income tax regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the
Code; as such, regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
II.
Formation and Term
A. Formation
1.
The Members
have formed the Company as a limited liability company under and pursuant to the
provisions of the ___________________________
(Name of State) Act and agree that the rights, duties and liabilities of
the Members shall be as provided in the ________________________________
(Name of State) Act, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2.
Upon the execution of this Agreement or a counterpart of this
Agreement,
(Name of Member One)
___________________________________,
(Name of Member Two)
________________________________, and
(Name of Member Three) shall be admitted as Members of the Company.
3.
The name and mailing address of each Member and the amount contributed to
the capital of the Company shall be listed on the attached
Schedule A.
The Members shall be required to update
Schedule A from time to time as
necessary to accurately reflect the information in the schedule.
Any amendment or revision to
Schedule A made in accordance with this Agreement shall not be deemed an
amendment to this agreement. Any
reference in this Agreement to Schedule
A shall be deemed to be a reference to
Schedule A as amended and in effect
from time to time.
4.
_________________________________
(Name of Member One), as an authorized person within the meaning of the
__________________________
(Name of State) Act, shall
execute, deliver and file the Certificate.
B.
Name.
The name of
the Company is _____________________________________
(Company).
The business
of the Company may be conducted upon compliance with all applicable laws under
any other name designated by the Members.
C.
Term.
The term of
the Company shall commence on the date the Certificate is filed in the office of
the Secretary of State of the State of __________________________
(Name of State) and shall continue until _________________________
(date), unless the Company is dissolved before such date in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement.
The existence of the Company as a separate legal entity shall continue
until cancellation of the Certificate in the manner required by the
_____________________________________
(Name of State) Act.
D.
Registered Agent and Office.
The
Company’s registered agent and office in the State of shall be
(Name) ________________________________________________________________,
of ____________________________________________________________________________
(street address, city, county, state, zip code).
At any time, the Members may designate another registered agent
or registered office.
E.
Principal Place of Business.
The
principal place of business of the Company shall be at________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(street address, city, county, state, zip code).
At any time, the Members may change the location of the Company’s
principal place of business.
F.
Qualification in Other Jurisdictions.
The Members
shall, if required by law or if deemed advisable by the Members, cause the
Company to be qualified, formed or registered under assumed or fictitious name
statutes or similar laws in any jurisdiction in which the Company transacts
business.
_____________________________
(Name of Member One) as an
authorized person within the meaning of the ______________________
(Name of State) Act, shall execute, deliver and file any certificates
(and any amendments or restatements of such certificates) necessary for the
Company to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction in which the Company may
wish to conduct business.
III.
Purpose and Powers of the Company
A. Purpose.
The Company
is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business to be
conducted and promoted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity
for which limited liability companies may be formed under the
_____________________
(Name of State) Act and engaging
in any and all activities necessary, convenient, desirable or incidental to the
foregoing, including, but not limited to, acquiring, holding, managing,
operating and disposing of securities of corporations, partnerships, limited
liability companies and trusts.
B.
Powers of the Company.
The Company
shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary,
appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental or convenient to or for the
furtherance of the purpose set forth in
Section III-A, including, but not limited to, the power:
1.
To conduct
its business, carry on its operations and have and exercise the powers granted
to a limited liability company by the ______________________
(Name of State) Act in any state, territory, district or possession of
the United States, or in any foreign country that may be necessary, convenient
or incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the Company;
2.
To acquire by purchase, contribution of property or otherwise, own,
hold, operate, maintain, finance, sell, convey, transfer, or dispose of any
securities or other personal property that may be necessary, convenient or
incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the Company;
3.
To enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, including,
but not limited to, contracts with any Member, any Affiliate of a Member, or any
agent of the Company necessary to, in connection with, convenient to, or
incidental to the accomplishment of the purpose of the Company;
4.
To purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own,
hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of,
and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares or other interests in or
obligations of domestic or foreign corporations, associations, general or
limited partnerships (including, but not limited to, the power to be admitted as
a member or appointed as a manager and to exercise the rights and perform the
duties created by such admission or appointment), or individuals or direct or
indirect obligations of the United State or of any government, state, territory,
governmental district or municipality or of any instrumentality of any of them;
5.
To lend money for its proper purpose, to invest and reinvest its
funds, to take and hold real and personal property for the payment of funds so
loaned or invested;
6.
To sue and be sued, complain and defend, and participate in
administrative or other proceedings, in its name;
7.
To appoint employees and agents of the Company, and define their
duties and fix their compensation;
8.
To indemnify any Person in accordance with the
_______________________
(Name of State) Act and to obtain
any and all types of insurance;
9.
To cease its activities and cancel it’s Certificate;
10.
To negotiate, enter into, renegotiate, extend, renew, terminate,
modify, amend, waive, execute, acknowledge or take any other action with respect
to any lease, contract or security agreement in respect of any assets of the
Company;
11.
To borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, and to secure
the same by a mortgage, pledge or other lien on the assets of the Company;
12.
To pay, collect, compromise, litigate, arbitrate or otherwise adjust
or settle any and all other claims or demands of or against the Company or to
hold such proceeds against the payment of contingent liabilities; and
13.
To make, execute, acknowledge and file any and all documents or
instruments necessary, convenient or incidental to the accomplishment of the
purpose of the Company.
14.
The Company may merge with, or consolidate into, another
__________________________
(Name of State) limited liability
company or other business entity as allowed by the limited liability statutes of
_______________________
(Name of State).
IV. Capital
Contributions; Interests; Capital Accounts; Advances
A. Capital Contributions.
1.
Each Member
has contributed or is deemed to have contributed to the capital of the Company
the amount set forth opposite the Member’s name on the attached
Schedule A.
The agreed value of the Capital Contributions made or deemed to have
been made by each Member shall be set forth on
Schedule A.
2.
No Member
shall be required to make any additional capital contribution to the Company.
However, a Member may make additional capital contributions to the
Company with the written consent of all of the Members.
B.
Member’s Interest.
A
Member’s Interest shall for all purposes be personal property.
A Member has no interest in specific Company property.
C.
Status of Capital Contributions.
1.
Except as
other wise provided in this Agreement, the amount of a Member’s Capital
contributions may be returned to it, in whole or in part, at any time, but only
with the consent of all of the Members.
Any such returns of Capital Contributions may be made to all Members in
proportion to the Percentage Interests.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no return of a Member’s Capital
Contributions shall be made is such distribution would violate applicable state
law. Under circumstances requiring
a return of any Capital Contribution, no Member shall have the right to demand
or receive property other than cash, except as may be specifically provided in
this Agreement.
2.
No Member shall receive any interest, salary or drawing with respect
to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account or for services rendered on
behalf of the Company or otherwise in its capacity as a Member, except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement.
3.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and by applicable
state law, the Members shall be liable only to make their capital contributions
pursuant to Section IV-A, and no
Member shall be required to lend any funds to the Company or, after a Member’s
Capital Contributions have been fully paid pursuant to
Section IV-A, to make any additional
capital contributions to the company.
No Member shall have any personal liability for the repayment of any
Capital contribution of any other Member.
D.
Capital Accounts.
1.
An
individual Capital Account shall be established and maintained for each Member.
2.
The capital Account of each Member shall be maintained in accordance
with the following provisions:
a.
To such Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited such
Member’s Capital Contributions (consisting of cash or the fair market value of
any property net of any liabilities secured by such contributed property that
the Company is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the
Code); such Member’s distributive share of Profits; and such Member’s
distributive share of other items of income, gain or credits; and
b.
To such Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited the amount of
cash and the fair market value of property distributed by the Company to such
Member (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property which the Member
is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code); such
Member’s distributive share of Losses; and such Member’s distributive share of
other items of loss or deduction.
E.
Advances.
If any
Member shall advance any funds to the Company in excess of its Capital
Contributions, the amount of such advance shall neither increase its Capital
Account nor entitle it to any increase in its share of the distributions of the
Company. The amount of any such
advance shall be a debt obligation of the Company to such Member and shall be
subject to such terms and conditions acceptable to the company and each Member.
Any such advance shall be payable and collectible only out of Company
assets, and the other Members shall not be personally obligated to repay any
part of such advance. No Person who
makes any non-recourse loan to the Company shall have or acquire, as a result of
making such loan, any direct or indirect interest in the profits, capital or
property of the company, other than as a creditor.
V.
Members
A. Powers of Members.
The Members
shall have the power to exercise any and all rights or powers granted to the
Members pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement and the
____________________
(Name of State) Act.
B.
Reimbursements.
The Company
shall reimburse the Members, for all ordinary and necessary out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Members on behalf of the company.
Such reimbursement shall be treated as an expense of the company that
shall be deducted in computing the Net Cash Flow and shall not be deemed to
constitute a distributive share of Profits or a distribution or return of
capital to any Member.
C.
Partition.
Each Member
waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain an action for partition
of the Company’s property.
D.
Resignation.
A Member may
not resign from the Company without the written consent of all of the other
Members.
VI.
Management
A.
Management of the Company.
1.
In
accordance with Section ____ of the _________________________
(Name of State) limited liability act, management of the Company shall
be vested in the Members. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whenever this Agreement requires
or permits actions to be taken by the Members, the decision by Members owning
more than ____% of the Percentage Interests shall control.
2.
The Members shall have full, exclusive and complete discretion to
manage the business and affairs of the Company, to make all decisions affecting
the business and affairs of the Company and to take such actions, as they deem
necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purpose of the Company as set forth
in this Agreement. There shall not
be a “manager”
[within the meaning of the
__________________________ (Name of State) Limited Liability Company Act]
of the Company.
3.
With respect to third parties, each Member is an agent of the
Company’s business, and each Member may bind the Company.
If a Member binds the Company, but did not have the authority to so act
under this Agreement (including by failing to obtain necessary consents from
other Members), in addition to any other remedy (at law or in equity) that may
be available against such Member, such Member shall be liable for all damages
caused by breaching this Agreement.
C.
Reliance by Third Parties.
Any Person
dealing with the Company or any Member may rely upon a certificate signed by any
Member as to:
1.
The identity of a Member;
2.
The existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts which constitute a
condition precedent to acts by the Members or in any other manner germane to the
affairs of the Company;
3.
The Persons who are authorized to execute and deliver any instrument
or document of, or on behalf of, the Company; or
4.
Any act or failure to act by the Company or as to any other matter
whatsoever involving the Company or any Member.
VII.
Amendments and Meetings
A. Amendments.
Any
amendment to this Agreement shall be adopted and be effective as an amendment to
the Agreement if it receives the affirmative vote of all of the Members,
provided that such amendment be in writing and executed by all of the Members.
B.
Meetings of the Members.
1.
Meetings of
the Members may be called at any time by any Member.
Notice of any meeting shall be given to all Members not less that ____(number)
days nor more than ____
(number) days prior to the date
of such meeting. Each Member may
authorize any Person to act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Member is
entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or
participating at a meeting. Every
proxy must be signed by the Member or its attorney-in-fact.
2.
The Members shall establish
all other provisions relating to meetings of Member, including notice of the
time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by
any Members, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the
establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by
proxy or any other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to
vote.
3.
The Company may take any action contemplated by this Agreement as
approved by the unanimous written consent of the Members.
VIII.
Allocations
A.
Profits and Losses.
1.
Subject to
the allocation rules of Section VIII-B,
Profits for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion
to the Percentage Interests.
2.
Subject to the allocation rules of
Section VIII-B, Losses for any
Fiscal Year shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to the Percentage
Interests.
B.
Allocation Rules.
1.
For purposes
of determining the Profits, Losses or any other items allocable to any period,
Profits, Losses and any such other items shall be determined on a daily, monthly
or other basis, as determined by the Members using any method that is
permissible under Section 706 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations under that Section.
2.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of Company
income, gain, loss, deduction and any other allocations not otherwise provided
for shall be divided among the Members in the Same proportions as they share
Profits and Losses for the fiscal Year in question.
3.
The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the
allocations made by this
Article VIII and agree to be bound
by the provisions of this Article VIII
in reporting their shares of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.
4.
The Members intend that the allocation provisions set forth in this
Agreement are intended to comply with Section 704(b) of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations issued under that Section and the provisions are to be
interpreted in a manner consistent with those Treasury Regulations.
C.
Tax Allocations; Section 704© of the Code.
In
Accordance with Section 704© of the Code and the Treasury regulations under that
Section, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property
contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for income tax purposes,
be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between
the adjusted basis of such property to the company for Federal income tax
purposes and its initial fair market value.
IX.
Distributions
A.
Net Cash Flow.
Except as
otherwise provided in Article XV
(relating to the dissolution of the Company), any distribution of the Net Cash
Flow during any Fiscal Year shall be made to the Members in proportion to the
Percentage Interests.
B.
Distribution Rules.
All distributions pursuant to Section
IX-A shall be at such times and in such amounts as shall be determined by
the Members.
C.
Limitations on Distribution.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Company shall not make a distribution to any Member on account of its interest
in the Company is such distribution would violate the
_______________________________
(Name of State) Limited Liability Company
Act or other applicable law.
X.
Books and Records
A.
Books,
Records and Financial Statements.
1.
At all times
during the continuance of the Company, the Company shall maintain, at its
principal place of business, separate books of account for the Company that
shall show a true and accurate record of all costs and expenses incurred, all
charges made, all credits made and received and all income derived in connection
with the operation of the Company business in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, and to the extent inconsistent with
such principles, in accordance with this Agreement.
Such books of account, together with a copy of this Agreement and of the
Certificate, shall at all times be maintained at the principal place of business
of the Company and shall be open to inspection and examination at reasonable
times by each Member and its duly authorized representative for any purpose
reasonable related to such Member’s interest in the Company.
2.
The Members shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and
maintained, the books of account of the company.
The Members shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed,
all applicable federal and state tax returns.
B.
Accounting Method.
For both financial and tax reporting purposes and for purposes of determining
Profits and Losses, the books and
records of the Company shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting applied
in a consistent manner and shall reflect all Company transactions and be
appropriate and adequate for the Company’s business.
C.
Annual Audit.
At any time at a Member’s sole discretion, the financial statements of the
Company may be audited by an independent certified public accountant, selected
by such Member, with such audit to be accompanied by a report of such accountant
containing its opinion. The cost of
such audits will be an expense of the company.
A copy of any such audited financial statements and accountant’s report
will be made available for inspection by the Members.
XI.
Tax Matters
A.
Tax Matters Partner.
1.
________________________________
(Name of Member One) is
designated as
Tax Matters Partner of the
Company for purposes of Section 623(a)(7) of the Code.
________________________________
(Name of Member One) may not
choose a forum for the resolution of tax matters or extend any statute of
limitation without the written consent of all of the Members.
2.
The Tax Matters Partner shall, within ______
(number) days of the receipt of any notice from the Internal revenue
Service in any administrative proceeding at the Company level relating to the
determination of any Company item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit,
mail or otherwise deliver a copy of such notice to each Member.
B.
Taxation as Partnership.
The Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal Income Tax
purposes.
XII.
Liability; Exculpation; Indemnification
A. Liability.
Except as
otherwise provided by the ____________________________
(Name of State) Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the
debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Covered Person shall
be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the
Company solely by reason of being a Covered Person.
B.
Exculpation.
1.
No Covered
Person shall be liable to the Company or any other Covered Person for any loss,
damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted
by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner
reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such
Covered Person by this Agreement, except that a Covered Person shall be liable
for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by a reason of such Covered Person’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
2.
A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith
upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or
statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Covered
Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the
Company, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value
and amount of the assets, liabilities, Profits, Losses or New Cash Flow or any
other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
distributions to Members might be properly be paid.
C.
Fiduciary Duty.
To the
extent that, at law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties (including
fiduciary duties) and related liabilities to the Company or to any other Covered
Person, a Covered Person acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the
Company or to any Member for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this
Agreement. The provisions of this
Agreement, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of a
Covered Person otherwise existing at low or in equity, are agreed by the parties
to replace such other duties and liabilities of such Covered Person.
D.
Indemnification.
To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a Covered Person shall be entitled
to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim incurred by
such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by
such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in a manner
reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such
Covered Person by this Agreement, except that no Covered Person shall be
entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred by
such Covered Person by reason of gross negligence or willful misconduct with
respect to such acts or omissions; provided, however, that any indemnity under
this Section XII-D shall be provided
out of and to the extent of Company assets only, and no Covered Person shall
have any personal liability on account of the same.
E.
Expenses.
To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees)
incurred by a Covered Person in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the
final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt
by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay
such amount if it shall be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to
be indemnified as authorized in Section
XII-D.
F. Insurance.
The Company
may purchase and maintain insurance, to the extent and in such amounts as the
Members shall, in its sole discretion, deem reasonable, on behalf of Covered
Persons and such other Person as the Members shall determine, against any
liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by any
such Person in connection with the activities of the Company or such
indemnities, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnity
such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
The Members and the Company may enter into indemnity contracts with
Covered Persons and such other Persons as the Members shall determine and adopt
written procedures pursuant to which arrangements are made for the advancement
of expenses and the funding of obligations under
Section XII-E and containing such
other procedures regarding indemnification as are appropriate.
G.
Outside Businesses.
Any Member
or Affiliate of a Member may engage in or posses an interest in other business
ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or
dissimilar to the business of the Company, and the Company and the Members shall
have no rights by virtue of this Agreement in and to such independent ventures
or the income or profits derived there from, and the pursuit of any such
venture, even if competitive with the business of the Company, shall not be
deemed wrongful or improper. No
Member or Affiliate of a Member shall be obligated to present any particular
investment opportunity to the Company even if such opportunity is of a character
that, if presented to the Company, could be taken by the Company, and any Member
or Affiliate of a Member shall have the right to take for its own account
(individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to other any such
particular investment opportunity.
XIII.
Additional Members.
A. Admission.
By approval
of all of the Members, the Company is authorized to admit any Person as an
additional member of the Company (each, and
Additional Member and collectively, the
Additional Members). Each
such Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member at the time such Person:
1.
Executes this Agreement or a counterpart of this Agreement; and
2.
Is named as a Member on the attached
Schedule A.
The legal fees and expenses associated with such admission shall be borne
by the Company.
B.
Allocations.
Additional
Members shall not be entitled to any retroactive allocation of the Company’s
income, gains, losses, deductions, credits or other items; provided that,
subject to the restrictions of Section 706(d) of the Code, Additional Members
shall be entitled to their respective share of the Company’s income, gains,
losses, deductions, credits and other items arise after such effective date.
To the extent consistent with Section 706(d) of the Code and Treasury
Regulations promulgated under that Section, the Company’s books may be closed at
the time Additional Members are admitted (as though the Company’s tax year had
ended) or the Company may credit to the Additional Members pro rata allocations
of the Company’s income, gains, losses, deductions, credits and items for that
portion of the Company’s Fiscal Year after the effective date of the admission
of the Additional Members.
XIV.
Assignability and Substitute Members
A. Assignability of
Interests.
No Member
may assign the whole or any part of its Interests.
B.
Recognition of Assignment by Company.
No
assignment or pledge of any Interest, or any part of an Interest, that is in
violation of this Article XIV shall
be valid or effective, and neither the Company nor the Members shall recognize
the same for the purpose of making distributions pursuant to this Agreement.
Neither the Company nor the Members shall incur any liability as a result
of refusing to make any such distributions to the assignee of any such invalid
assignment.
C.
Pledge.
No Member
may pledge or otherwise encumber the whole or any part of its Interests.
XV.
Dissolution, Liquidation and Termination
A. No Dissolution.
The Company
shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
B.
Events Causing Dissolution.
The Company
shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the occurrence of any
of the following events:
1.
The expiration of the term of the Company, as provided in
Section II-C;
2.
The written
consent of all Members;
3.
The death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or
dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event under the
_____________________________
(Name of State) Act that
terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company unless, within
______
(number) days after the
occurrence of such an event, all of the remaining Member agree in writing to
continue the business of the Company; or
4.
The entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section _________
of the ____________________________
(Name of State) Limited Liability Company
Act.
C. Liquidation.
Upon
dissolution of the Company, the Members shall carry out the winding up of the
Company and shall immediately commence to wind up the Company’s affairs;
provided, however, that a reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly
liquidation of the assets of the Company and the satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors so as to enable the Members to minimize the normal losses attendant
upon a liquidation. The Members
shall continue to share Profits and Losses during liquidation in the same
proportions, as specified in Article
VIII, as before liquidation.
The proceeds of liquidation shall be distributed in the following order and
priority:
1.
To creditors of the Company, including Members who are creditors, to
the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of the liabilities of the
Company (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment);
and
2. To the Members in
accordance with their Capital Account balances, after giving effect to all
contributions, distributions and allocations for all periods.
D.
Termination.
The Company
shall terminate when all of the assets of the Company, after payment of or due
provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company, shall have
been distributed to the Member in the manner provided for in this
Article XV and the Certificate shall
have been cancelled in the manner required by the ______________________________(Name
of State) Act.
E.
Claims of the Members.
The Members
and former Members shall look solely to the Company’s assets for the return of
their Capital Contributions, and if the assets of the Company remaining after
payment of or due provision for all debts, liabilities and obligations of the
Company are insufficient to return such Capital contributions, the Members and
former Members shall have no recourse against the Company or any other Member.
XVI.
Miscellaneous
A. Notices.
All notices
provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing, duly signed by the party
giving such notice, and shall be delivered, mailed via an overnight courier
service, telecopied or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows:
1.
If given to the Company, at the address specified in
Section II-E of this Agreement; or
2.
If given to any Member, at the address set forth opposite its name on
the attached Schedule A, or at such
other address as such Member may designate in the future by written notice to
the Company.
3.
All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when received.
B.
Failure to Pursue Remedies.
The failure of any party to seek redress fro violation of, or to insist
upon the strict performance of, any provision of the Agreement shall not prevent
a subsequent act, which would have originally constituted a violation, from
having the effect of an original violation.
C.
Cumulative Remedies.
The right
and remedies provided by this Agreement are cumulative and the use of any one
right or remedy by any party shall not preclude or waive its right to use any or
all other remedies. The rights and
remedies are given in addition to any other rights the parties may have by law,
statute, ordinance or otherwise.
D.
Binding Effect.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all of
the parties and, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, their successors,
legal representatives and assigns.
E.
Severability.
The
invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement
shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision
was omitted.
F.
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as
if all parties had signed the same document.
All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one
instrument.
G.
Governing Law.
This
Agreement and the rights of the parties under this Agreement shall be
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
_____________________________
(Name of State), and all rights and remedies shall be governed by such
laws without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
In witness, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year
first above written.
________________________________________________________________
COMPANY
By:_______________________________________________
(Name of Member One),
and Individually
By:_______________________________________________
(Name of Member Two),
and Individually
By:_______________________________________________
(Name of Member
Three),
and Individually