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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
FOR
_________________________
A ____________________-Managed Limited Liability Company
ARTICLE I
Company Formation
1.1 FORMATION. The Members hereby form a Limited Liability Company ("Company")
subject to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act as currently in effect as of
this date. Articles of Organization shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
1.2 NAME. The name of the Company shall be: ____________________________________.
1.3 REGISTERED AGENT. The name and location of the registered agent of the Company
shall be:
____________________________________
______________________
______________________
_______________________
1.4 TERM. The Company shall continue for a perpetual period.
(a) Members whose capital interest as defined in Article 2.2 exceeds 50 percent vote for
dissolution; or
(b) Any event which makes it unlawful for the business of the Company to be carried on
by the Members; or
(c) The death, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy, retirement of a Member or the
occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member
of the Company; or
(d) Any other event causing dissolution of this Limited Liability Company under the laws
of the State of ___________________.
1.5 CONTINUANCE OF COMPANY. Notwithstanding the provisions of ARTICLE 1.4, in the
event of an occurrence described in ARTICLE 1.4(c), if there are at least two remaining
Members, said remaining Members shall have the right to continue the business of the
Company. Such right can be exercised only by the unanimous vote of the remaining
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Members within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of an event described in ARTICLE
1.4(c). If not so exercised, the right of the Members to continue the business of the
Company shall expire.
1.6 BUSINESS PURPOSE. The purpose of the Company is to __________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
1.7 PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. The location of the principal place of business of the
Company shall be:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Principal place of business may be changed at a location the Managers from time to
time select.
1.8 THE MEMBERS. The name and place of residence of each member are contained in
Exhibit 2 attached to this Agreement.
1.9 ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the
Agreement, no additional members may be admitted to the Company through issuance
by the company of a new interest in the Company, without the prior unanimous written
consent of the Members.
ARTICLE II
Capital Contributions
2.1 INITIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. The Members initially shall contribute to the Company capital
as described in Exhibit 3 attached to this Agreement. The agreed total value of such
property and cash is ____________________________.
2.2 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Except as provided in ARTICLE 6.2, no Member shall be
obligated to make any additional contribution to the Company's capital.
ARTICLE III
Profits, Losses and Distributions
3.1 PROFITS/LOSSES. For financial accounting and tax purposes the Company's net profits
or net losses shall be determined on an annual basis and shall be allocated to the
Members in proportion to each Member's relative capital interest in the Company as set
forth in Exhibit 2 as amended from time to time in accordance with Treasury Regulation
1.704-1.
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3.2 DISTRIBUTIONS. The Members shall determine and distribute available funds annually
or at more frequent intervals as they see fit. Available funds, as referred to herein, shall
mean the net cash of the Company available after appropriate provision for expenses
and liabilities, as determined by the Managers. Distributions in liquidation of the
Company or in liquidation of a Member's interest shall be made in accordance with the
positive capital account balances pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).
To the extent a Member shall have a negative capital account balance, there shall be a
qualified income offset, as set forth in Treasury Regulation 1.704-l(b)(2)(ii)(d).
ARTICLE IV
Management
4.1 MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS. The name and place of residence of each Manager is
attached as Exhibit 1 of this Agreement. By a vote of the Members holding a majority of
the capital interests in the Company, as set forth in Exhibit 2 as amended from time to
time, shall elect so many Managers as the Members determine, but no fewer than one,
with one Manager elected by the Members as Chief Executive Manager. The elected
Manager(s) may either be a Member or Non-Member.
4.2 MEMBERS. The liability of the Members shall be limited as provided pursuant to
applicable law. Members that are not Managers shall take no part whatever in the
control, management, direction, or operation of the Company's affairs and shall have no
power to bind the Company. The Managers may from time to time seek advice from the
Members, but they need not accept such advice, and at all times the Managers shall
have the exclusive right to control and manage the Company. No Member shall be an
agent of any other Member of the Company solely by reason of being a Member.
4.3 POWERS OF MANAGERS. The Managers are authorized on the Company's behalf to
make all decisions as to (a) the sale, development lease or other disposition of the
Company's assets; (b) the purchase or other acquisition of other assets of all kinds; (c)
the management of all or any part of the Company's assets; (d) the borrowing of money
and the granting of security interests in the Company's assets; (e) the pre-payment,
refinancing or extension of any loan affecting the Company's assets; (f ) the compromise
or release of any of the Company's claims or debts; and, (g) the employment of persons,
firms or corporations for the operation and management of the company's business. In
the exercise of their management powers, the Managers are authorized to execute and
deliver (a) all contracts, conveyances, assignments leases, sub-leases, franchise
agreements, licensing agreements, management contracts and maintenance contracts
covering or affecting the Company's assets; (b) all checks, drafts and other orders for
the payment of the Company's funds; (c) all promissory notes, loans, security
agreements and other similar documents; and, (d) all other instruments of any other
kind relating to the Company's affairs, whether like or unlike the foregoing.
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4.4 CHIEF EXECUTIVE MANAGER. The Chief Executive Manager shall have primary
responsibility for managing the operations of the Company and for effectuating the
decisions of the Managers.
4.5 NOMINEE. Title to the Company's assets shall be held in the Company's name or in the
name of any nominee that the Managers may designate. The Managers shall have
power to enter into a nominee agreement with any such person, and such agreement
may contain provisions indemnifying the nominee, except for his willful misconduct.
4.6 COMPANY INFORMATION. Upon request, the Managers shall supply to any member
information regarding the Company or its activities. Each Member or his authorized
representative shall have access to and may inspect and copy all books, records and
materials in the Manager's possession regarding the Company or its activities. The
exercise of the rights contained in this ARTICLE 4.6 shall be at the requesting Member's
expense.
4.7 EXCULPATION. Any act or omission of the Managers, the effect of which may cause or
result in loss or damage to the Company or the Members if done in good faith to
promote the best interests of the Company, shall not subject the Managers to any
liability to the Members.
4.8 INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party
defendant or is threatened to be made a party defendant, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an
action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a
Member of the Company, Manager, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was
serving at the request of the Company, for instant expenses (including attorney's fees),
judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the Members determine that he acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action proceeding, has
no reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any
action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
"no lo Contendere" or its equivalent, shall not in itself create a presumption that the
person did or did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to
be in the best interest of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his/her conduct was lawful.
4.9 RECORDS. The Managers shall cause the Company to keep at its principal place of
business the following:
(a) a current list in alphabetical order of the full name and the last known street address
of each Member;
(b) a copy of the Certificate of Formation and the Company Operating Agreement and all
amendments;
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(c) copies of the Company's federal, state and local income tax returns and reports, if
any, for the three most recent years;
(d) copies of any financial statements of the limited liability company for the three most
recent years.
ARTICLE V
Compensation
5.1 MANAGEMENT FEE. Any Manager rendering services to the Company shall be entitled
to compensation commensurate with the value of such services.
5.2 REIMBURSEMENT. The Company shall reimburse the Managers or Members for all
direct out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in managing the Company.
ARTICLE VI
Bookkeeping
6.1 BOOKS. The Managers shall maintain complete and accurate books of account of the
Company's affairs at the Company's principal place of business. Such books shall be kept
on such method of accounting as the Managers shall select. The company's accounting
period shall be the calendar year.
6.2 MEMBER'S ACCOUNTS. The Managers shall maintain separate capital and distribution
accounts for each member. Each member's capital account shall be determined and
maintained in the manner set forth in Treasury Regulation 1.704-l(b)(2)(iv) and shall
consist of his initial capital contribution increased by:
(a) any additional capital contribution made by him/her;
(b) credit balances transferred from his distribution account to his capital account;
and decreased by:
(a) distributions to him/her in reduction of Company capital;
(b) the Member's share of Company losses if charged to his/her capital account.
6.3 REPORTS. The Managers shall close the books of account after the close of each
calendar year, and shall prepare and send to each member a statement of such
Member's distributive share of income and expense for income tax reporting purposes.
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ARTICLE VII
Transfers
7.1 ASSIGNMENT. If at any time a Member proposes to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of
all or any part of his interest in the Company, such Member shall first make a written
offer to sell such interest to the other Members at a price determined by mutual
agreement. If such other Members decline or fail to elect such interest within thirty (30)
days, and if the sale or assignment is made and the Members fail to approve this sale or
assignment unanimously then, pursuant to the applicable law, the purchaser or assignee
shall have no right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the
Company. The purchaser or assignee shall only be entitled to receive the share of the
profits or other compensation by way of income and the return of contributions to
which that Member would otherwise be entitled.
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CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
This Company Operating Agreement is entered into and shall become effective as of the
Effective Date by and among the Company and the persons executing this Agreement as
Members. It is the Members express intention to create a limited liability company in
accordance with applicable law, as currently written or subsequently amended or redrafted.
The undersigned hereby agree, acknowledge, and certify that the foregoing operating
agreement is adopted and approved by each member, the agreement consisting of ____ pages,
constitutes, together with Exhibit 1, Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3 (if any), the Operating Agreement of
____________________________________________________, adopted by the members as of
_______________________, _______ 20______.
Members:
________________________________ Printed Name ________________________
Signature
Percent: _____%
_________________________________ Printed Name ________________________
Signature
Percent: _____%
__________________________________ Printed Name ________________________
Signature
Percent: _____%
__________________________________ Printed Name ________________________
Signature
Percent: _____%
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EXHIBIT 1
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
FOR
_______________________
LISTING OF MANAGERS
By a majority vote of the Members the following Managers were elected to operate the
Company pursuant to ARTICLE 4 of the Agreement:
__________________________________________
Printed Name ___________________________
Chief Executive Manager
__________________________ Address
__________________________
__________________________
______________________________
Printed Name ___________________________
Title ______________________
__________________________ Address
__________________________
__________________________
The above listed Manager(s) will serve in their capacities until they are removed for any reason
by a majority vote of the Members as defined by ARTICLE 4 or upon their voluntary resignation.
Signed and Agreed this _______day of ________________________, 20______.
_____________________________ Printed Name __________________________
Signature of Member
______________________________ Printed Name __________________________
Signature of Member
______________________________ Printed Name __________________________
Signature of Member
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EXHIBIT 2
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
FOR
________________
LISTING OF MEMBERS
As of the _____ day of ______________________, 20_____ the following is a list of Members
of the Company:
Name_________________________________ Percent ______%
Address _______________________________________________
Name_________________________________ Percent ______%
Address _______________________________________________
Name_________________________________ Percent ______%
Address _______________________________________________
Name_________________________________ Percent ______%
Address _______________________________________________
Authorized by Member(s) to provide Member Listing as of this _____ day of
___________________, 20_____.
_________________________________ __________________________________
Signature of Member Signature of Member
_________________________________ __________________________________
Signature of Member Signature of Member
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EXHIBIT 3
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
FOR
_____________________
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to ARTICLE 2, the Members' initial contribution to the Company capital is stated to be
$______________________. The description and each individual portion of this initial
contribution is as follows:
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
__________________________________________________________ $______________
SIGNED AND AGREED this _____ day of ________________, 20____.
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Member Member
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Member Member