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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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2
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Section 1.1
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Definitions
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2
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Section 1.2
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Interpretive Provisions
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13
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ARTICLE II
ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
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14
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Section 2.1
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Formation
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14
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Section 2.2
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Filing
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14
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Section 2.3
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Name
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14
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Section 2.4
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Registered Office; Registered Agent
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14
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Section 2.5
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Principal Place of Business
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15
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Section 2.6
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Purpose; Powers
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15
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Section 2.7
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Term
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15
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Section 2.8
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Intent
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15
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ARTICLE III
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS
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15
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Section 3.1
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Recapitalization Transactions
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15
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ARTICLE IV
OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
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Section 4.1
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Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units
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17
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Section 4.2
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Voting Rights
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20
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Section 4.3
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Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership
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20
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Section 4.4
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Capital Accounts
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21
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Section 4.5
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Other Matters
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21
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Section 4.6
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Redemption of Units
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22
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ARTICLE V
ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
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31
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Section 5.1
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Profits and Losses
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31
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Section 5.2
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Special Allocations
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31
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Section 5.3
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Allocations for Tax Purposes in General
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33
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Section 5.4
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Other Allocation Rules
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34
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ARTICLE VI
DISTRIBUTIONS
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35
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Section 6.1
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Distributions
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35
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Section 6.2
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Tax-Related Distributions
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35
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Section 6.3
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Distribution Upon Withdrawal
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36
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ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT
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36
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Section 7.1
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The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties
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36
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Section 7.2
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Officers
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36
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Section 7.3
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Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others
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37
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Section 7.4
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Indemnification
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38
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Section 7.5
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Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements
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39
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Section 7.6
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Resignation or Termination of Managing Member
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39
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Section 7.7
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No Inconsistent Obligations
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39
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Section 7.8
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Reclassification Events of PubCo
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Section 7.9
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Certain Costs and Expenses
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40
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ARTICLE VIII
ROLE OF MEMBERS
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41
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Section 8.1
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Rights or Powers
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41
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Section 8.2
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Voting
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42
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Section 8.3
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Various Capacities
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42
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Section 8.4
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Investment Opportunities
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43
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ARTICLE IX
TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS
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43
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Section 9.1
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Restrictions on Transfer
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43
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Section 9.2
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Notice of Transfer
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44
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Section 9.3
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Transferee Members
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44
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Section 9.4
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Legend
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45
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ARTICLE X
ACCOUNTING
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45
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Section 10.1
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Books of Account
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45
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Section 10.2
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Tax Elections
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45
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Section 10.3
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Tax Returns; Information
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Section 10.4
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Company Representative
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Section 10.5
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Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations
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46
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ARTICLE XI
DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION
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47
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Section 11.1
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Liquidating Events
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Section 11.2
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Bankruptcy
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48
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Section 11.3
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Procedure
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48
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Section 11.4
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Rights of Members
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49
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Section 11.5
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Notices of Dissolution
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49
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Section 11.6
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Reasonable Time for Winding Up
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50
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Section 11.7
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No Deficit Restoration
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50
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ARTICLE XII
GENERAL
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50
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Section 12.1
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Amendments; Waivers
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50
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Section 12.2
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Further Assurances
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51
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Section 12.3
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Successors and Assigns
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51
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Section 12.4
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Entire Agreement
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51
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Section 12.5
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Rights of Members Independent
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51
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Section 12.6
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Governing Law
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51
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Section 12.7
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Jurisdiction and Venue
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51
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Section 12.8
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Headings
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52
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Section 12.9
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Counterparts
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52
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Section 12.10
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Notices
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52
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Section 12.11
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Representation By Counsel; Interpretation
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53
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Section 12.12
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Severability
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Section 12.13
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Expenses
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53
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Section 12.14
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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53
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Section 12.15
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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53
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(a) |
credit to such Capital Account any amount that such Member is obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the next to last
sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) after taking into account thereunder any changes during such year in Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain; and
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debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
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the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of such contribution;
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(b) |
the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their
respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an interest (or additional interest) in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution to the Company or in exchange for the
performance of more than a de minimis amount of services to or for the benefit of the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de
minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)(1), (iv) the acquisition of an interest in the Company by any new or existing Member upon the exercise of a noncompensatory option in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); or (v) any other event to the extent
determined by the Managing Member to be permitted and necessary or appropriate to properly reflect Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above shall be made only if the
Managing Member reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company. If any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an
event described in this paragraph (b)(i) through (b)(v), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2);
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the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of such distribution;
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the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to
reflect any adjustments to the Adjusted Basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subsection (f) in the definition of “Profits” or “Losses” below or Section 5.2(h); provided, however,
that the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection to the extent the Managing Member determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in
connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d); and
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if the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to subsections (a), (b) or (d) of this definition of Gross Asset Value, such
Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits, Losses and other items allocated pursuant to Article V.
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any income or gain of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
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any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
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in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to
subsection (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) or an item of loss (if the
adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall, except to the extent allocated pursuant to Section 5.2, be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;
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gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of
the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;
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in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation;
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to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be
taken into account in determining Capital Account balances as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment
increases the basis of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and
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any items of income, gain, loss or deduction which are specifically allocated
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2 shall
not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses for any taxable year, but such items available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section
5.2 will be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (f) above.
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(a) |
the terms defined in Section 1.1 are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;
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all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP;
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(c) |
all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars;
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(d) |
when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;
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whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
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“or” is not exclusive;
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pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; and
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the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.
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Effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Existing LLC Agreement shall be amended and restated and this Agreement shall be adopted and (ii) all of the membership interests in the Company
prior to the adoption of this Agreement shall be recapitalized to consist solely of a single class of Units with the rights and privileges as set forth in this Agreement. The number of Units owned by each Member (other than PubCo) shall be
determined within 40 days following the initial closing of the IPO as set forth on Annex I hereto, which shall be effective as of the Effective Time.
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Immediately following the initial closing of the IPO, PubCo shall contribute to
the Company all of the net proceeds received by PubCo in connection with such initial closing and [●] shares of Class B Common Stock in exchange for the issuance of [●] Units. The number of shares of Class B Common Stock so contributed
shall consist of [●] shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Firm B Shares”) and [●] shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Option B Shares”).
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Pursuant to the terms of Annex I hereto and within 40 days following the initial closing of the IPO, the Company shall distribute to the applicable Members, (i) an aggregate amount of cash equal to [●] times
the initial public offering price per share of Class A Common Stock after underwriting discounts and commissions and (ii) the Firm B Shares.
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Immediately following any closing of the issuance and sale of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Option, PubCo shall contribute all of the net proceeds received pursuant to such Option exercise to
the Company in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and sold pursuant to such Option exercise.
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Pursuant to the terms of Annex I hereto and within 40 days following any contribution described in Section
3.1(d) of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) distribute to the applicable Members all of the cash proceeds received pursuant to such
contribution, (ii) redeem from such Members an aggregate number of Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and sold pursuant to any related exercise of the Option and (iii) surrender to PubCo an aggregate number
of Option B Shares equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and sold pursuant to any related exercise of the Option.
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Promptly after the earlier of (x) the expiration of the Option and (y) 40 days
following the exercise of the Option for the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock initially subject to such Option, (i) the Company shall distribute to each of the Members (other than PubCo) in accordance with the number of
Units owned by each Member, any Option B Shares, which will have been held by the Company for the benefit of such Members, not surrendered pursuant to Section 3.1(e) and (ii) PubCo shall take all actions necessary to cause the stock records of the Class B Common Stock to be held on the
books and records of the Transfer Agent.
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The parties agree that for administrative convenience, in connection with the
recapitalization of the Company in Section 3.1(a),
the Members immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive a number of Units and the right to receive the distribution of cash and shares of Class B Common Stock set forth in Section 3.1(c) and Annex I hereto in lieu of receiving additional Units. For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each Member, the Company and PubCo, each agrees to treat the
recapitalization in Section 3.1(a), the
contribution in Section 3.1(b) and the related
distribution in Section 3.1(c), together as a
sale of the foregone additional Units by the relevant Member to PubCo in exchange for cash and shares of Class B Common Stock. For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each Member, the Company and PubCo,
each further agrees to treat any contribution described in Section 3.1(d) and the related redemption of Units in Section 3.1(e) as a sale of the redeemed Units by the relevant Member to PubCo in exchange for cash.
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Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be authorized to
issue from time to time such number of Units and such other Equity Securities as the Managing Member shall determine in accordance with Section
4.3; solely to the extent they are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to a class of common stock of PubCo or class or series of
preferred stock of PubCo, respectively; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, as long as there are any Members of the Company (other than PubCo), then no such new class or series of Units or Equity
Securities may deprive such Members of, or dilute or reduce, the pro rata share of all Interests they would have received or to which they would have been entitled if such new class or series of Units or Equity Securities had not been
created except to the extent (and solely to the extent) the Company actually receives cash in an aggregate amount, or other property with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, equal to the pro rata share allocated to such new class
or series of Units or Equity Securities and the number thereof issued by the Company. Each authorized Unit may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Managing Member shall approve, including pursuant to options and warrants. The
Company may reissue any Units that have been repurchased or acquired by the Company.
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Each outstanding Unit shall be identical (except as provided in Section 4.3).
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Initially, none of the Units will be represented by certificates. If the Managing Member determines that it is in the interest of the Company to issue certificates representing the Units, certificates will
be issued and the Units will be represented by those certificates, and this Agreement shall be amended as necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of certificated Units for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing contained
in this Section 4.1(c) shall be deemed to authorize or permit any Member to Transfer its Units except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.
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The total number of Units issued and outstanding and held by the Members is set
forth on Exhibit A (as amended from time to time
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) as of the date set forth therein.
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If, at any time after the Effective Time, PubCo issues a share of its Class A
Common Stock or any other Equity Security of PubCo (other than shares of Class B Common Stock), (i) the Company shall concurrently issue to PubCo one Unit (if PubCo issues a share of Class A Common Stock), or such other Equity Security of
the Company (if PubCo issues Equity Securities other than Class A Common Stock) corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by PubCo, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon
liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo to be issued and (ii) PubCo shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds or other property received by PubCo for such share of Class A
Common Stock or other Equity Security; provided, however, that if
PubCo issues any shares of Class A Common Stock in order to acquire or fund the acquisition from a Member (other than PubCo) of a number of Units (and shares of Class B Common Stock) equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
so issued, then the Company shall not issue any new Units in connection therewith and, where such shares of Class A Common Stock have been issued for cash to fund an acquisition, PubCo shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds
to the Company, and such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to such Member as consideration for such acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.1(e) shall not apply to the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of PubCo Common Stock of rights to
purchase Equity Securities of PubCo under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan (and upon any redemption of Units for Class A Common Stock, such Class A Common Stock will be issued together with a corresponding right under
such plan), or to the issuance under PubCo’s employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of PubCo or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of PubCo,
but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of PubCo in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property. Except pursuant to Section 4.6, (x) the Company may not issue any additional
Units to PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously therewith PubCo or such Subsidiary issues or sells an equal number of newly-issued shares of PubCo’s Class A Common Stock to another Person, and (y) the Company
may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously PubCo or such Subsidiary issues or sells, to another Person, an equal number of newly-issued shares of a new
class or series of Equity Securities of PubCo or such Subsidiary with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of
the Company. If at any time PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) issues Debt Securities, PubCo or such Subsidiary shall transfer to the Company (in a manner to be determined by the Managing
Member in its reasonable discretion) the proceeds received by PubCo or such Subsidiary in exchange for such Debt Securities in a manner that directly or indirectly burdens the Company with the repayment of the Debt Securities. In the
event any Equity Security outstanding at PubCo is exercised or otherwise converted and, as a result, any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo are issued, (1) the corresponding Equity Security outstanding at
the Company shall be similarly exercised or otherwise converted, as applicable, and an equivalent number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be issued to PubCo as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section
4.1(e), and (2) PubCo shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds received by PubCo from any such exercise.
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PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire
(i) any shares of Class A Common Stock (including upon forfeiture of any unvested shares of Class A Common Stock) unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from PubCo or such Subsidiary an
equal number of Units for the same price per security or (ii) any other Equity Securities of PubCo, unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from PubCo or such Subsidiary an equal number
of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity
Securities of PubCo for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (x) except pursuant to Section
4.6, any Units from PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously PubCo or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or
otherwise acquires an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock for the same price per security from holders thereof, or (y) any other Equity Securities of the Company from PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially
simultaneously PubCo or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of PubCo of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to
dividends and distributions (including distribution upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable by PubCo in
connection with the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries consists (in whole or in part) of shares of Class A Common Stock or such other Equity
Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be
effectuated in an equivalent manner.
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(g) |
The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split,
reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding PubCo Common Stock, with corresponding changes made with respect to
any other exchangeable or convertible securities. PubCo shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split,
reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding PubCo Common Stock unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Units, with corresponding changes made with respect to
any other exchangeable or convertible securities.
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(h) |
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 4.1(e)), but subject to Section 4.1(a), if
PubCo receives Tax Distributions in an amount in excess of the amount that will enable PubCo to meet its U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax obligations and its obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements or holds any other
excess cash amount, PubCo may, in its sole discretion, contribute such excess cash amount to the Company in exchange for a number of Units (but only to the extent the Company actually receives cash therefor in an aggregate amount, or
other property therefor with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, or a combination thereof, equal to at least the Fair Market Value of such Units), and distribute to the holders of Class A Common Stock shares of Class A Common
Stock that correspond economically to such Units.
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(a) |
Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(e) with respect to the obligations of PubCo, no Member shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions.
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(b) |
Issuance of Additional Units or Interests. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue on such terms
(including price) as may be determined by the Managing Member (i) subject to the limitations of Section 4.1, additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company (including creating preferred interests or other classes or series of interests having such rights, preferences and
privileges as determined by the Managing Member, which rights, preferences and privileges may be senior to the Units), and (ii) obligations, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable for Units
or other Equity Securities in the Company; provided that, at any time following the date hereof, in each case the Company shall not issue Equity Securities in the Company to any Person unless such Person shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement and all
other documents, agreements or instruments deemed necessary or desirable in the discretion of the Managing Member. Upon such issuance and execution, such Person shall be admitted as a Member of the Company. In that event, the Managing
Member shall amend Exhibit A to reflect such
additional issuances. Subject to Section 12.1,
the Managing Member is hereby authorized to amend this Agreement to set forth the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other amendments that the
Managing Member determines to be otherwise necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of, any class or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company pursuant to this Section 4.3(b); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member shall
have the right to amend this Agreement as set forth in this sentence without the approval of any other Person (including any Member) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section 12.1) if such amendment is necessary, and then only to the extent
necessary, in order to consummate any offering of shares of PubCo Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo provided that the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any such additional Units or other Equity
Securities of the Company as set forth in such amendment are substantially equivalent to those applicable to such shares of PubCo Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo.
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(a) |
No Member shall demand or receive a return on or of its Capital Contributions or withdraw from the Company without the consent of the Managing Member. Under circumstances requiring a return of any Capital
Contributions, no Member has the right to receive property other than cash.
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(b) |
No Member shall receive any interest, salary, compensation, draw or reimbursement
with respect to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account, or for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or otherwise in its capacity as a Member, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.9 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.
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(c) |
The Liability of each Member shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Law and, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or required by Law, no Member (or any of its Affiliates)
shall be personally liable, whether to the Company, any of the other Members, the creditors of the Company, or any other third party, for any debt or Liability of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason
of being a Member of the Company.
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(d) |
Except as otherwise required by the Act, a Member shall not be required to restore a deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account, to lend any funds to the Company or, except as otherwise set forth
herein, to make any additional contributions or payments to the Company.
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(e) |
The Company shall not be obligated to repay any Capital Contributions of any Member.
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(a) |
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(i) |
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.6, each of the Members (other than PubCo and its
wholly owned Subsidiaries) (the “Redeeming Member”) shall be entitled, from time to time, to cause the Company to redeem all or a portion of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) for an
equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock (a “Redemption”) or, at the Company’s election made in accordance with Section 4.6(a)(iii), cash equal to the Cash Election Amount calculated with respect to such Redemption. Absent the prior written consent of
the Managing Member, with respect to each Redemption of 250,000 Units or less, a Redeeming Member shall be (A) required to redeem at least a number of Units equal to the lesser of 250,000 Units and all of the Units then held by such
Redeeming Member and (B) permitted to effect a Redemption of Units no more frequently than once per calendar quarter; except such limitations shall not apply with respect to any sales of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a trading plan
adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act by a Major Member with respect to the Class A Common Stock if the Managing Member approved such trading plan for purposes of this Agreement in advance of its adoption (or amendment, if
applicable); provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed unless the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that approval is subject to the Redemption Limits. In addition, the
Managing Member may, in its discretion, adopt a policy to limit Redemptions of 250,000 Units or less to a particular period during each quarter; except such limitations shall not apply with respect to any sales of Class A Common Stock
pursuant to a trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act by a Major Member with respect to the Class A Common Stock if the Managing Member approved such trading plan for purposes of this Agreement in advance of its
adoption (or amendment, if applicable); provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed unless the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that approval is subject to the Redemption
Limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each redemption of more than 250,000 Units, a Redeeming Member may redeem more than once per calendar quarter, subject to any additional limitations and restrictions on Redemptions
imposed by the Managing Member pursuant to the Redemption Limits in Section 4.6(j). Upon the Redemption of all of a Member’s Units, such Member shall, for the avoidance of doubt, cease to be a Member of the Company.
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In order to exercise the redemption right under Section 4.6(a)(i), the Redeeming Member shall provide written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) to the Company, with a
copy to PubCo (the date of delivery of such Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Notice Date”), stating:
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the number of Units (together with the surrender and delivery of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock) the Redeeming Member elects to have the Company redeem;
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if the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received are to be issued other than in the name of the Redeeming Member, the name(s) of the Person(s) in whose name or on whose order the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued;
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whether the exercise of the redemption right is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of an underwritten offering of the shares Class A Common Stock for which the Units will be redeemed or the closing of an announced
merger, consolidation or other transaction or event to which PubCo is a party in which the shares of Class A Common Stock would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property;
and
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if the Redeeming Member requires the Redemption to take place on a specific date, such date, provided that, any such specified date shall not be earlier than the date that would otherwise apply
pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Redemption Date.
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Upon receipt of a Redemption Notice, the Company shall be entitled to elect (a “Cash Election”) to settle the Redemption by
delivering to the Redeeming Member, in lieu of the applicable number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would be received in such Redemption, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount for such Redemption. In order to make a
Cash Election with respect to a Redemption, the Company must provide written notice of such election to the Redeeming Member (with a copy to PubCo) prior to 5:00 p.m., Houston time, on or prior to the second Business Day after the
Redemption Notice Date. If the Company fails to provide such written notice prior to such time, it shall not be entitled to make a Cash Election with respect to such Redemption and such Units (together with the same number of shares of
Class B Common Stock) subject to such Redemption shall be settled for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock. If the Company elects the Cash Election, the Redeeming Member may retract its Redemption Notice by giving
written notice (the “Cash Election Retraction Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to PubCo) within two (2) Business Days of delivery of the notice of Cash Election by the Company to the Redeeming Member.
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Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, for U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each of the Redeeming Member, the Company and PubCo, as the case may be, agree to treat each
Redemption and, in the event PubCo exercises its Call Right, each transaction between the Redeeming Member and PubCo, as a sale of the Redeeming Member’s Units (together with the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) to PubCo in
exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock or cash, as applicable.
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Subject to (A) the satisfaction of any contingency described in Section 4.6(a)(ii)(C) that is specified in the relevant
Redemption Notice, including that the Redemption Notice may be conditioned on the closing of an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption, and (B) a
validly submitted Cash Election Retraction Notice under Section 4.6(a)(iii), the Redemption shall be completed on the Redemption Date; provided, that if a valid Cash Election has not been made, the Redeeming Member may, at any time prior to the Redemption Date, revoke its Redemption Notice by giving
written notice (the “Retraction Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to PubCo). The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, the
Company’s and PubCo’s rights and obligations arising from the retracted Redemption Notice.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the Company
does not elect the Cash Election in connection with a Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to revoke its Redemption Notice and issue a Retraction Notice or delay the consummation of a Redemption if any of the following conditions exists: (i) any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeeming Member
at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the Commission or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective; (ii) the Company
shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption; (iii) the Company shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or
effectiveness of a registration statement under the Registration Rights Agreement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeeming Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately
following the consummation of the Redemption; (iv) the Company shall have disclosed to such Redeeming Member any material non-public information concerning the Company, the receipt of which results in such Redeeming Member being
prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information (and the Company does not permit disclosure); (v) any stop order relating to the registration
statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the Commission; (vi) there shall have occurred a material disruption
in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded; (vii) there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Entity that
restrains or prohibits the Redemption; (viii) the Company shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such
Redeeming Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement; or (ix) the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or
during, a Black-Out Period. If a Redeeming Member delays the consummation of a Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.06(b)(iii), the Redemption Date shall occur on the fifth Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving
rise to such delay cease to exist (or such earlier day as the Company and such Redeeming Member may agree in writing).
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Unless the Redeeming Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in
Section 4.6(b)(i), issued a Retraction Notice or
delayed the consummation of a Redemption, in each case, under Section 4.6(b)(ii), or has timely delivered a Cash Election Retraction Notice under Section 4.6(a)(iii) or, subject to the foregoing and Section 4.6(e), PubCo has validly elected its Call Right pursuant to Section
4.6(f), on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (A) the Redeeming Member
shall transfer and surrender the Units to be redeemed (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock) to the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (B) PubCo shall contribute to the Company the
consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 4.6(a)(i) and, as described in Section 4.1(e), the Company shall issue to PubCo a number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as consideration for such contribution, (C) the Company shall (x) cancel the redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the
Redeeming Member the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 4.6(a)(i), and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Units evidenced by the
certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (iii)(A) of this Section 4.6(b) and the number of redeemed Units, and (D) PubCo shall cancel the surrendered shares of Class B Common Stock. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary,
in the event that the Company makes a valid Cash Election, PubCo shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in cash equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any Discount) from the sale by PubCo of a number of
shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Units and Class B Common Stock to be redeemed with such cash or from the sale of other PubCo Equity Securities used to fund the Cash Election Amount; provided that PubCo’s Capital Account shall be adjusted in
accordance with Section 7.9; provided further, that the contribution of such
net proceeds shall in no event affect the Redeeming Member’s right to receive the Cash Election Amount; provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Cash Election Amount to which the Redeeming Member is entitled exceeds the full amount that is contributed to the Company
by PubCo, then the Company shall still be required to pay the Redeeming Member the full Cash Election Amount.
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If (i) there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other
similar transaction pursuant to which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section 4.1(g)), or (ii) PubCo, by dividend or otherwise,
distributes to all holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock evidences of its Indebtedness or assets, including securities (including shares of Class A Common Stock and any rights, options or warrants to all holders of the shares of
Class A Common Stock to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire shares of Class A Common Stock, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock) but excluding
(A) any cash dividend or distribution, or (B) any such distribution of Indebtedness or assets, in either case (A) or (B) received by PubCo from the Company in respect of the Units, then upon any subsequent Redemption, in addition to the
shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Election Amount, as applicable, each Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Member would have received if such Redemption had
occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, other similar transaction, dividend or other distribution, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by
any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that
occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar
transaction in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, or any dividend or distribution (other than an excluded dividend or distribution, as described above),
this Section 4.6 shall continue to be
applicable, mutatis mutandis, with
respect to such security or other property. This Agreement shall apply to the Units held by the Members and their Permitted Transferees as of the date hereof, as well as any Units hereafter acquired by a Member and his or her or its
Permitted Transferees.
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PubCo shall at all times keep available, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a
Redemption, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issuable upon the Redemption of all outstanding Units (other than those Units held by PubCo or any
Subsidiary of PubCo); provided,
that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude PubCo from satisfying its obligations with respect to a Redemption by delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Election or shares of Class A Common Stock that are held in the
treasury of PubCo. PubCo covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issued upon a Redemption or exercise of a Call Right by PubCo shall, upon issuance thereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In
addition, for so long as the shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on a National Securities Exchange, PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon a Redemption or exercise of a
Call Right by PubCo, in each case, to be listed on such National Securities Exchange at the time of such issuance.
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The issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon a Redemption shall be made
without charge to the Redeeming Member for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance; provided, however, that if any such shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than that of the Redeeming Member, then the Person or Persons in whose name the shares are to be
issued shall pay to PubCo the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of PubCo that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.6, but subject to Section 4.6(g) and without limitation to the rights of the Members under this Section 4.6, including the right to revoke a Redemption Notice
which shall apply mutatis mutandis
to any Call Right elected by PubCo, including the right of a member to revoke a Redemption Notice if PubCo elects settlement by the Cash Election Amount, PubCo may, in its sole discretion, by means of delivery of a Call Election Notice in
accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Section 4.6(f), elect to purchase directly and acquire such Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) on the Redemption Date by paying to the Redeeming Member (or, on the
Redeeming Member’s written order, its designee) that number of shares of Class A Common Stock the Redeeming Member (or its designee) would otherwise receive pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(i) or, at PubCo’s election, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount of such shares of Class
A Common Stock (the “Call Right”),
whereupon PubCo shall acquire the Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock to PubCo for cancellation). PubCo shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units.
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PubCo may, at any time prior to the Redemption Date, in its sole discretion deliver
written notice (a “Call Election Notice”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its Call Right; provided that any such election does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or a Call Right on the Redemption Date. A Call Election Notice
may be revoked by PubCo at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption on the Redemption Date. The right to consummate a Call Right in all events shall be exercisable for all the Units set forth
in the applicable Redemption Notice that would have otherwise been subject to the Redemption. Except as otherwise provided by this Section
4.6(f), an exercise of the Call Right shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Redemption
would have been consummated if PubCo had not delivered a Call Election Notice.
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In connection with a PubCo Change of Control that is approved by the board of
directors of PubCo, PubCo shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require each Member (other than PubCo and its wholly owned Subsidiaries) to effect a Redemption of some or all of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender
and delivery of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock); provided that a Cash Election shall not be permitted pursuant to such a Redemption under this Section
4.6(g). Any Redemption pursuant to this Section
4.6(g) shall be effective contingent upon and immediately prior to the consummation of the PubCo Change of Control (and, for the avoidance of
doubt, shall not be effective if such PubCo Change of Control is not consummated) (the “Change of Control Redemption Date”). From and after the Change of Control Redemption Date, (i) the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such Redemption shall be deemed to be
transferred to PubCo on the Change of Control Redemption Date and (ii) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such Redemption (other than the right to receive
shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such Redemption). PubCo shall provide written notice of an expected PubCo Change of Control to all Members within the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of the
agreement with respect to such PubCo Change of Control and (y) thirty (30) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated PubCo Change of Control is to be effected, indicating in such notice such information as may
reasonably describe the PubCo Change of Control transaction, subject to applicable law, including the date of execution of such agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid for
shares of Class A Common Stock in the PubCo Change of Control, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such PubCo
Change of Control, and the number of Units (and corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock) held by such Member that PubCo intends to require to be subject to such Redemption. Following delivery of such notice and on or prior to the
Change of Control Redemption Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by PubCo to effect such Redemption, including taking any reasonable action and delivering any document reasonably required pursuant to the
remainder of this Section 4.6 to effect a
Redemption.
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In the event that (i) the Members (other than PubCo and its wholly owned
Subsidiaries) beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than 5% of the then outstanding Units and (ii) the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange, PubCo shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to require any Member (other than PubCo and its wholly owned Subsidiaries) that beneficially owns less than 1% of the then outstanding Units, to effect a Redemption of some or all of such Member’s Units (together with the
surrender and delivery of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock); provided that a Cash Election shall not be permitted pursuant to such a Redemption under this Section
4.6(h). PubCo shall deliver written notice to the Company and any such Member of its intention to exercise its Redemption right pursuant to
this Section 4.6(h) (a “Minority Member Redemption Notice”) at
least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date upon which such Redemption is to be effected (such proposed date, the “Minority
Member Redemption Date”), indicating in such notice the number of Units (and corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock) held by such
Member that PubCo intends to require to be subject to such Redemption. Any Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.6(h) shall be effective on the Minority Member Redemption Date. From and after the Minority Member Redemption Date, (i) the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock
subject to such Redemption shall be deemed to be transferred to PubCo on the Minority Member Redemption Date and (ii) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units and shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such
Redemption (other than the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such Redemption). Following delivery of a Minority Member Redemption Notice and on or prior to the Minority Member Redemption Date, the Members shall
take all actions reasonably requested by PubCo to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to the remainder of this Section 4.6 to effect a Redemption.
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No Redemption shall impair the right of the Redeeming Member to receive any distributions payable on the Units redeemed pursuant to such Redemption in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the
Redemption Date for such Redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, no Redeeming Member, or a Person designated by a Redeeming Member to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to such record date,
distributions or dividends both on Units redeemed by the Company from such Redeeming Member and on shares of Class A Common Stock received by such Redeeming Member, or other Person so designated, if applicable, in such Redemption.
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Any Units acquired by the Company under this Section 4.6 and transferred by the Company to PubCo shall remain outstanding and shall
not be cancelled as a result of their acquisition by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, PubCo shall be automatically admitted as a Member of the Company with respect to any Units or other Equity
Securities in the Company it receives under this Agreement (including under this Section 4.6 in connection with any Redemption).
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The Managing Member may impose additional limitations and restrictions on
Redemptions (including limiting Redemptions or creating priority procedures for Redemptions; provided, that,
such limitations or procedures are applied in a non-discriminatory manner amongst all similarly situated Members), to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, such limitations and restrictions to be necessary or
appropriate to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code (the “Redemption Limits”). Furthermore, the Managing Member may require any Member or group of Members to redeem all of their Units to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, that such Redemption is necessary or appropriate
to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Upon delivery of any notice by the Managing Member to such Member or group of Members requiring
such Redemption, such Member or group of Members shall exchange, subject to exercise by PubCo of its Call Right pursuant to Section 4.6(f)(i), all of their Units effective as of the date specified in such notice (and such date shall be deemed to be a Redemption Date for purposes of this Agreement) in
accordance with this Section 4.6 and otherwise
in accordance with the requirements set forth in such notice.
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Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be
specially allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the last day of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall equal
the excess, if any, of the net increase, if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period over the aggregate amount of any distributions during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period of
proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability that are allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
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Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall
be specially allocated to the Member who bears economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If
more than one Member bears the economic risk of loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt, the Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated among the Members according to the ratio in which
they bear the economic risk of loss. This Section 5.2(b) is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is a
net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of
income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.2(c)), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease
in Company Minimum Gain during such year (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). This section is intended to constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be
interpreted consistently therewith.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except Section 5.2(c), if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum
Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior
periods to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.2(d)), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations
Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). This section is intended to constitute a partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(b), no Losses or other items of loss or expense shall be allocated to any
Member to the extent that such allocation would cause such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. All Losses
and other items of loss and expense in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(e) shall be allocated to the Members who do not have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit in proportion to their relative positive Capital Accounts but only to the extent that such Losses
and other items of loss and expense do not cause any such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.
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Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section 5.2(c) and Section 5.2(d), in the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment,
allocation or distribution described in paragraph (4), (5) or (6) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of income, including gross income, and gain for the Fiscal Year or other
taxable period) shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of that Member as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.2(f) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.2(f) were not in this Agreement. This Section 5.2(f) is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii) (d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
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If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal
Year or other taxable period that is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount that such Member is obligated to restore and (ii) the amount that the Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5), that Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.2(g) shall be made only if and to the extent that
such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Article
V have been made as if Section 5.2(f) and this Section 5.2(g) were not in this Agreement.
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To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to any Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital
Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such item of gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Treasury
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) if such section applies or to the Member to whom such distribution was made if Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
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(i) |
The allocations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) through 5.2(h) (the “Regulatory Allocations”)
are intended to comply with certain requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations (and anticipated future Regulatory Allocations) shall be
taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocation of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member should be
equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. This Section 5.2(i) is intended to minimize to the extent possible and to the extent necessary any economic distortions which may result from application of the Regulatory
Allocations and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.
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(a) |
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.3, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company for U.S.
federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such item is allocated under Sections 5.1 and 5.2.
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(b) |
In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder
(including the Treasury Regulations applying the principles of Code Section 704(c) to changes in Gross Asset Values), items of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Company property having a Gross Asset Value that differs from such property’s adjusted U.S.
federal income tax basis shall, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be allocated among the Members to account for any such difference using such method or methods determined by the Managing Member to be appropriate and in
accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations.
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(c) |
Any (i) recapture of depreciation or any other item of deduction shall be allocated, in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1254-5, to the Members who received the benefit of such
deductions, and (ii) recapture of credits shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with applicable law.
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Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.3 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect or
in any way be taken into account in computing any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
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If, as a result of an exercise of a noncompensatory option to acquire an interest in
the Company, a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), the Company shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).
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The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this
Article V and the economic impact of the
allocations on the amounts receivable by them under this Agreement. The Members hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article V in reporting their share of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.
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The provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance for each Member of a
Capital Account as provided by Section 4.4 and
the allocations set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 are intended to comply with the Treasury Regulations and to reflect the intended economic
entitlement of the Members. If the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of the provisions in Sections 4.4, 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 would result in non-compliance with the Treasury
Regulations or would be inconsistent with the intended economic entitlement of the Members, the Managing Member is authorized to make any appropriate adjustments to such provisions.
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All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to an interest in
the Company that may have been Transferred shall be allocated between the Transferor and the Transferee based on the portion of the Fiscal Year or other taxable period during which each was recognized as the owner of such interest,
without regard to the results of Company operations during any particular portion of that year and without regard to whether cash distributions were made to the Transferor or the Transferee during that year; provided, however, that this allocation must be
made in accordance with a method permissible under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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The Members’ proportionate shares of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the
Company, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.
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Distributions. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, and except as otherwise provided in Section 11.3, distributions to Members may be declared by the Managing Member out of funds legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the
payment dates of such distributions) as the Managing Member shall determine using such record date as the Managing Member may designate; any such distribution shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on
a pro rata basis (except that, for
the avoidance of doubt, repurchases or redemptions made in accordance with Section 4.1(f) or payments made in accordance with Sections 7.4 or 7.9
need not be on a pro rata basis),
in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however, that the Managing Member shall have the obligation to make distributions as set forth in Sections
6.2 and 11.3(b)(iii); and provided, further, that, notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the Act. For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, insolvency means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due. Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a distribution pursuant to this Section 6.1, the Managing Member shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms
of the distribution and the payment date thereof.
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Successors. For purposes of determining the amount of distributions, each Member shall be treated as having made the Capital Contributions and as having received the distributions made to or received by its
predecessors in respect of any of such Member’s Units.
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Distributions In-Kind. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any distributions may be made in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as determined by the Managing Member. To the extent that the
Company distributes property in-kind to the Members, the Company shall be treated as making a distribution equal to the Fair Market Value of such property for purposes of Section 6.1(a) and such property shall be treated as if it were sold for an amount equal to its Fair Market
Value. Any resulting gain or loss shall be allocated to the Member’s Capital Accounts in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2.
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PubCo shall be the sole Managing Member of the Company. Except as otherwise required by Law or as set forth in this Agreement, (i) the Managing Member shall have full and complete charge of all affairs of the Company, (ii) the
management and control of the Company’s business activities and operations shall rest exclusively with the Managing Member, and the Managing Member shall make all decisions regarding the business, activities and operations of the
Company (including the incurrence of costs and expenses) in its sole discretion without the consent of any other Member and (iii) the Members other than the Managing Member (in their capacity as such) shall not participate in the
control, management, direction or operation of the activities or affairs of the Company and shall have no power to act for or bind the Company.
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In connection with the performance of its duties as the Managing Member of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Managing Member acknowledges that it will owe to the Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe
to the stockholders of a Delaware corporation if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the Members were stockholders of such corporation. The Members acknowledge that the Managing Member will take action
through its board of directors, and that the members of the Managing Member’s board of directors will owe comparable fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Managing Member.
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The Managing Member may appoint, employ or otherwise contract with any Person for the transaction of the business of the Company or the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company, and the Managing Member may delegate to
any such Persons such authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Managing Member may from time to time deem appropriate.
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The initial chief executive officer of the Company (the “Chief Executive Officer”) will be Amanda M. Brock.
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Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and will see that all orders of the Managing Member are
carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer will report to the Managing Member and have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president and chief executive officer of a corporation organized
under the DGCL, subject to the terms of this Agreement, and will have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Managing Member or this Agreement. The Chief Executive Officer will have the power to execute bonds,
mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Company, except where required or permitted by Law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the signing and execution thereof will be expressly delegated
by the Managing Member to some other Officer or agent of the Company.
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(d) |
Except as set forth herein, the Managing Member may appoint Officers at any time, and the Officers may include a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, one or more assistant secretaries, a chief financial officer, a
general counsel, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers, a chief operating officer, an executive chairman, and any other officers that the Managing Member deems appropriate. Except as set forth herein, the Officers will serve at
the pleasure of the Managing Member, subject to all rights, if any, of such Officer under any contract of employment. Any individual may hold any number of offices, and an Officer may, but need not, be a Member of the Company. The
Officers will exercise such powers and perform such duties as specified in this Agreement or as determined from time to time by the Managing Member.
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(e) |
Subject to this Agreement and to the rights, if any, of an Officer under a contract of employment, any Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Managing Member. Any Officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Managing Member. Any resignation will take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the
resignation will not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the Officer is a party. A vacancy in any office because of death,
resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause will be filled in the manner prescribed in this Agreement for regular appointments to that office.
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one or more employees or other agents of the Company or subordinates whom the Officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; and
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any attorney, public accountant, or other Person as to matters which the Officer reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence.
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(a) |
Other than the Managing Member, the Members, acting in their capacity as Members, shall not have any right or power to take part in the management or control of the Company or its business and affairs or to act for or bind the
Company in any way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members have all the rights and powers specifically set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the Act. A Member, any Affiliate
thereof or an employee, stockholder, agent, director or officer of a Member or any Affiliate thereof, may also be an employee or be retained as an agent of the Company. The existence of these relationships and acting in such capacities
will not result in the Member (other than the Managing Member) being deemed to be participating in the control of the business of the Company or otherwise affect the limited liability of the Member. Except as specifically provided
herein, a Member (other than the Managing Member) shall not, in its capacity as a Member, take part in the operation, management or control of the Company’s business, transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign
documents for or otherwise bind the Company.
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(b) |
The Company shall promptly (but in any event within three business days) notify the Members in
writing if, to the Company’s knowledge, for any reason, it would be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), as amended. The
Managing Member shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.
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Meetings of the Members may be called upon the written request of Members holding at least 50% of
the outstanding Units. Such request shall state the location of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting. Written notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than two Business
Days and not more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by telephone at any meeting of the Members and may waive advance notice of such meeting. Whenever the vote or consent of
Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or consent may be given at a meeting of the Members or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section 8.2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a
majority of the outstanding Units shall constitute the act of the Members.
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(b) |
Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which such Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy
must be signed by such Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the
Member executing it.
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(c) |
Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by an Officer designated by the Managing Member or such other individual Person as the Managing Member deems appropriate.
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(d) |
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be taken without a meeting if the requisite Members whose approval is necessary consent thereto in writing.
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(a) |
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any
analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Member (other than Members who are officers or employees of the Company, PubCo or any of their respective subsidiaries), any of their respective affiliates (other than the Company, the
Managing Member or any of their respective subsidiaries), or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, members, and partners (each, a “Business Opportunities Exempt Party”). The Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an
opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any Business Opportunities Exempt Party. No Business Opportunities Exempt Party who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction,
agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company. No amendment or repeal of this Section 8.4 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Business
Opportunities Exempt Party for or with respect to any opportunities of which any such Business Opportunities Exempt Party becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in
any Units shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 8.4. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this Section 8.4, nor the
adoption of any provision of this Agreement inconsistent with this Section 8.4, shall
eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section 8.4 in respect of any business
opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Section 8.4, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption.
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(a) |
Except as provided in Section
4.6 or any Transfer by a Member to a Permitted Transferee, no Member shall Transfer all or any portion of its Interest without the Managing Member’s prior
written consent, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1(a), all or any portion of a Member’s Interests are Transferred in violation of this Section 9.1(a), involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, then without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the other parties under this Agreement or otherwise, the
Transferee of such Interest (or portion thereof) shall not be admitted to the Company as a Member or be entitled to any rights as a Member hereunder, and the Transferor will continue to be bound by all obligations hereunder, unless
and until the Managing Member consents in writing to such admission, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests
in violation of this Section 9.1(a) shall be null and void and of no force or effect
whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Article IX shall not apply to the Transfer of any capital stock of the Managing Member; provided that no shares of Class B Common Stock may be Transferred unless a corresponding number of Units are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement.
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(b) |
In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, including the provisions of
this Article IX, in no event may any Transfer or assignment of Interests by any Member
be made (i) to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own Interests; (ii) if such Transfer (A) would be considered to be effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the
substantial equivalent thereof,” as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1, (B) would result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section
1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined taking into account the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)), or (C) would cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code
or a successor provision or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to the Code or successor of the Code; (iii) if such Transfer would cause the Company to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a
“party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code); (iv) if such Transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, cause any portion of the
assets of the Company to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise cause the Company to be subject to regulation under ERISA; (v) if such Transfer requires the registration of
such Interests, pursuant to any applicable U.S. federal or state securities Laws; or (vi) if such Transfer subjects the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, each as amended (or
any succeeding law). Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section 9.1(b) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
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The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code for the taxable year of the Company that includes the date hereof, shall not thereafter
revoke such election. In addition, the Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate forms or tax returns:
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to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s Fiscal Year, if permitted under the Code;
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to adopt the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
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(iii) |
to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Section 709(b) of the Code; and
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any other election the Managing Member may deem appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.
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(b) |
The Company shall not make any election to be an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including by filing any U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form 8832 that would cause the Company to be taxed as
a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes).
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The Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold from distributions, allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable rule, regulation or law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company and its
Subsidiaries to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of taxes that the Managing Member determines, in good faith, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or pay with respect
to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) |
To the extent that any tax is paid by (or withheld from amounts payable to) the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and the Managing Member determines, in good faith, that such tax relates to one or more specific Members (including any tax payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6225 of the Code with
respect to items of income, gain, loss deduction or credit allocable or attributable to such Member), such tax shall be treated as an amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member pursuant to this Section 10.5.
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For all purposes under this Agreement, any amounts withheld or paid with respect to a Member
pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be treated as if distributed to such Member at the
time such withholding or payment is made. Further, to the extent that the cumulative amount of such withholding or payment for any period exceeds the distributions to which such Member is entitled for such period, the amount of such
excess shall be considered a loan from the Company to such Member, with interest accruing at the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, compounded annually. The Managing Member may, in its discretion, either demand payment of the
principal and accrued interest on such demand loan at any time (which payment shall not be deemed a Capital Contribution for purposes of this Agreement), and enforce payment thereof by legal process, or may withhold from one or more
distributions to a Member amounts sufficient to satisfy such Member’s obligations under any such demand loan.
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Neither the Company nor the Managing Member shall be liable for any excess taxes withheld in respect of any Member, and, in the event of overwithholding, a Member’s sole recourse shall be to apply for a refund from the appropriate
Governmental Entity.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Person who ceases to be a Member
shall be treated as a Member for purposes of this Section 10.5 and (ii) the
obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall survive indefinitely with
respect to any taxes withheld or paid by the Company that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member, regardless of whether such taxes are assessed, withheld or otherwise paid during such period.
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The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and
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The determination of the Managing Member to dissolve, wind up, and liquidate the Company.
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In the event of the dissolution of the Company for any reason, the Members shall commence to wind
up the affairs of the Company and to liquidate the Company’s investments; provided that if a Member is in bankruptcy or dissolved, another Member, who shall be the Managing Member (“Winding-Up Member”) shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and, subject to Section 11.4(a), such Winding-Up Member shall have full right and unlimited discretion to determine in
good faith the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of the Property or other assets pursuant to such liquidation, having due regard to the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and economic
conditions. The Members shall continue to share profits, losses and distributions during the period of liquidation in the same manner and proportion as though the Company had not dissolved. The Company shall engage in no further
business except as may be necessary, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as applicable, to preserve the value of the Company’s assets during the period of dissolution and liquidation.
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Following the payment of all expenses of liquidation and the allocation of all Profits and Losses
as provided in Article V, the proceeds of the liquidation and any other funds of the
Company shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
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First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and Liabilities to creditors (whether third parties or Members), in the order of priority as provided by Law, except any obligations to the Members in respect of their
Capital Accounts;
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Second, to set up such cash reserves which the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary for
contingent or unforeseen Liabilities or future payments described in Section 11.3(b)(i)
(which reserves when they become unnecessary shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (iii), below); and
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Third, the balance to the Members, pro rata in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.
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(c) |
Except as provided in Section
11.4(a), no Member shall have any right to demand or receive property other than cash upon dissolution and termination of the Company.
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(d) |
Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company and the distribution of all Company funds, the Company shall terminate and the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as the case may be, shall have the authority to execute
and record a certificate of cancellation of the Company, as well as any and all other documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Company.
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Each Member irrevocably waives any right that it may have to maintain an action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (i) each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contributions, and (ii) no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return
of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.
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(a) |
The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended (including by means of
merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Company is a party) with the approval of the Managing Member and each Member who at such time holds (together with its Affiliates) at least five percent (5%) of the then
outstanding Units; provided, however, that no amendment or modification to this Agreement may:
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be made to this Section
12.1 without the prior written consent of the Managing Member and each of the Members;
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modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, without the consent of each such affected Member; or
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materially alter or change any rights, preferences or privileges of any Interests in a manner that is different, adverse or prejudicial relative to any other Interests, without the approval of a majority in interest of the Members
holding the Interests affected in such a different, adverse or prejudicial manner.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (a), the Managing Member, acting alone, may amend this
Agreement, including Exhibit A, (i) to reflect the admission of new Members, Transfers
of Interests, the issuance of additional Units or Equity Securities, as provided by the terms of this Agreement, and, subject to Section 12.1(a), subdivisions or combinations of Units made in compliance with Section 4.1(g), (ii) to the minimum extent necessary to (A) comply with the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative pronouncements
promulgated thereunder and (B) to administer the effects of such provisions in an equitable manner and (iii) as necessary to avoid the Company being classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b)
of the Code.
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No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to
the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.
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COMPANY:
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SOLARIS MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC
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MANAGING MEMBER:
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ARIS WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.
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Aris Water Solutions, Inc.
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The Number of Units Owned by each Member (other than PubCo) will be determined within 40 days following the execution of this Agreement as set forth on Annex I hereto, which shall be effective as of the Effective Time.
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The Closing Date Capital Account Balances will be completed by the Company within 180 calendar days following the execution of this Agreement.
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