AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF CONCORD DEBT HOLDINGS LLC
Exhibit
10.1
AMENDED
AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
CONCORD
DEBT HOLDINGS LLC
AMENDED
AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, made as of the 21st day of
September, 2007 by and among WRT REALTY L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“WRT”), THE LEXINGTON MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited
partnership (formerly known as The Xxxxxxx Master Limited Partnership)
(“Lexington”), and WRP MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Administrative Manager”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
WRT, Lexington and FUR
Holdings LLC (“FUR”) are party to that certain Limited Liability Company
Agreement of 111 Debt Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”), dated as of March 31, 2006 (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
WRT and Lexington previously
appointed the Administrative Manager as the administrative manager of the
Company;
WHEREAS,
WRT, Lexington and WRP desire
to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety;
NOW,
THEREFORE, In consideration of the covenants and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, the parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE
I
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1 General
Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following respective meanings:
Administrative
Manager: WRP Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
Affiliate: With
respect to a specified Person, (i) a Person who, directly or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, the specified Person, (ii) any Person who is an officer, director,
member or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to, the
specified Person or of which the specified Person is an officer, partner, member
or trustee, or with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar
capacity, (iii) any Person who, directly or indirectly, is the beneficial owner
of 25% or more of any class of equity securities of, or otherwise has a
substantial beneficial interest in, the specified Person or of which the
specified Person has a substantial beneficial interest and (iv) the spouse,
issue, or parent of the specified Person. An Affiliate does not
include a Person who is a partner in a
partnership
or joint venture with the Company or any Member if such Person is not otherwise
an Affiliate of the Company or any Member.
Bankruptcy: With
respect to any Member, (i) the filing by that Member of a voluntary petition
seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement or readjustment, in any form,
of his debts under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other Federal
or
state insolvency law, or a Member's filing an answer consenting to or
acquiescing in any such petition, (ii) the making by that Member of any
assignment for the benefit of his creditors or (iii) the expiration of 60 days
after the filing of an involuntary petition under Title 11 of the United States
Code, an application for the appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian
for
the assets of that Member, or an involuntary petition seeking assets of that
Member, or an involuntary petition seeking liquidation, reorganization,
arrangement or readjustment of its debts under any other Federal or state
insolvency law, provided that the same shall not have been vacated, set aside
or
stayed within such 60-day period.
Capital
Accounts: The
capital accounts of the Members, maintained in accordance with Article
IV.
Capital
Contributions: The capital contributions of the Members set forth
in Section 4.2.
Cause: Either
(i) the
Administrative Manager’s continuous and intentional failure to perform its
duties under this Agreement; (ii) intentional misconduct by the Administrative
Manager which is materially injurious to the Company or any member, monetarily
or otherwise; or (iii) the material breach by the Administrative Manager of
any
of the terms or conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation,
Section 6.3 hereof) or any agreement relating to a Loan Asset or an Investment
Entity Loan.
Code: The
Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any similar Federal
internal revenue law enacted in substitution for the Code.
Company: Concord
Debt
Holdings LLC
Company
Interest. The
ownership interest of any Member in the Company, including, without limitation,
all rights to receive Distributions and allocations of Profit and
Loss.
Company
Law: The
Delaware Limited Liability Company Law, as amended from time to
time.
Covered
Person: Any
Member, the Administrative Manager, the members of the Investment Committee
or
any Affiliate thereof, or any officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee,
representative or agent of a Member, the Administrative Manager or their
respective Affiliates, or any employee or agent of the Company or its
Affiliates.
IC
Transaction: As
defined in Section 3.2(b)(i) hereof.
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Interest: A
Member’s
share of the Profits and Losses of the Company and a Member’s rights to receive
distributions in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the
Company Law.
Investment
Committee: As defined in Section 3.2 hereof.
Investment
Entities: 111 Debt Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and 111 Debt Acquisition - Two LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, each of which will be formed for the sole purpose of acquiring and
disposing of Loan Assets, and their respective subsidiaries, if
any.
Investment
Entity
Loan: Shall mean (i) any loan agreement, warehouse line of credit
or other financing arrangement obtained by an Investment Entity other than
a
borrowing under the Warehouse Lines or a borrowing in connection with the
acquisition of a Loan Asset that is not an IC Transaction.
Lexington
Change of Control: Any of
(A) The
acquisition by any Person (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) (“Beneficial Ownership”) of 20% or more of either (i) the then
outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of LXP (the “Outstanding LXP
Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of LXP entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (the
“Outstanding LXP Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of
this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change
in
Control: (1) any acquisition directly from LXP, (2) any acquisition by LXP,
(3)
any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by LXP, or any entity controlled by LXP, or (4) any acquisition
by
any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and
(3) of subsection (C) of this definition; or
(B) Individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Trustees of LXP (the “LXP
Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board of Trustees of LXP; provided, however, that any individual becoming a
trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election
by the applicable Person’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the trustees then comprising the LXP Incumbent Board shall be
considered as though such individual were a member of the LXP Incumbent Board,
but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption
of
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than
the
Board of Trustees of LXP; or
(C) Consummation
of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of Lexington or LXP (a “LXP
Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such LXP Business
Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial
Ownership, respectively, of the applicable Outstanding LXP Common Stock and
applicable Outstanding LXP Voting Securities immediately prior to such LXP
Business Combination, have Beneficial
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Ownership,
of more than 50%, respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of
beneficial interest and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case
may be, of the entity resulting from such LXP Business Combination (including,
without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the
applicable company or all or substantially all of such company’s assets either
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such LXP Business
Combination of the applicable Outstanding LXP Common Stock and Outstanding
LXP
Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity
resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of such company or such entity resulting from such Business
Combination) acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively,
the
then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior
to the LXP Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members
of
the board of directors or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity
resulting from such LXP Business Combination were members of the LXP Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with the successor
or purchasing entity in respect of such LXP Business Combination, or of the
action of the Board of Trustees of LXP, providing for such LXP Business
Combination; or
(D) Approval
of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Lexington or LXP.
Loan
Assets: Loan
receivables, participation interests and other instruments evidencing
indebtedness of a third party.
LXP: Lexington
Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, together with its
permitted successors and assigns.
Management
Agreement: The Management Advisory Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2007, between the Company and the Administrative Manager, as the same may
be
amended, modified and supplemented from time to time.
Maximum
Capital
Contribution: With respect to each Member,
$137,500,000.
Members: WRT
and
Lexington and such other Persons who become party hereto, together with their
permitted successors and assigns.
Ownership
Percentages. With respect to each Member, each Member's Ownership
Percentage shall be the percentage determined by dividing such Member's Capital
Contribution at the date of determination by the sum of all Members' Capital
Contributions as of such date.
Person: An
individual, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, company,
corporation, limited liability company or other entity.
Profit
and Loss: With
respect to each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the Company's
taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with
Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or
deduction required to be stated
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separately
pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss),
with the following adjustments:
(i) Any
income of the Company that is exempt from Federal income tax and not otherwise
taken into account in computing Profits or Losses pursuant to this definition
of
Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
and
(ii) 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 Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profit
or
Loss shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss.
Regulations: The
final, temporary and proposed Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the
Code,
as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding
provisions of succeeding regulations).
Securitized
Entity: A collateralized debt obligation entity, collateralized
mortgage backed securities and similar securitized entities established by
the
Company or its subsidiary.
Transfer: (i) any
sale, conveyance, transfer or assignment, or the entry into any agreement to
sell, convey, transfer or assign, whether by law or otherwise, of, on, in or
affecting (x) all or part of a Member’s Company Interest (including any
legal or beneficial direct or indirect interest therein), (y) any direct or
indirect interest in a Member (including any profit interest), or (z) any
direct or indirect interest in a Member, (ii) any Lexington Change of
Control, or (iii) any WRT Change of Control. For purposes hereof, a
Transfer of an interest in a Member shall be deemed to include (A) if a
Member or controlling equityholder of a Member is a corporation or trust, the
voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance or transfer of such corporation’s
stock or trust’s beneficial interests (or the stock or beneficial interests of
any corporation or trust directly or indirectly controlling such corporation
or
trust by operation of law or otherwise) and (B) if a Member or controlling
equityholder of a Member is a limited or general partnership, joint venture
or
limited liability company, the change, removal, resignation or addition of
a
general partner, managing partner, limited partner, joint venturer or member
or
the transfer of the partnership interest of any general partner, managing
partner or limited partner or the transfer of the interest of any joint venturer
or member.
Warehouse
Lines: Individually and collectively (i) that certain Master
Repurchase Agreement, dated March 30, 2006, among Column Financial Inc., 111
Debt Acquisition LLC, 111 Debt Acquisition Mezz LLC and Lexington and (ii)
that
certain Master Repurchase Agreement to be entered into between Bear Xxxxxxx
International Limited and 111 Debt Acquisition-Two LLC.
Winthrop: Winthrop
Realty Trust, an unincorporated association in the form of an Ohio business
trust, together with its permitted successors and assigns.
WRT
Change of Control: Any of
(A) The
acquisition by any Person (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2)
of
the Exchange Act) of Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of either (i) the
then
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outstanding
common shares of beneficial interest of Winthrop (the “Outstanding Winthrop
Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of Winthrop entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees
(the “Outstanding Winthrop Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute
a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from Winthrop, (2) any
acquisition by Winthrop, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by Winthrop, or any entity controlled
by
Winthrop, or (4) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which
complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of this definition;
or
(B) Individuals
who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Trustees of Winthrop (the
“Winthrop Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board of Trustees of Winthrop; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election,
or
nomination for election by the applicable Person’s shareholders, was approved by
a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Winthrop
Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member
of
the Winthrop Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual
or
threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors
or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board of Trustees of Winthrop; or
(C) Consummation
of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of WRT or Winthrop (a “Winthrop
Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Winthrop Business
Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial
Ownership, respectively, of the applicable Outstanding Winthrop Common Stock
and
applicable Outstanding Winthrop Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Winthrop Business Combination, have Beneficial Ownership, of more than 50%,
respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest
and
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled
to
vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity
resulting from such Winthrop Business Combination (including, without
limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the applicable
company or all or substantially all of such company’s assets either directly or
through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their
ownership, immediately prior to such Winthrop Business Combination of the
applicable Outstanding Winthrop Common Stock and Outstanding Winthrop Voting
Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting
from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
of such company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination)
acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior
to the Winthrop Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members
of the board of directors or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the
entity resulting from such Winthrop Business Combination were members of the
Winthrop Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement
with the successor or purchasing entity in respect of such Winthrop Business
Combination, or of the action of the Board of Trustees of Winthrop, providing
for such Winthrop Business Combination; or
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(D) Approval
of a complete liquidation or dissolution of WRT or Winthrop.
1.2 Other
Terms. Unless the context shall require otherwise:
(a) Words
importing the singular number or plural number shall include the plural number
and singular number respectively;
(b) Words
importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders
and
vice versa;
(c) Reference
to “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”; and
(d) Reference
in this Agreement to “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby” or “hereunder”, or any similar
formulation, shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole, including
the Exhibits.
ARTICLE
II
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
2.1 Continuation
of the Company. The Members desire to continue the existence of
the Company under the Company Law pursuant to this agreement. The
provisions of the Company Law shall govern the rights and obligations of, and
the relationships among, the Members except as modified by the provisions of
this Agreement.
2.2 Further
Action. The Administrative Manager shall take any and all action,
as may be required, from time to time, under the laws of the State of Delaware,
to give effect to, and continue in good standing, the Company.
2.3 Name
of the Company. The name of the Company shall be Concord Debt
Holdings LLC, or such other name as the Members may from time to time
determine. The Administrative Manager shall have the right to cause
the Company to operate under one or more assumed names (which shall not include
the name of any Member or any similar name) where required to comply with the
laws of any states in which the Company is doing business. The
Administrative Manager shall cause to be filed on behalf of the Company such
company or assumed or fictitious name certificate or certificates or other
similar documents as may from time to time be required by law for the formation
and continuation of the Company as a limited liability company under the laws
of
Delaware applicable to a limited liability company and the laws of such other
states in which the Company is doing business regarding the qualification of
a
foreign limited liability company.
2.4 Business
of the Company. The business of the Company shall be
to: (i) acquire, own, hold, sell, transfer, hypothecate and
ultimately dispose of the Investment Entities; (ii) make, enter into, perform
and carry out any arrangements, contracts or agreements relating to the
foregoing, and (iii) do any and all things necessary or incidental to any of
the
foregoing to carry out
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and
further the business of the Company as contemplated by this
Agreement. The Company shall not engage in any business or activity
not authorized by this Agreement.
2.5 Place
of Business; Registered Agent. The Company's principal place of
business is 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, P.O. Box 9507, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000 or such other place as the Administrative Manager may, from time to time,
determine. The Company’s registered agent in Delaware shall be c/o
Corporation Service Company, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. Such office and registered agent may
be changed from time to time in accordance with the Company Law, as may be
approved the Administrative Manager.
2.6 Duration
of the Company. The Company shall commence upon the filing of a
Certificate of Formation for the Company in accordance with the Company Law,
and
shall continue until dissolved in accordance with Article IX of this
Agreement.
2.7 Title
to Company Property. A Member’s interest in the Company shall for
all purposes be personal property. All property owned by the Company,
whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, shall be owned by the Company
as an entity, and no Member, individually, shall have any ownership interest
in
that property.
ARTICLE
III
MANAGEMENT
3.1 Management
of the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, the overall
management and control of the business and affairs of the Company shall be
vested in the Members.
3.2 Investment
Committee. (a) The Members hereby establish an
investment committee (the “Investment Committee”) which Investment Committee
shall consist of five individuals: each Member shall appoint two
members, and the Administrative Manager shall appoint one member.
(b) Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all decisions with respect
to
any matter set forth in this Agreement or otherwise affecting or arising out
of
the conduct of the business of the Company shall be made by the affirmative
vote
of at least three members of the Investment Committee appointed by the Members
including, without limitation:
(i) all
acquisitions and dispositions of Loan Assets by an Investment Entity with an
initial value or purchase price of $20,000,000 or more (a “IC
Transaction”);
(ii) the
entering into of an Investment Entity Loan;
(iii) the
payment of any fees to a Member, the Administrative Manager or an Affiliate
thereof except as contemplated by Section 3.6 hereof;
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(iv) the
retention of accountants or Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx consultants on behalf of the Company
or an Investment Entity.
3.3 Limitation
on the Investment Committee’s Authority. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Investment Committee shall not have the authority
to
do any of the following acts, except with the approval of all
Members:
(i) permit
the merger or consolidation of the Company or an Investment Entity with or
an
investment by it in any other Person;
(ii) admit
any Person as a Member except as provided in Article 7 or require any Capital
Contribution except as provided in Article 4;
(iii) enter
into any transactions, agreements or other arrangements on behalf of the Company
with the Administrative Manager, a Member or their respective
Affiliates;
(iv) enter
into any agreement which would cause any Member to become personally liable
on,
in respect of, or to guaranty, any indebtedness of the Company without such
Member’s consent;
(v) cause
the Company or an Investment Entity to make any Bankruptcy filing;
(vi) take
any action that, if taken directly by WRT, would require the approval of the
Conflicts Committee or, if taken directly by Lexington, would be subject to
the
provisions of Article XIV of Lexington’s bylaws; or
(vi) amend
this Agreement.
3.4 Authority
of the Administrative Manager. In addition to all other rights
granted to, and the obligations of, the Administrative Manager hereunder and
under the Management Agreement, the Administrative Manager shall have the right
to cause an Investment Entity to (i) acquire or dispose of a Loan Asset with
an
initial value or purchase price of less than $20,000,000, (ii) modify the terms
of a document underlying a Loan Asset unless the economic terms of such Loan
Asset, the security for such Loan Asset or the maturity date of such Loan Asset
are modified, and (iii) take all actions on behalf of the Company that are
“ministerial” or “administrative” in nature.
3.5 Services
of the Members. The Members, the Investment Committee and the
Administrative Manager shall devote such time and effort to the business of
the
Company as shall reasonably be necessary to promote adequately the interests
of
the Company and the mutual interests of the Members, and shall perform its
duties with the same degree of care it exercises with respect to loans where
it
is the sole participant; however, it is specifically understood and agreed
that
the Members and their respective Affiliates shall not be required to devote
full
time to the business of the Company and that, except as otherwise provided
in
this Section 3.5 the Members or in such other agreements in effect from time
to
time among the two or more of the parties hereto,
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the
Investment Committee the Administrative Manager and their respective Affiliates
may at any time and from time to time engage in and possess interests in other
business ventures of any and every type and description, and neither the
Company, the Members nor the Administrative Manager shall by virtue of this
Agreement or otherwise have any right, title or interest in or to such
independent ventures.
3.6 Reimbursement
of Expenses; Fees. Notwithstanding anything else herein but subject to
Article X hereof, neither the Members nor the Administrative Manager shall
be
entitled to reimbursement or payment for their expenses associated with Company
activities. Without the consent of any Member, the Administrative
Manager shall have the right to cause the Company to enter into the Management
Agreement and cause the Company to consent to the entering into by a Securitized
Entity of a Collateral Management Agreement with an affiliate of the Company
on
terms and conditions consistent with the terms and conditions for collateral
management agreements entered into between entities similar to such Securitized
Entity and third party collateral managers of comparable experience and
expertise.
ARTICLE
IV
CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
4.1 Capital. The
capital of the Company shall consist of the amounts contributed to the Company
pursuant to this Article IV.
4.2 Capital
Contributions. Each of the Members s have previously made Capital
Contribution to the Company in the amounts set forth on the books and records
of
the Company.
(b) At
such time or times as the Investment Committee or the Administrative Manager,
as
applicable, shall have authorized the acquisition by an Investment Entity of
a
Loan Asset, the Administrative Member shall deliver notice thereof to each
Member (the “Capital Call”) setting forth the total amount required for the
acquisition of the Loan Asset (the “Capital Call Amount”). Within
five days of receipt of the Capital Call, each Member shall, make an Additional
Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to the product of (1)
the
Ownership Percentage of such Member and (2) the Capital Call Amount; provided,
however, in no event shall a Member be required or permitted to make an
Additional Capital Contribution if, when added to all Capital Contributions
previously made to the Company by such Member, such amount exceeds the Maximum
Capital Contribution for such Member. If a Member shall fail to
timely make a required Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to this
paragraph (b), the other Members shall have the right, but not the obligation,
to satisfy such Member’s Additional Capital Contribution by making a loan (the
“Default Loan”) to the Company equal to the product of (i) the amount of the
defaulting Member’s Additional Capital Contribution and (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is such Member’s Ownership Percentage and the denominator of
which shall be the aggregate Ownership Percentages of all Members electing
to
make a loan to the Company. All Default Loans shall bear interest at
a rate of 15% per annum and shall be payable from the assets of the
Company.
(c) Except
as set forth in this Section 4.2, no additional Capital Contributions shall
be
required or permitted of any Member without the consent of all
members.
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4.3 Capital
Accounts. (a) The Administrative Manager shall cause to be kept
for each Member a capital account ("Capital Account") which shall be computed
from the date hereof and which shall initially be equal to the capital
contribution of each Member on the date hereof and shall be determined and
maintained in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and shall
be interpreted and applied, and Capital Accounts shall be maintained, in a
manner consistent with such Regulations.
(b) No
interest shall be paid by the Company on any Capital Contribution. A
Member shall not be entitled to demand the return of, or to withdraw, any part
of his Capital Contribution or any balance in his Capital Account, or to receive
any distribution, except as provided for in this Agreement. Neither
the Administrative Manager nor any Member shall be liable for the return of
the
Capital Contributions of any other Member and no Member shall have any
obligation to restore the amount of any deficit in its Capital Account to the
Company.
ARTICLE
V
DISTRIBUTIONS;
ALLOCATION INCOME AND LOSSES
5.1 Distributions. Distributions
pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be made at such time or times, and in such
amounts, as the Investment Committee shall determine. Distributions
shall made to the Members in accordance with their Ownership Percentages and
in
the form of cash only.
5.2 Allocations
of Profit and Loss. Profit and Loss for any fiscal year of the
Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with their Ownership
Percentages from time to time.
5.3 Tax
Elections. The Investment Committee shall determine whether the
Company shall make any applicable tax elections, including an election in
accordance with Section 754 of the Code to adjust the basis of the assets of
the
Company for Federal income tax purposes in the event of a distribution of
Company property as described in Section 734 of the Code or a transfer by any
Member of its Company Interest as described in Section 734 of the
Code.
ARTICLE
VI
BOOKS
AND RECORDS; ACCOUNTS
6.1 Books
and Records. True and correct books of account with respect to
the operations of the Company shall be kept at the principal place of business
of the Company. The Administrative Manager shall be responsible for
keeping the books of account. The Company shall also maintain at its
principal place of business the following records: (a) a current list
of the full name and last known business or residence address of each Member
set
forth in alphabetical order, (b) a copy of the Certificate of Formation of
the
Company and all certificates of amendment thereto, together with executed copies
of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any certificate has been executed,
(c) copies of the Company's Federal, state and local income tax returns and
reports, if any, for the three most recent years and (d) copies of this
Agreement and any amendments hereto and of any financial statements of the
Company for the three most recent years.
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Any
Member shall have the right, at its
own expense, to examine, or have its duly authorized representative examine,
the
books of account of the Company and such other information reasonably related
to
such Member's interest in the Company, and the Company shall make them available
at the office at which those books are maintained.
6.2 Accounting
Basis and Fiscal Year. The Company's books shall be kept on the
cash method of accounting. The fiscal year of the Company shall be
the calendar year.
6.3 Tax
Returns. (a) The Administrative Manager shall cause
the Company to prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file on or before
the
due date (or any extension thereof) any Federal, state or local tax returns
required to be filed by the Company. The Company shall furnish each
Member within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year or as soon thereafter
as
such information is available to the Company, with such information as may
be
needed to enable such Member to file his or its Federal income tax return and
any required state income tax return. The Administrative Manager
shall cause the Company to pay, out of available cash flow and other assets
of
the Company, any taxes payable by the Company. Except as otherwise
set forth in this Agreement, all decisions regarding tax elections shall be
made
by the Administrative Manager.
(b) Each
Member agrees to report, on his or its own income tax returns each year, each
item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit as reported by the Company
to
such Member on the Schedule K-1 (or other similar tax report) issued by the
Company to such Member for such year. Except as otherwise required by
law, no Member shall take any tax reporting position that is inconsistent in
any
respect with any tax reporting positions taken by the Company or any entity
in
which the Company owns any equity interest, and, in the event of a breach by
such Member of the provisions of this Section 6.3(b), such Member shall be
liable to the Company and the other Members for any costs, liabilities and
damages (including, without limitation, consequential damages) incurred by
any
of them on account of such breach.
6.4 Tax
Matters Member. Lexington is hereby designated the "Tax Matters
Partner" pursuant to Section 6231 of the Code (and any comparable provision
of
applicable state and local tax laws). The Members hereby consent to
such designation and agree to take any further action as may be required to
effectuate and maintain such designation and Lexington is authorized to take
such actions as may be required to effectuate and maintain such
designation.
6.5 Reports
to Members. The Administrative Manager shall cause all reports
and other documents received by it with respect to the Loan Participation or
the
Loan to be delivered to the Members within five business days of receipt thereof
including, without limitation, all notices regarding the issuance of dividends
and all copies of all proxy material. The Administrative Manager
shall promptly give notice to the Members any development of which the
Administrative Manager is aware that in its reasonable judgment will result
in a
material adverse effect to the Company or that would result in action requiring
a consent of the Members hereunder.
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ARTICLE
VII
ASSIGNABILITY
OF INTERESTS; ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
7.1 General
Conditions. Whether or not otherwise permitted by this Agreement,
no Member shall Transfer all or any portion of its Company Interest, or any
rights to receive any Distributions under this Agreement if, in the opinion
of
counsel to the Company or, in the opinion of counsel to the non-transferring
Members, which counsel is satisfactory to the transferring Member, in its
reasonable discretion, the Transfer would (a) cause the termination or
dissolution of the Company under the Company Law; (b) require registration
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under any other securities law or
result in the violation of any applicable state securities laws; (c) cause
the
Company or any Member to be subject to any additional regulatory requirements;
(d) cause the Company to be taxed as a corporation under the Code; or (e) cause
a default under any agreement to which the Company is a party.
7.2 Transfer
by Members. No Member may Transfer all or any portion of its
Company Interest without the consent of all Members other than to an Affiliate
of such Member. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, each Member
agrees that its consent will not be unreasonably withheld if such purported
Transfer is to a Person that has provided evidence sufficient to the consenting
Member that such Person has the financial capability to make capital
contributions to the Company equal to not less than 12.5% of the Company’s total
net asset value.
7.3 Additional
Member. A transferee of all or part of the Company Interest of a
Member permitted under this Agreement shall be admitted to the Company as an
Additional Member and be listed as a Member on the books and records of the
Company only if (a) the transferring Member gives such right to the transferee,
(b) except for transfers to an Affiliate, the Members consent to the admission
of the transferee, which consent may be withheld in the Members' sole
discretion, (c) the transferee shall execute and deliver an agreement reasonably
satisfactory to and approved by the Members, agreeing to assume and to be bound
by and to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
applicable to the Members, (d) the transferee shall execute, and deliver all
necessary certificates or other documents and perform such other acts as may
be
required under the Company Law or other applicable laws and regulations to
effectuate the admission of the Additional Member and to preserve the status
and
legal compliance of the Company as reasonably satisfactory to and approved
by
the Members and (e) the transferee shall pay all reasonable expenses of the
Company and the Members connected with the admission including, but not limited
to, reasonable legal and accounting fees and disbursements.
7.4 Treatment. Until
compliance with the provisions of Section 7.3, the Company shall be entitled
to
treat the record owner of any Company Interest as the absolute owner of such
Company Interest in all respects and shall incur no liability for Distributions
made to such owner.
7.5 Other
Transfers Void. Any Transfer made in violation of the provisions
of this Article VII or of Article VIII shall be null and void and shall not
bind
the Company or any Member.
7.6 No
Release. In the event of any such transfer by a Member in
compliance with the provisions of this Article VII, the transferor shall
continue to be obligated under this Agreement for
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any
failure of the transferee to perform any duty or obligation under this Agreement
or otherwise to violate the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
8.1 Representations
of the Members. Each Member severally represents and warrants
that it (i) is an Accredited Investor (as such term is defined in Rule 501
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), (ii) is acquiring
its
Company Interest for investment purposes only (iii) has complied with all
applicable Federal and state securities laws in connection with the issuance
of
its equity interests, except to the extent that such failure does not have
a
material adverse effect on such Member; (iv) has received copies of all such
documents as it deems advisable in making his decision to invest in the Company
and has reviewed and understands such agreements and (v) has had a reasonable
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons
acting on behalf of the Company, and all such questions have been answered
to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Member.
8.2 Tax
Identification Number. Each Member’s true and correct social
security or tax identification number, as the case may be, is set forth below
such Member’s name on Schedule 1 hereto.
ARTICLE
IX
DISSOLUTION,
LIQUIDATION AND TERMINATION
9.1 Events
of Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the happening
of any of the following events:
(a) The
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company;
(b) The
unanimous vote of the Members to dissolve the Company;
(c) The
occurrence of any event under the Company Law that terminates the continued
membership of a Member in the Company;
(d) The
entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 702 of the Company
Law.
Dissolution
of the Company shall be
effective on the day the event occurs giving rise to the dissolution, but the
Company shall not terminate until the Certificate of Formation of the Company
have been canceled and the assets of the Company have been distributed as
provided herein.
9.2 Limited
Return of Capital Contributions Upon Dissolution. Each Member
shall look solely to the assets of the Company for all distributions with
respect to the Company and its Capital Contribution, and shall have no recourse
therefor (upon dissolution or otherwise) against any
Member. Notwithstanding the dissolution of the Company, the business
of the Company and the affairs of the Members, as such, shall continue to be
governed by this Agreement until
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termination
of the Company, as provided in this Agreement. Upon dissolution of
the Company, the Administrative Manager, or a liquidator (who may be a Member)
appointed by the Administrative Manager shall liquidate the assets of the
Company, apply and distribute the proceeds thereof as contemplated by this
agreement and cause the cancellation of the Company's Certificate of
Formation.
9.3 Distributions
Upon Liquidation. (a) Upon dissolution of the Company,
the Administrative Manager or a liquidator appointed pursuant to Section 9.2,
shall liquidate the assets of the Company as promptly as is consistent with
obtaining the fair value thereof, and apply and distribute the proceeds
thereof:
(i) First,
to creditors in the order of priority provided by law;
(ii) Second,
to the establishment of any reserves for contingencies which the Administrative
Manager (or liquidator) may consider necessary; and
(iii) The
balance, if any, to the Members in the manner provided in Section 5.1 hereof,
provided that no Member shall be distributed any amount in excess of such
Member’s positive Capital Account balance, and any excess shall instead be
distributed to the Members with positive Capital Account balances, in proportion
to such positive Capital Account balances.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event the Administrative Manager (or liquidator) shall
determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company assets would
cause undue loss to the Members, the Administrative Manager (or liquidator),
in
order to avoid such loss, may, after giving notice to all the Members, to the
extent not then prohibited by the laws, including the Company Law, of any
jurisdiction in which the Company is then formed or qualified and applicable
in
the circumstances, defer liquidation of and withhold from distribution for
a
reasonable time any assets of the Company except those necessary to satisfy
the
Company's debts and obligations.
(c) After
the proceeds of the liquidation of the assets of the Company have been
distributed (which shall occur as soon as practical), the Administrative Manager
(or liquidator) shall cause the Certificate of Formation of the Company to
be
canceled.
9.4 Final
Accounting. Upon the dissolution of the Company a proper
accounting shall be made by the Company's independent public accountants from
the date of the last previous accounting to the date of
dissolution.
ARTICLE
X
LIABILITY,
EXCULPATION
AND
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Liability. (a)
Except as otherwise provided by the Company Law, the debts, obligations and
liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise,
shall be
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solely
the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no liabilities of
the
Company, and no Covered Person shall be obligated personally for any such debt,
obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Covered
Person.
(b) Except
as otherwise expressly required by law, a Member, in its capacity as Member,
shall have no liability in excess of (i) the amount of its Capital
Contributions, (ii) its share of any assets and undistributed Profit of the
Company, (iii) its obligation to make other payments expressly provided for
in
this Agreement, and (iv) the amount of any distributions wrongfully distributed
to it.
10.2 Indemnification. To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a Covered Person shall be
entitled to indemnification from the Company for any loss, damage or claim
incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission performed
or
omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company and in
a
manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on
such
Covered Person by this Agreement, except that no Covered Person shall be
entitled to be indemnified in respect of any loss, damage or claim incurred
by
such Covered Person by reason of a breach of this Agreement or the gross
negligence or willful misconduct by such Covered Person with respect to such
acts or omissions; provided, however, that any indemnity under
this Section 10.2 shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets
only, and no Covered Person shall have any personal liability on account
thereof. No Covered Person may settle a third party claim without the
consent of all Members.
10.3 Expenses. To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, expenses (including legal fees)
incurred by a Covered Person in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the
final disposition of such claim, demand, suit or proceeding upon receipt by
the
Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such
amount if it shall be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to
be
indemnified as authorized in Section 10.2 hereof.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Notices. Any
notices, elections or demands permitted or required to be made under this
Agreement shall be in writing, signed by the Member giving such notice, election
or demand and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered
with signed delivery receipt obtained, (ii) when transmitted by facsimile
machine with printed confirmation of successful transmission to the appropriate
facsimile number of the address listed below being obtained by the sender from
the sender's facsimile machine, or (iii) three business days after such notice
has been deposited in the United States first class mail if sent postage prepaid
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case
addressed to such Member at the address set forth on the books and records
of
the Company. A Member may change the address to which notices shall
be sent by written notice to all Members (said change of addresses to be
effective upon receipt by all Members).
11.2 Successors
and Assigns. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in
this Agreement, this Agreement, and each provision of this Agreement, shall
be
binding upon and shall
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inure
to
the benefit of the Members, their respective successors, successors-in-title,
heirs and permitted assigns, and each successor-in-interest to any Member,
whether such successor acquires such interest by way of gift, purchase,
foreclosure or by any other method, shall hold such interest subject to all
of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
11.3 Amendments. This
Agreement may be amended only by a written document approved by and duly
executed by all of the Members.
11.4 Partition. No
Member or any successor-in-interest to any Member shall have the right while
this Agreement remains in effect to have any Company assets partitioned, and
each Member, on behalf of itself, its successors, representatives, heirs and
assigns, hereby waives any such right. It is the intention of the
Members that during the term of this Agreement the rights of the Members and
their successors-in-interest, as among themselves, shall be governed by the
terms of this Agreement, and that the rights of any Member or
successor-in-interest to assign, transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of any
interest in the Company shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions
of
this Agreement.
11.5 No
Waiver. The failure of any Member to insist upon strict
performance of a covenant under this Agreement or of any obligation under this
Agreement, irrespective of the length of time for which such failure continues,
shall not be a waiver of that Member's right to demand strict compliance in
the
future. No consent or waiver, express or implied, to or of any breach
or default in the performance of any obligation under this Agreement shall
constitute a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the
performance of the same or any other obligation under this
Agreement. No waiver or consent shall be effective unless in
writing.
11.6 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and complete
agreement of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter
of
this Agreement.
11.7 Captions. The
titles or captions of Articles or Sections contained in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, are not a part
of
this Agreement, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of
this Agreement or the intent of any provision of this Agreement.
11.8 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together
shall for all purposes constitute one agreement, binding on all the Members,
notwithstanding that all Members have not signed the same
counterpart.
11.9 Separability. In
case any of the provisions contained in this Agreement or any application of
any
of those provisions shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
in this Agreement and other applications of those provisions shall not in any
way be affected or impaired thereby.
11.10
Applicable Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations
of the parties under this Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted,
construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware
applicable to agreements made and to be performed in the State of
Delaware.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year
first written.
WRT
REALTY L.P.
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By:
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Winthrop
Realty Trust
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General
Partner
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By:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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President
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Lex
GP-1 Trust
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General
Partner
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By:
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X.
Xxxxxx Eglin
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President
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WRP
MANAGEMENT LLC
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By:
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FUR
Holdings LLC
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Administrative
Manager
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By:
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WEM-FUR
Investors LLC
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Managing
Member
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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President
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