Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
for
Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC
A Delaware Limited Liability Company
This AMENDED AND RESTATED Limited Liability COMPANY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement")
for Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC (the "Company") dated as of January 26, 2001,
is entered into and made effective by Cinergy Global Xxxxx Table I, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Member"), as of the Effective Date, with reference to the
following facts:
A. Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed
by enXco, Inc. (sometimes referred to as "Initial Member") by filing its
Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 11,
1998. This Agreement is an amendment to and restatement of the Limited Liability
Company Operating Agreement of Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC, effective as of
June 11, 1998 (the "Initial Limited Liability Company Agreement");
B. Member now wishes to replace the Initial Limited Liability Company Agreement
in its entirety by entering into this Agreement to provide for the governance of
the Company and the conduct of its business as a limited liability company. This
Agreement shall be considered the "Limited Liability Company Agreement" of the
Company within the meaning of Section 18-101(7) of the Act.
NOW THEREFORE, the Initial Limited Liability Company Agreement is wholly
replaced and superseded by this Agreement in its entirety and this Agreement
shall read as follows:
1. Definitions
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings respectively
given thereto in this Section 1 or elsewhere in this Agreement and when not so
defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Act.
"Act" means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C.ss.18-101 et
seq., as amended from time to time.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Member, any person: (i) that owns more
than 5 % of the voting interests in the Member; or (ii) in which the Member owns
more than 5% of the voting interests; or (iii) in which more than 5% of the
voting interests are owned by a Person who has a relationship with the Member
described in clause (i) or (ii) above.
"Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
for Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC as may be amended from time to time.
"Capital Account" means the account to be maintained by the Company on the
Company's books and records for each Member in accordance with Section 3.6.
"Capital Contribution" means, with respect to any Member, the total amount of
cash and the Gross Asset Value of any other assets contributed or deemed
contributed to the Company by the Code (net of liabilities secured by such
contributed property that the Company is considered to assume or take "subject
to" under Code Section 752) or services rendered or a promissory note or other
binding obligation to contribute cash or assets or to render services as
permitted under the Act in consideration of Membership Rights held by such. A
Capital Contribution shall not be deemed a loan.
"Capital Proceeds" means the gross receipts received by the Company from a
Capital Transaction.
"Capital Transaction" means any transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business which results in the Company's receipt of cash or other consideration
other than Capital Contributions, including, without limitation, proceeds of
sales or exchanges or other dispositions of property other than in the ordinary
course of business, financings, refinancings, condemnations, recoveries of
damage awards and insurance proceeds.
"Cash Flow" means all cash funds derived from operations of the Company
(including interest received on reserves), without reduction for any non-cash
charges, but less cash funds used to pay current operating expenses and to pay
or establish reasonable reserves for future expenses, debt payments, capital
improvements, and replacements as determined by the Managers. Cash Flow shall
include net proceeds from all sales, refinancings, and other dispositions of
Company property that the Managers deem in excess of the amount reasonably
necessary for the operating requirements of the Company. Cash Flow shall not
include Capital Proceeds but shall be increased by the reduction of any reserve
previously established.
"Certificate of Formation" means the Certificate of Formation of the Company
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware in accordance with the Act by the
Initial Member on June 11, 1998.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding
provision of any succeeding law.
"Company" means Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
"Company Assets" means all the direct and indirect interests in real and
personal property owned by the company from time to time and shall include both
tangible and intangible property (including cash).
"Depreciation" means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an
asset for such Fiscal Year, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset
differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning
of such Fiscal Year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio
to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation,
amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to
such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided however, that if the adjusted basis
for federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year
is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross
Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Members.
"Effective Date" is January 26, 2001.
"EWG" means an exempt wholesale generator as such term is defined in Section 32
of PUHCA, as added by Section 711 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
"Fiscal Year" shall have the meaning given in Section 2.7.
"Gross Asset Value" means with respect to any asset, the asset's adjusted basis
for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any item of property contributed
by Member to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of
such asset, as mutually agreed by the contributing Member and the
Company;
(ii) The Gross Asset Values of all Company Assets shall be adjusted to
equal their respective gross fair market values (taking Code
Section 7701(g) into account) in accordance with Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and as determined by the Members as
of the following times: (a) the acquisition of an additional
interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange
for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (b) the
distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis
amount of Company property as consideration for an interest in
the Company; and (c) the liquidation of the Company within the
meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), provided that
an adjustment described in clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph
shall be made only if the Members reasonably determine that such
adjustment is necessary to reflect the relative Interests of the
Members in the Company;
(iii)The Gross Asset Value of any item of Company Assets distributed
to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross fair market
value (taking Code Section 7701(g) into account) of such asset on
the date of distribution as mutually agreed by the receiving
Member and the Company; and
(iv) 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 732 or Code Section 734 or
Code Section 743, subject to the limitations imposed by Code
Section 755 and only to the extent that such adjustments are
taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subparagraph (e) of
the definition of "Net Profits" or "Net Losses"; provided,
however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant
to this subparagraph (iv) to the extent that an adjustment
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) is required in connection with a
transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant
to this subparagraph (iv).
If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iv), such Gross Asset Value shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect
to such asset, for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.
"Initial Member" means enXco, Inc.
"Interest" means an Interest Holder's share of the Profits and Losses of, and
the right to receive distributions from the Company, but does not include any
other rights of a Member including, without limitation, the right to vote or to
participate in management, or any right to information concerning the business
and affairs of the Company.
"Interest Holder" means any Person who holds an Interest, whether as a Member or
as an assignee of a Member who has not been admitted to the Company as a Member.
"Involuntary Withdrawal" means, with respect to any Member, the occurrence of
any of the following events;
(i) the Member makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(ii) the Member files a voluntary petition of bankruptcy;
(iii)the Member is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or there is entered
against the Member an order for relief in any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding;
(iv) the Member files a petition or answer seeking for the Member any
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any statute,
law, or regulation;
(v) the Member seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment
of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator of the Member or of all or
any substantial part of the Member's properties;
(vi) the Member files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing
to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against
the Member in any proceeding described in Subsections (i) through
(v);
(vii)within one hundred twenty days (120) days of any proceeding
against the Member seeking reorganization, arrangement,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar
relief under any statute, law, or regulation if the proceeding
has not been dismissed, or within ninety (90) days after the
appointment of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator for the Member
or all or any substantial part of the Member's properties without
the Member's agreement or acquiescence, which appointment is not
vacated or stayed, or if the appointment is stayed, for ninety
(90) days after the expiration of the stay which period the
appointment is not vacated;
(viii) if the Member is an individual, the Member's death or
adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction as incompetent
to manage the Member's person or property;
(ix) if the Member is acting as a Member by virtue of being a trustee
of a trust, the termination of the trust;
(x) if the Member is a partnership or another limited liability
company, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the
partnership or limited liability company;
(xi) if the Member is a corporation, the dissolution of the
corporation or the revocation of its charter; or
(xii)if the Member is an estate, the distribution by the fiduciary of
the estate's entire interest in the limited liability company.
"Manager(s)" is the Person(s) designated as such in Article 5 of this Agreement
or who is later elected as a Manager pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"Member" means Cinergy Global Xxxxx Table I, Inc. and any Person who
subsequently is admitted as a Member of the Company in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
"Membership Interest" means the entire ownership interest of a Member in the
Company at any particular time, including without limitation: (i) interest, (ii)
right to inspect the Company's books and records; and (iii) right to participate
in the management of and vote on matters coming before the Company.
"Minimum Gain" of the Company, as provided in Regulation Section 1.704-2(d),
means the total amount of gain the Company would realize for federal income tax
purposes if it disposed of all assets subject to their respective nonrecourse
liabilities for no consideration other than the full satisfaction thereof.
"Negative Capital Account" means a Capital Account with a balance of less than
zero.
"Nonrecourse Deduction" has the meaning set forth in Regulation Section
1.704-2(b)(1). The amount of Nonrecourse deductions for a Company fiscal year
equals the net increase in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during that fiscal
year, reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate amount of any distributions
during that fiscal year of proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability that are
allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain.
"Nonrecourse Liability" has the meaning set forth in Regulation Section
1.752-1(a)(2).
"Percentage" means, as to a Member, the percentage set forth after the Member's
name on Exhibit A of this Agreement, as amended from time to time, and as to an
Interest Holder who is not a Member, the Percentage of the Member(s) Interest
that has been acquired by such Interest Holder, to the extent the Interest
Holder has succeeded to that Member's Interest.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, trust, estate,
association, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity, whether
domestic or foreign.
"Positive Capital Account" means a Capital Account with a balance greater than
zero.
"Profit" and "Loss" means, for each Fiscal Year of the Company (or other
period), an amount equal to the Company's taxable income or loss determined in
accordance with Code Section 703(a)(for this purposes, all items of income,
gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code
Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the
following adjustments:
(i) any tax exempt income of the Company shall be included in
computing Profit and Loss;
(ii) any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section
705(a)(2)(B) (or treated as such pursuant to Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i)) and not otherwise taken into account in
computing Profit or Loss, shall be subtracted from Profit or
Loss;
(iii)gain or Loss resulting from any disposition of any Company
Assets where such gain or Loss is recognized for federal income
tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of the Company Assets disposed of notwithstanding that the
adjusted tax basis of such Company Assts differs from its Gross
Asset Value;
(iv) 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 for such
Fiscal Year;
(v) if the Gross Asset Value of any Company Asset is adjusted in
accordance with subparagraphs (ii) or (iii) of the definition
thereof, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into
account in the taxable year of such adjustment as gain or loss
from the disposition of such asset for the purposes of computing
Profit of Loss; and
(vi) notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items
that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.2.2 shall not
be taken into account in computing Profit and Loss.
"PUHCA" means the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and all rules and
regulations adopted thereunder.
"Regulation" means the income tax regulations, including any temporary
regulations, from time to time promulgated under the Code.
"Secretary of State" means the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
"Transfer" means, with respect to any Interest or Membership Interest in the
Company, a sale, conveyance, exchange, assignment, pledge, encumbrance gift,
bequest, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition by any other means,
whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or involuntary.
2. Organizational Matters
2.1 Organization
The Initial Member has filed a Certificate of Formation for Ridge Crest
Wind Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on June 11, 1998,
and the Company was registered to do business under the laws of the State
of Colorado on January 18, 2001. Member has acquired all of the Membership
Interest of the Initial Member by way of Transfer. Following execution of
this Agreement, the Managers shall cause an amendment to the Certificate of
Formation, in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (which may
be executed by any one of the Managers), to be filed with the Secretary of
State. The Managers shall also cause to be made, on behalf of the Company,
such additional filings and recordings in such other states as the Members
shall deem necessary or advisable.
2.2 Name
The name of the Company shall remain Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC. The
Company may do business under that name and under any other name or names
approved by the Members.
2.3 Business
The Company may engage in any business or projects relating to wind energy
generation including the development, construction, installation,
ownership, operation, maintenance and management of wind-powered
electricity generating plant and to undertake any and all activities
related or incident thereto.
2.4 Term
The term of the Company commenced as of the date of the filing of the
Certificate of Formation and shall continue on a perpetual basis unless
dissolved pursuant to Article 7 of this Agreement.
2.5 Registered Office and Agent
The registered agent of the Company is CT Corporation Trust Company,
Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
or such other agent as determined by the Managers. The principal business
office of the company shall be located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000, or such other location as the Managers may
determine.
2.6 Members
The name, present mailing address, taxpayer identification number, and
Percentage of each of the Members are set forth on Exhibit A attached
hereto. The Managers shall amend Exhibit A each and every time a Member is
admitted or ceases to be a Member or when the Percentage of a Member is
increased or decreased.
2.7 Fiscal Year
The Fiscal Year of the Company shall begin on January 1st and end on
December 31st. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for accounting
and for income tax purposes. 3. Members; Capital and Capital Accounts
3.1 Capital Contributions
Initial Member has made a Capital Contribution of $1,000 (One Thousand
Dollars). The Member shall not be required to make a Capital Contribution.
3.2 Additional Capital Contributions
The Members shall not be required to make any additional Capital
Contributions.
3.3 No Interest on Capital Contributions
The Company shall not pay any interest on Capital Contributions.
3.4 Return of Capital Contributions
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither the Members nor any
Interest Holder shall have the right to receive the return of any Capital
Contribution except upon dissolution of the Company.
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3.6 Capital Accounts
3.6.1 A separate Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member and
each Interest Holder.
3.6.2 An Interest Holder's Capital Account shall be increased with the
Interest Holder's Capital Contributions, the amount of any Company
liabilities assumed by the Interest Holder (or which are secured by
Company property distributed to the Interest Holder), the Interest
Holder's distributive share of Profit and any item in the nature of
income or gain specially allocated to such Interest Holder pursuant to
the provisions of Section 4; and
3.6.3 An Interest Holder's Capital Account shall be decreased with the
amount of money and the Gross Asset Value of any Company property
distributed to the Interest Holder, the amount of any liabilities of
the Interest Holder assumed by the Company (or which are secured by
property contributed by the Interest Holder to the Company), the
interest Holder's distributive share of Loss, and any item in the
nature of expenses or losses specially allocated to the Interest
Holder pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.
3.6.4 If any Interest is transferred pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the
transferor to the extent the Capital Account is attributable to the
transferred Interest.
3.6.5 If the Gross Asset Value of Company Assets is adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.6.6, the Capital Account of each Member or Interest Holder
shall be adjusted to reflect the aggregate adjustment in the same
manner as if the Company had recognized gain or Loss equal to the
amount of such aggregate adjustment.
3.6.6 It is intended that the Capital Accounts of all Interest Holders shall
be maintained in compliance with the provisions of Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and all provisions of this Agreement relating to
the maintenance of Capital Accounts shall be interpreted and applied
in a manner consistent with that Regulation.
3.7 Loans and Other Business Transactions
Any Member may, at any time, make or cause to be made a non-recourse loan
to the Company in any amount and on those terms upon which the Member
making such non-recourse loan and the Company may agree in writing.
Acceptance by the Company of any such Loan provided by a Member requires
the prior unanimous consent of the Members. Any Member may also transact
other business, subject to the requirement provided in Section 5.3.4, with
the Company and be an employee or independent contractor of the Company
and, in doing so, it shall have the same rights and be subject to the same
obligations arising out of any such business transaction or employment or
consultant relationship, as would be enjoyed by and imposed upon any
Person, not a Member, engaged in a similar business transaction with the
Company. 4. Allocations of Profit and Loss and Distributions
4.1 Distributions of Cash Flow
Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.7.1 with respect to distributions
upon liquidation of the Company, Cash Flow for each Fiscal Year of the
Company shall be distributed to the Interest Holders in proportion to their
Percentages at such time or times and in such aggregate amounts as may be
determined by the Managers. Cash Flow, other than revenues or proceeds from
a Capital Transaction or the dissolution of the Company, shall be
distributed as soon as practicable following a Manager's determination that
such cash is available for distribution. The Members acknowledge that no
assurances can be given with respect to when or whether such cash will be
available for distributions to the Members.
4.2 Allocations of Profits and Losses
4.2.1 General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.2, Profit and
Loss of the Company shall be allocated among the Interest Holders as
follows:
4.2.1.1 Profit and Loss of the Company shall be allocated to the Interest
Holders in proportion to their respective Percentages.
4.2.1.2 In accordance with the provisions of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i),
each item of an Interest Holder's Nonrecourse Deduction shall be
allocated among the Interest Holders in proportion to the economic
risk of loss that the Interest Holder bears with respect to the
nonrecourse liability of the Company to which such item of an Interest
Holder's Nonrecourse Deduction is attributable.
4.2.2 Allocation Adjustments Required to Comply with Section 704(b) of the
Code
4.2.2.1 Limitation on Allocation of Loss. Notwithstanding Section 4.2.1.1,
there shall be no allocation of Loss to any Interest Holder that would
create or increase a deficit balance in such Interest Holder's Capital
Account unless such allocation would be treated as valued under
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(1)(i). Any Loss that cannot be allocated
to an Interest Holder pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
reallocated to the other Interest Holders in proportion to their
Percentages.
4.2.2.2 Qualified Income Offset. Notwithstanding Section 4.2.1.1, if in any
taxable year an Interest Holder receives (or is reasonably expected to
receive) a distribution, or an allocation or adjustment to such
Interest Holder's Capital Account, in accordance with Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6), that creates or
increases (or is reasonably expected to create or increase) a deficit
balance in such interest Holder's Capital Account, there shall be
allocated to the Interest Holder such items of Company income or gain
as are necessary to satisfy the requirements of a "qualified income
offset" within the meaning of Regulation Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(3).
4.2.2.3 Minimum Gain Chargeback. Notwithstanding Section 4.2.1, this
Section 4.2.2.3 hereby incorporates by reference the "minimum gain
chargeback" provisions of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and (i)(4). In
general, upon a reduction of the Company's Minimum Gain, the preceding
sentence shall require that items of income and gain be allocated
among the Interest Holders in a manner that reverses prior allocations
of Nonrecourse Deductions and Interest Holder Nonrecourse Deductions
as well as reductions in the Interest Holders' Capital Account
balances resulting from distributions that, notwithstanding Section
4.6, are allocable to increases in the Company's Minimum Gain. Subject
to the provisions of Section 704 of the Code and the regulations
thereunder, if the Managers determine at any time that operation of
such "minimum gain chargeback" provisions likely will not achieve such
a reversal by the conclusion of the liquidation of the company, the
Managers shall adjust the allocation provisions of this Section 4.2.2
as necessary to accomplish this result.
4.2.2.4 Allocations Subsequent to Certain Allocation Adjustments. Any
special allocations of items of Profit or Loss pursuant to Sections
4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2 or 4.2.2.3 shall be taken into account in computing
subsequent allocations pursuant to Section 4.2.1 so that, for each
Interest Holder, the net amount of any such special allocations and
all allocations pursuant to Section 4.2.1 shall, to the extent
possible and taking into account prior allocations pursuant to Section
4.2.7, be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to
such Interest Holder pursuant to Section 4.2.1 without application of
Sections 4.2.2.1, 4.2.2.2 or 4.2.2.3.
4.2.3 Book - Tax Accounting Disparities
If the Company Assets are reflected in the Capital Accounts of the
Interest Holders at a Gross Asset Value that differs from the adjusted
tax basis of such property (whether because such property was
contributed to the Company by an Interest Holder or because of a
revaluation of the Interest Holders' Capital Accounts under Regulation
Section 1.704-1(b)), allocations of depreciation, amortization,
income, gain or loss with respect to such property shall be made among
the Interest Holders in a manner which takes such difference into
account in accordance with Code Section 704(c) and Regulation
Section1.704-3(d) using the remedial method.
4.2.4 Allocation in Event of Transfer
If an Interest is Transferred, in compliance with Section 6.1,
allocations of the Company's Profit and Loss may be made by any method
that is selected by the Managers and that is permissible under Section
706 of the Code.
4.2.5 Adjustments to Capital Accounts for Distributions of Property
If property distributed in kind is reflected in the Capital Accounts
of the Interest Holders at a Gross Asset Value that differs from the
fair market value of such property on the date of distribution, the
difference shall be treated as Profit or Loss on the sale of the
property and shall be allocated to the Interest Holder who received
such distribution.
4.2.6 Tax Credits and Similar Items.
Any tax credits or similar items not allocable pursuant to Sections
4.2.1 through 4.2.5 shall be allocated to the Interest Holders in
proportion to their respective Percentages. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, Company expenditures that give rise to tax credits
attributable to such expenditures shall be allocated in accordance
with Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).
4.2.7 Reallocation of Losses Related to Excess Distributions
If, as a result of an Interest Holder receiving a distribution of cash
or property that it is required to return because the distribution was
not authorized by this Agreement, Loss which otherwise would have been
allocated to the Interest Holder was allocated to one or more other
Interest Holders (and such allocation has not been reversed pursuant
to Section 4.2.2.4), then subsequent profit and Loss shall be
allocated to the Interest Holder and to the other Interest Holders so
as, in connection with the return of such cash or property (to the
extent of the value thereof), to effect a reallocation of such Loss to
the Interest Holder.
4.3 Modifications to Preserve Underlying Economic Objectives
If in the opinion of counsel to the Company, there is a change in the
Federal income tax law (including the Code as well as the regulations,
rulings, and administrative practices thereunder) which makes it necessary
or prudent to modify the allocation provisions of this Section 4 in order
to preserve the underlying economic objectives of the Members as reflected
in this Agreement, the Managers shall make the minimum modification
necessary to achieve such purpose.
4.4 Withholding Taxes
The Company shall withhold taxes from distributions to and allocations
among, the Interest Holders to the extent required by law. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 4.4, any amount withheld by the Company
with regard to an Interest Holder shall be treated for purposes of this
Agreement as an amount actually distributed to such Interest Holder. An
amount shall be considered withheld by the Company if remitted to a
governmental agency without regard to whether such remittance occurs at the
same time as the distribution or allocation to which it relates provided,
however that an amount actually withheld from a specific distribution or
designated by the Managers as withheld from a specific allocation shall be
treated as if distributed at the time such distribution or allocation
occurs. To the extent operation of the foregoing provisions of this Section
4.4 would create or increase a deficit balance in an Interest Holder's
Capital Account (excluding for this purpose any portion of such deficit
attributable to the Interest Holder's share of the Company's Minimum Gain
as determined under Section 1), the amount withheld shall be treated as a
loan by the Company to such Interest Holder, which loan shall be payable
upon demand and shall bear interest at a rate equal to the lowest rate that
will not give rise to the imputation of additional interest under
applicable federal income tax rules. At the election of the Managers, the
Company shall be entitled to withhold from any distributions otherwise
payable to an Interest Holder amounts owed to the Company by such Interest
Holder under the terms of the preceding sentence.
4.5 Nonallocation of Distributions to Increases in Minimum Gain
To the extent permitted under Regulation Section 1.704-2(h), distributions
to Interest Holders shall not be allocable to increases in the Company's
Minimum Gain. In general, and except as provided in such Regulation, the
preceding sentence is intended to ensure that reductions in an Interest
Holder's Capital Account balance resulting from distributions of money or
other property to that Interest Holder are not reversed by the minimum gain
chargeback provisions of Section 4.2.2.3.
4.6 Allocation of Liabilities
Solely for purposes of determining the Interest Holders' respective shares
of the nonrecourse liabilities of the Company within the meaning of
Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Interest Holder's interest in
Company Profit shall be equal to such Interest Holder's Percentage.
4.7 Liquidation and Dissolution
4.7.1Distributions. If the Company is liquidated, the assets of the Company
shall be distributed to the Interest Holders in accordance with the
positive balances in their respective Capital Accounts, after taking
into account all distributions and allocations of Profit or Loss and
other items of income, gain, loss or deduction for the Company's
taxable year during which liquidation occurs. Distributions of the
Interest Holders pursuant to this Section 4.7.1 shall be made in
accordance with Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2).
4.7.2 Negative Capital Accounts. No Interest Holder shall be obligated to
restore a negative Capital Account balance.
4.8 General
4.8.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of all
distributions shall be determined by the Managers and distributions
shall be made as soon as practicable following a Manager's
determination. The Members acknowledge that no assurances can be given
with respect to when or whether such distributions will be available
to the Members.
4.8.2 The Company Assets may be distributed in kind to the Interest
Holders, and those assets shall be valued on the basis of their fair
market value. The fair market value of the assets shall be determined
by the Members. In the case of disagreement among the Members, an
independent appraiser, who shall be selected by a Manager, shall
determine the fair market value of the asset. The Profit or Loss for
each unsold asset shall be determined as if the asset had been sold at
its fair market value, and the Profit or Loss shall be allocated to
the Interest Holders who received such distributions and shall be
properly credited or charged to the Capital Accounts of the Interest
Holders prior to the distribution of the assets in liquidation
pursuant to Section 4.7.
4.8.3 All Profit and Loss shall be allocated, and all distributions shall
be made to the Persons shown on the records of the Company to have
been Interest Holders as of the last day of the taxable year for which
the allocation or distribution is to be made. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, unless the Company's taxable year is separated into
segments, if there is a Transfer or an Involuntary Withdrawal during
the taxable year, the Profit and Loss shall be allocated between the
original Interest Holder and the successor on the basis of the number
of days each was an Interest Holder during the taxable year; provided,
however, the Company's taxable year shall be segregated into two or
more segments in order to account for Profit, Loss or proceeds
attributable to a Capital Transaction or to any other extraordinary
non-recurring items of the Company.
4.8.4 The Managers are hereby authorized, upon the advice of the Company's
tax counsel, to amend this Article 4 to comply with the Code and the
Regulations promulgated under Code Section 704(b); provided, however,
that no amendment shall materially affect distributions to an Interest
Holder without the Interest Holder's prior written consent. 5.
Manager(s) and Management
5.1 Management
5.1.1 Manager(s) and Appointment
The Company shall be managed by the Manager(s), who may, but need not, be a
Member. Member hereby designates Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx to serve as the Managers. The above
individuals shall serve as Managers until such individuals resign or are
removed by the Member(s); provided, however, that a Manager shall not be
permitted to resign if such Manager is, at the time, the sole Manager,
unless and until a replacement Manager shall be elected to serve as
Manager.
5.1.2 General Powers
Each Manager individually shall have full, exclusive, and complete
discretion, power, and authority, subject in all cases to the other
provisions of this Agreement and the requirements of applicable law, to
manage, control, administer, and operate the business and affairs of the
Company for the Purposes herein stated, and to make all decisions affecting
such business and affairs, including without limitation, for Company
purposes, the power to:
(a) acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, any real or personal
property, tangible or intangible;
(b) construct, operate, maintain, finance and improve, and to own,
sell, convey, assign, mortgage, or lease any of the Company
Assets;
(c) enter into agreements and contracts in connection with the
Company's business;
(d) purchase liability and other insurance to protect the Company's
properties and business;
(e) borrow money for and on behalf of the Company, and, execute any
guaranty on behalf of a third party;
(f) execute or modify agreements or contracts with respect to any
part or all of the Company's Assets;
(g) prepay, in whole or in part, refinance, amend, modify, or extend
any mortgages or deeds of trust which may affect any Company
Asset and, in connection therewith, to execute for and on behalf
of the Company any extensions, renewals, or modifications of such
mortgages or deeds of trust;
(h) execute any and all other instruments and documents which may be
necessary or in the opinion of the Manager desirable to carry out
the intent and purpose of this Agreement;
(i) make any and all expenditures which the Manager, in its sole
discretion, deems necessary or appropriate in connection with the
management of the affairs of the Company and the carrying out of
its obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, and other
related expenses incurred in connection with the organization,
financing, and operation of the Company;
(j) enter into any kind of activity necessary to, in connection with,
or incidental to, the accomplishment of the purposes of the
Company; and
(k) invest and reinvest Company reserves in short term instruments or
money market funds
5.1.3 Extraordinary Transactions
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Managers shall not undertake any of the following without the
approval of the Members:
(i) any Capital Transaction;
(ii) to lend, assume or guaranty debt in excess of $100,000 in
any one Fiscal Year;
(iii)the admission of additional or substitute Members to the
Company;
(iv) the Company engaging in business in any jurisdiction which
does not provide for the registration of limited liability
companies;
(v) to authorize any expenditure that causes the annual
expenditure budget to be exceeded by fifteen percent (15%)
in any one Fiscal Year; and
(vi) to provide loans to any Member; assume the debt of a Member;
guaranty debt of a Member; or acceptance of any loan
provided by a Member.
5.1.4 Limitation on Authority of Members
(a) No Member is an agent of the Company solely by virtue of being a
Member, and no Member has authority to act for the Company solely
by virtue of being a Member. Only the Managers are authorized to
act for the Company, and no Member has any authority to act for
the Company unless such Member is also a Manager.
(b) This Section 5.1.4 supersedes any authority granted to the Member
pursuant to Section 18-402 of the Act. Any Member who takes any
action or binds the Company in violation of this Section 5.1.4
shall be solely responsible for any loss or expense incurred by
the Company as a result of the unauthorized action and shall
indemnify and hold the Company harmless with respect to the loss
or expense.
5.1.5 Removal of Manager
The Members, at any time and from time to time and for any reason, may
remove any Manager then acting and elect a new Manager. No action to remove
a Manager may be taken without the approval of seventy-five percent (75%)
of the Members.
5.2 Meetings of and Voting by Members
5.2.1 A meeting of the Members may be called at any time by the Managers or
by those Members holding at least a majority of the Percentages then
held by Members. It shall not be necessary for the Managers to call or
to hold regular meetings of the Members. Meetings of the Members shall
be held at the Company's principal place of business or at any other
place designated by the Person calling the meeting. Not less than
seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days before each meeting, a Manager
shall give written notice of the meeting to each Member entitled to
vote at the meeting. The notice shall state the time, place, and
purpose of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, each
Member who is entitled to notice may waive notice, either before or
after the meeting, by executing a waiver of such notice or if such
Member is present at the meeting in person or by proxy. At a meeting
of Members, the presence in person or by proxy of Members holding
Percentages, which aggregate not less than sixty-seven percent (67%),
constitutes a quorum. A Member may vote either in person or by written
proxy signed by the Member or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
5.2.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, wherever this
Agreement requires the approval of the Members, the affirmative vote
of those Members holding a majority or more of the Percentages then
held by Member(s) shall be required to approve the matter.
5.2.3 In lieu of holding a meeting, the Members may vote or otherwise take
action by a written instrument indicating the consent of the Members
holding a majority of the Percentages then held. Any such approved
action shall be effective immediately. The Company shall give prompt
notice to all Members of any action approved by Members by less than
unanimous consent.
5.2.4 The provisions of this Agreement are intended to replace completely
the provisions of the Act with respect to all matters concerning a
Member's voting rights, procedures for meetings of Members, actions by
Members without meetings, and the use of proxies.
5.3 Services and Duties of Members
5.3.1 No Member serving as a Manager shall be expected to devote his, her
or its full working time and efforts to the business and affairs of
the Company, and each shall only devote so much time and efforts as is
reasonably required for such purposes. The Managers shall devote such
time to the business and affairs of the Company as is necessary to
carry out the Manager's duties set forth in this Agreement. Managers
shall be reimbursed by the Company for reasonable business expenses
incurred on behalf of the company and within guidelines established by
the Members.
5.3.2 No Member other than a Member serving as a Manager shall be expected,
or entitled, to work for the Company except with the prior written
consent of the Managers.
5.3.3 Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.3.4, nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights of
the Managers or any Member, or to any Affiliate of any Manager or any
Member, to conduct any other business or activity whatsoever, and the
Managers or any Member shall not be accountable to the Company or to
any Member with respect to that business or activity even if the
business or activity competes with the Company's business. The
organization of the Company shall be without prejudice to their
respective rights (or the rights of their respective Affiliates) to
maintain, expand, or diversify such other interests and activities and
to receive and enjoy profits or compensation therefrom. Each Member
waives any rights the Members might otherwise have to share or
participate in such other interests or activities of the Managers or
any other Member or any Manager's or Member's Affiliates.
5.3.4 Each Member understands and acknowledges that the conduct of the
Company's business may involve business dealings and undertakings with
a Member and its Affiliates. In any of those cases, those dealings and
undertakings shall be at arm's length and on commercially reasonable
terms as determined by the Managers.
5.4 Liability and Indemnification
5.4.1 The Managers shall not be liable, responsible, or accountable, in
damages or otherwise, to any Member or to the Company for any act
performed by the Managers within the scope of the authority conferred
on the Managers by this Agreement, except for fraud, gross negligence,
willful misconduct, or an intentional breach of this Agreement.
5.4.2 The Company shall indemnify the Managers for any act performed by the
Managers within the scope of the authority conferred on the Managers
by this Agreement, unless such act is a breach of this Agreement, or
constitutes gross negligence, wilful or intentional misconduct, or a
knowing violation of law.
5.5 Power of Attorney
5.5.1 Grant of Power
The Members constitute and appoint the Managers as the Members' true and
lawful attorney-in-fact ("Attorney-in-Fact"), and in the Members' name,
place and stead, to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, and file:
(a) all documents (including amendments to the Certificate of
Formation) which the Attorney-in-Fact deems appropriate to
reflect any amendment, change, or modification of this Agreement;
(b) any and all other certificates or other instruments required to
be filed by the Company under the laws of the State of Delaware
or of any other state or jurisdiction, including, without
limitation, any certificate or other instruments necessary in
order for the Company to continue to qualify as a limited
liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(c) one or more fictitious or trade name certificates; and
(d) all documents which may be required to dissolve and terminate the
Company and to cancel its Certificate of Formation.
5.5.2 Irrevocability
The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and is coupled with an
interest, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall survive the
death or disability of a Member. It also shall survive the Transfer of an
Interest, except that if the transferee is approved for admission as a
Member, this power of attorney shall survive the delivery of the assignment
for the sole purpose of enabling the Attorney-in-Fact to execute,
acknowledge and file any documents needed to effectuate the substitution.
Each Member shall be bound by any representations made by the
Attorney-in-Fact acting in good faith pursuant to this power of attorney,
and each Member hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available
to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the Attorney-in-Fact taken in
good faith under this power of attorney. 6. Transfer of Interests and
Withdrawals of Members
6.1 Transfers
6.1.1The Members and Interest Holders shall not trade or deal in any
Membership Interest and Interest on any securities exchange or
securities market.
6.1.2No Person may Transfer all or any portion of or any interest or
rights in the Membership Interest or Interest unless the following
conditions "Conditions of Transfer") are satisfied:
(a) The Transfer will not require registration of Interests or
Membership Interests under any federal or state securities laws;
(b) The transferee delivers to the Company a written instrument
agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
(c) The Transfer will not result in the termination of the Company
pursuant to Code Section 708;
(d) The Transfer will not result in the Company being subject to the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(e) The transferor or the transferee delivers the following
information to the Company: (i) the transferee's taxpayer
identification number and (ii) the transferee's initial tax basis
in the Transferred Interest; and
(f) The Transfer will not result in the Company being taxed as a
corporation for purposes of federal or state income tax purposes.
6.1.3 If the Conditions of Transfer are satisfied, then a Member or Interest
Holder may Transfer all or any portion of that Person's Interest. The
Transfer of an Interest pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall not result,
however, in the Transfer of any of the transferor's other Membership
Interest, if any, and the transferee of the Interest shall have no
right to: (i) become a Member without the consent of the Members
required by this Agreement; or (ii) exercise any Membership Interest
other than those specifically pertaining to the ownership of an
Interest.
6.1.4 The Members hereby acknowledge the reasonableness of the prohibition
contained in this Section 6.1 in view of the structure and purposes of
the Company. The Transfer of any Membership Rights or Interests in
violation of the prohibition contained in this Section 6.1 shall be
deemed invalid, null and void, and of no force or effect except any
Transfer mandated by operation of law that cannot be waived or varied
by private agreement and then only to the extent necessary to give
effect to such Transfer by operation of law. Any Person to whom a
Membership Interest or Interest is attempted to be transferred in
violation of this Section shall not be entitled to vote on matters
coming before the Members, participate in the management of the
Company, act as an agent of the Company or have any other rights in or
with respect to the Membership Interest.
6.1.5 Right of First Offer
(a) If an Interest Holder (a "Transferor") desires to Transfer all or
any portion of, or any interest or rights in, the Transferor's
Interest (the "Transferor Interest"), the Transferor shall notify
the Company of that desire (the "Transfer Notice"). The Transfer
Notice shall describe the Transferor Interest. Each Member shall
have the option (the "Purchase Option") to purchase all of the
Transferor Interest for a price (the "Purchase Price") equal to
the amount the Transferor would receive if the Company were
liquidated and an amount equal to the Appraised Value (as
determined pursuant to Section 6.4) were available for
distribution to the Members pursuant to Section 4.4.
(b) The Purchase Option shall be and remain irrevocable for a period
(the "Transfer Period") ending at 11:59 P.M. local time at the
Company's principal office on the thirtieth (30th) day following
the Transfer Notice is given to the Company.
(c) At any time during the Transfer Period, each Member may elect to
exercise the Purchase Option by giving written notice of its
election to the Transferor. The Transferor shall not be deemed a
Member for the purpose of voting on whether the Company shall
elect to exercise the Purchase Option.
(d) If any Member elects to exercise the Purchase Option, the
Member's notice of its election shall fix a closing date (the
"Transfer Closing Date") for the purchase, which shall not be
earlier than five (5) days after the date of the notice of
election or more than thirty (30) days after the expiration of
the Transfer Period.
(e) If a Member elects to exercise the Purchase Option, the Purchase
Price shall be paid in cash on the Transfer Closing Date.
(f) If all Members fail to exercise the Purchase Option, the
Transferor shall be permitted to offer and sell for a period of
ninety (90) days (the "Free Transfer Period") after the
expiration of the Transfer Period at a price not less than the
Purchase Price. If the Transferor does not Transfer the
Transferor Interest within the Free Transfer Period, the
Transferor's right to Transfer the Transferor Interest pursuant
to this Section shall cease and terminate.
(g) Any Transfer of the Transferor Interest made after the last day
of the Free Transfer Period or without strict compliance with the
terms, provisions and conditions of this Section and other terms,
provisions, and conditions of this Agreement, shall be null,
void, and of no force or effect.
6.2 Voluntary Withdrawal Prohibited
No Members shall have the right or power to effect a voluntary withdrawal
from the Company. Any Member who effectuates a voluntary withdrawal is in
violation of this Agreement and shall not be entitled to receive the fair
value of the Member's Interest as of the date of the voluntary withdrawal
as otherwise provided by Section 18-604 of the Act.
6.3 Involuntary Withdrawal
Immediately upon the occurrence of an Involuntary Withdrawal, the affected
Member shall cease to have a Membership Interest and the Member's
Membership Interest shall be automatically converted into just an Interest,
except that any successor-in-interest to the Interest of a Member who has
Involuntarily Withdrawn shall be entitled to exercise such of the Member's
rights as a Member as is required by the operation of law that cannot be
waived or varied by private agreement.
6.4 Appraised Value
6.4.1 The term "Appraised Value" means the appraised value of the equity of
the Company's Assets as hereinafter provided. Within fifteen (15) days
after demand by either one or the other, the Company and any
Withdrawing Member, if applicable, shall each appoint an appraiser to
determine the value of the equity of the Company's Assets. If the two
appraisers agree upon the equity value of the Company's Assets, they
shall jointly render a single written report stating that value. If
the two appraisers cannot agree upon the equity value of the Company's
Assets, they shall each render a separate written report and shall
appoint a third appraiser, who shall appraise the Company's Assets and
determine the value of the equity therein, and shall render a written
report of his opinion thereon. Each party shall pay the fees and costs
of the appraiser appointed by that party, and the fees and other costs
of the third appraiser shall be shared equally by both parties.
6.4.2 The equity value contained in the aforesaid joint written report or
written report of the third appraiser, as the case may be, shall be
the Appraised Value; provided, however, that it the value of the
equity contained in the appraisal report of the third appraiser is
more than the higher of the first two appraisals, the higher of the
first two appraisals shall govern; and provided, further, that if the
value of the equity contained in the appraisal report of the third
appraiser is less than the lower of the first two appraisals, the
lower of the first two appraisals shall govern. 7. Dissolution,
Liquidation, and Termination of the Company
7.1 Events of Dissolution
The Company shall be dissolved upon the happening of any of the following
events:
7.1.1 on the date fixed for its termination in Section 2.4;
7.1.2 upon the decision by the Company to dissolve, as approved by the
unanimous agreement of every Member without the consent of the
Managers;
7.1.3 upon the occurrence of an Involuntary Withdrawal of a Member, unless
the remaining Members, within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of
the Involuntary Withdrawal, unanimously elect to continue the business
of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; or
7.1.4 by operation of law that cannot be waived or varied by private
agreement.
7.2 Procedure for Winding Up and Dissolution
If the Company is dissolved, the Managers shall wind up its affairs. If
there shall be no Manager or the Managers are unable or unavailable to
perform these duties, then the Members shall elect a Person to wind up the
affairs of the Company. On winding up of the Company, the assets of the
Company shall be distributed, first, to creditors of the Company including
Interest Holders who are creditors, in satisfaction of the liabilities of
the Company, and then to the Interest Holders in accordance with this
Agreement.
7.3 Filing of Certificate of Cancellation
Upon completion of the winding up of the affairs of the Company, the
Managers shall promptly file a Certificate of Cancellation with the
Secretary of State. If there is no Manager, then the Certificate of
Cancellation shall be filed by the Members or by the last Person to be a
Member or by the legal or personal representatives of the Person who last
was a Member. 8. Books, Records, Accounting, and Tax Elections
8.1 Bank Accounts
All funds of the Company shall be deposited in a bank account or accounts
opened and maintained in the Company's name. The Managers shall determine
the institution or institutions at which the accounts will be opened and
maintained, the types of accounts, and the Persons who will have authority
with respect to the accounts and the funds therein.
8.2 Books and Records
8.2.1 The Managers shall keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate
books and records of the Company and supporting documentation of the
transactions with respect to the conduct of the Company's business at
the Company's principal executive office. The records shall include,
but not be limited to, complete and accurate information regarding the
state of the business and financial condition of the Company, a copy
of the Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability Company
Agreement and all amendments to the Certificate of Formation and the
Limited Liability Company Agreement; a current list of the names and
last known business, residence, or mailing addresses of each Member;
and the Company's federal, state, or local tax returns and reports, if
any, for the six(6) most recent taxable years; internal books and
records for the current and three(3) most recent years; a true copy of
relevant records indicating the amount, cost, and value of all
property which the Company owns, claims, possesses, or controls.
8.2.2 The books and records shall be maintained on the accrual method of
accounting in accordance with the requirements of the Code and
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be available at the Company's
principal office for examination by any Member or the Member's duly
authorized representative at any and all reasonable times during
normal business hours for any purpose reasonably related to such
Member's interest as a Member of the Company.
8.3 A Member has the right upon reasonable request, and for purposes reasonably
related to the interest of the Member in the Company, to do the following:
8.3.1 to inspect and copy during normal business hours any of the records
required to be maintained by the Company under this Agreement;
8.3.2 to obtain from the Company promptly after becoming available, a copy
of the Company's federal, state and local income tax or information
returns for each year;
8.3.3 the Managers shall promptly furnish to the requesting Member (i) a
copy of any amendment to the Certificate of Formation or this
Agreement pursuant to a power of attorney from the Members provided in
Section 5.5.1, and (ii) a copy of this Agreement, at the expense of
the Company, upon the reasonable request of the Member for a purpose
reasonably related to the interest of the Member in the Company; and
8.3.4 unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, a Member shall reimburse
the Company for all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with the Member's inspection and copying of the Company's
books and records.
8.4 Annual Accounting Period
The annual accounting period of the Company shall be its taxable year. The
Company's taxable year shall begin on January 1st and end on December 31st.
8.5 Tax Matters Partner
Cinergy Global Xxxxx Table I, Inc., a Delaware corporation, shall be the
Company's tax matters partner (the "Tax Matters Partner") under Code
Section 6231. The Tax Matters Partner shall have all powers and
responsibilities provided in Code Section 6221, et seq. The Tax Matters
Partner shall keep every Member informed of all notices from government
taxing authorities that may come to the attention of the Tax Matters
Partner. The Company shall pay and be responsible for all reasonable
third-party costs and expenses incurred by the Tax Matters Partner in
performing those duties. A Member shall be responsible for any costs
incurred by the Member with respect to any tax audit or tax-related
administrative or judicial proceeding against any Member, even though it
relates to the Company. The Tax Matters Partner may not compromise any
dispute with the Internal Revenue Service without the approval of the
Member.
8.6 Tax Elections
The Tax Matters Partner shall have the authority to make all Company
elections permitted under the Code, including, without limitation,
elections of methods of depreciation and elections under Code Section 754.
The decision to make or not make an election shall be at the Tax Matters
Partner's sole and absolute discretion, subject to the Tax Matters
Partner's obligations to act in the best interest of the Company and its
Members.
8.7 Title to Company Assets
All real and personal property acquired by the Company shall be acquired
and held by the Company in its name. 9. General Provisions
9.1 Assurances
The Members shall execute all such certificates and other documents and
shall do all such filing, recording, publishing, and other acts as the
Managers deem appropriate to comply with the requirements of law for the
formation and operation of the Company and to comply with any laws, rules
and regulations relating to the acquisition, operation or holding of the
property of the Company.
9.2 Notifications
Any notice, demand, consent, election, offer, approval, request, or other
communication (collectively a "notice") required or permitted under this
Agreement must be in writing and either delivered personally or sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested.
Any notice to be given hereunder by the Company shall be given by the
Managers. A notice must be addressed to an Interest Holder at the Interest
Holder's last known address on the records of the Company. All notices to
the Company must be addressed to the Company's principal office with a copy
to Cinergy Global Power Services Limited, at Cinergy House, Xxxx Xxxx Park,
Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, XX00 0XX,
Tel: 00 0000 000 000, Fax: 00 0000 000 000.
A notice delivered personally will be deemed given only when acknowledged
in writing by the person to whom it is delivered. A notice that is sent by
mail will be deemed given three (3) business days after it is mailed. Any
party may designate, by notice to all of the others, substitute addresses
or addressees for notices; and, thereafter, notices are to be directed to
those substitute addresses or addressees.
9.3 Complete Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the
agreement by the Member(s). It supersedes all prior written and oral
statements, including any prior representation, statement, condition, or
warranty. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, this Agreement may
not be amended without the written consent of all of the Member(s).
9.4 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of
this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this
Agreement shall be governed by the internal law, not the law of conflicts,
of the State of Delaware.
9.5 Section Titles
The headings herein are inserted as a matter of convenience only, and do
not define, limit, or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of
the provisions hereof.
9.6 Binding Provisions
This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal and
legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.
9.7 Terms
Common nouns and pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine,
feminine, neuter, singular, and plural, as the identity of the Person may
in the context require.
9.8 Severability of Provisions
If for any reason, any provision or provisions herein are determined to be
invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall
not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement
which are valid.
9.9 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which, when taken
together, constitute one and the same document. The signature of any party
to any counterpart shall be deemed a signature to, and may be appended to,
any other counterparty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Member has executed, or caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date set forth hereinabove with the intent that it be
effective as of the Effective Date.
MEMBER:
Cinergy Global Xxxxx Table I, Inc.
a Delaware corporation
By: __________________________
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: President
Exhibit - A
to
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of
Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC
Name, Address and Taxpayer I.D. Number Percentages
Cinergy Global Xxxxx Table I, Inc. 100 %
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Tax I.D.:
Effective as of the Effective Date:
Approved by Manager: __________________________________
Exhibit - B
to
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
of
Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC
FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is Ridge Crest Wind Partners,
LLC.
SECOND: The registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware is CT
Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx of Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or such other agent as
determined by the Managers.
THIRD: The limited liability company shall continue in existence on a perpetual
basis unless dissolved pursuant to company's limited liability company
agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Amendment of Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC effective as of _____________, 2001.
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: Manager for Ridge Crest Wind Partners, LLC
