EXHIBIT 10.1
AGREEMENT TO FORM
NAGRASTAR LLC
BY AND BETWEEN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION
AND
KUDELSKI S.A.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
AGREEMENT TO FORM NAGRASTAR LLC
Article I -- Definitions
Article II -- Purpose and Scope
Article III -- Entity Formation
Article IV -- Representations and Warranties
Article V -- Closing and Conditions Thereof
Article VI -- Personnel
Article VII -- Commitments to NagraStar
Article VIII -- Termination
Article IX -- Miscellaneous
FURTHER AGREEMENTS ATTACHED AS APPENDICES
A NagraStar Articles of Organization
B NagraStar Operating Agreement
C Agreements between Kudelski and EchoStar
C-1 Residual Agreement
C-2 Escrow Agreement
D Agreements between Kudelski and NagraStar
D-1 Software License Agreement
D-2 Service Agreement
D-3 Smart Card Purchase Agreement
E Agreements between NagraStar and EchoStar
E-1 Software License Agreement
E-2 Service Agreement
E-3 Smart Card Purchase Agreement
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AGREEMENT TO FORM NAGRASTAR LLC
THIS AGREEMENT TO FORM NAGRASTAR LLC ("Agreement"), made and entered
into as of the twenty-third day of June, 1998, by and between Kudelski S.A.
(hereinafter referred to as "Kudelski"), incorporated under the laws of
Switzerland with principal place xx xxxxxxxx xx 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx,
and EchoStar Communications Corporation, a Nevada corporation with its
principal place of business at 0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000 XXX (hereinafter referred to as "ECC") and EchoStar Satellite
Corporation, a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business at
0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 XXX (hereinafter referred
to as "EchoStar").
INTRODUCTION
A. ECC, EchoStar, and Kudelski have Pre-Existing Contracts for the
provision of certain services and products by Kudelski to ECC and EchoStar.
B. The parties desire to restructure their rights, duties, and obligations
under the Pre-existing Contracts, in the manner set forth in this Agreement.
X. Xxxxxxxx desires that upon completion of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement: (i) Kudelski will be a party to certain agreements with
NagraStar and EchoStar; and (ii) except for all duties and obligations with
respect to indemnification and warranty, the Pre-existing Contracts shall
terminate and be null and void and Kudelski shall have no rights, duties, or
obligations under the Pre-existing Contracts.
D. ECC and EchoStar desire that upon completion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement: (i) EchoStar will be a party to certain
agreements with NagraStar and Kudelski; and (ii) except for all rights with
respect to indemnification and warranty, the Pre-existing Contracts shall
terminate and be null and void and ECC and EchoStar shall have no rights,
duties, or obligations under the Pre-existing Contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, the Parties represent, warrant, covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, where written with an initial capital
letter, the following terms, words and phrases shall have the following
meanings:
1.1 AFFILIATE. The term "Affiliate" shall mean any person or entity directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, a
specified person or entity.
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1.2 ANCILLARY AGREEMENT(S). The term "Ancillary Agreement(s)" shall mean the
EchoStar Agreements, the Kudelski Agreements, the Escrow Agreement, and the
Residual Agreement.
1.3 CLOSING. The term "Closing" shall mean the actions taken to effect the
transactions contemplated herein, all as more specifically described in
Article V hereof.
1.4 CLOSING DATE. The term "Closing Date" shall mean the date and time at
which the Closing is held.
1.5 ECHOSTAR AGREEMENT(S). The term "EchoStar Agreement(s)" shall mean the
following agreements, by and between EchoStar and NagraStar, to be agreed
upon by EchoStar and Kudelski prior to the Closing Date: the EchoStar
Software License Agreement (Appendix E-1 to this Agreement), the EchoStar
Service and Development Agreement (Appendix E-2), and the EchoStar Smart
Card Purchase Agreement (Appendix E-3).
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1.10 KUDELSKI AGREEMENT(S). The term "Kudelski Agreement(s)" shall mean the
following agreements by and between Kudelski and NagraStar, to be agreed
upon by Kudelski and EchoStar prior to the Closing Date: the Kudelski
Software License Agreement (Appendix D-1 to this Agreement), the Kudelski
Service and Development Agreement (Appendix D-2), and the Kudelski Smart
Card Purchase Agreement (Appendix D-3).
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1.14 NAGRASTAR. The term "NagraStar" shall mean that certain limited liability
company formed by the Parties pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof, which shall
be named "NagraStar LLC".
1.15 OPERATING AGREEMENT. The term "Operating Agreement" shall mean those
policies, practices and procedures which shall govern the operation of
NagraStar, to be agreed upon by EchoStar and Kudelski prior to the Closing
Date and which at Closing shall be attached hereto as Appendix B.
1.16 PARTY, PARTIES. The terms "Party" or "Parties" shall mean Kudelski and/or
EchoStar as the context requires.
1.17 PRE-EXISTING CONTRACTS. The term "Pre-existing Contracts" shall mean:
(a) the Digital NASP Offer for EchoStar, by and between EchoStar and
the Nagra Kudelski Group, dated February 2, 1995; (b) the Information
Management System Offer for EchoStar, by and between ECC and the Nagra
Kudelski Group, dated April 7, 1995; and (c) the Nagravision Offer for
Support of EchoStar Operations, by and between Kudelski, and either
EchoStar or ECC (the agreement is not clear on the precise party), dated
February 5, 1997.
1.18 PRODUCT(S). The term "Products" shall mean the Smart Cards, the decoder
conditional access task, uplink datastream management systems, and any
other products or services within the scope of NagraStar's general purpose,
which the Parties may agree that NagraStar shall design, manufacture, or
distribute in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof.
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1.20 SUBSIDIARY. The term "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation more than
fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or stock representing the
right to vote (except by reason of the occurrence of a contingency) for the
election of directors or members of a similar managing body are owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by a specified party.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
2.1 GENERAL PURPOSE AND INITIAL SCOPE. Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set out, the Parties shall take all necessary steps
required to cause the formation of a limited liability company, pursuant to
the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act, to be named "NagraStar LLC".
The purpose and initial scope of NagraStar, notwithstanding the generality
of the purposes enumerated in the Articles of Organization of NagraStar,
shall be as set forth in the Operating Agreement.
2.2 FUTURE SCOPE. In general, the future scope of the Company shall be as set
forth in the Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE III
ENTITY FORMATION
3.1 FORMATION. The Parties have agreed upon the form of NagraStar's Articles
of Organization and shall ensure that such Articles have been filed with
the appropriate authorities of the State of Colorado. Such Articles of
Organization shall, at Closing, be substantially in the form of the
attached Appendix A. In addition, the Parties shall adopt the Operating
Agreement of NagraStar, which shall be attached hereto at Closing as
Appendix B. No change shall be made in or to said Articles of Organization
or said Operating Agreement prior to the Closing Date, except with the
prior written consent of the Parties.
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ARTICLE IV
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ARTICLE V
CLOSING AND CONDITIONS THEREOF
5.1 DETERMINATION OF CLOSING DATE. The Closing of the transactions provided
for in this Agreement shall take place at 2:00 p.m. on June 23, 1998, at
EchoStar's main offices in Littleton, Colorado, or at such other time and
place as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
5.2 EVENTS OF CLOSING. Subject to the fulfillment of the requirements of each
party set forth herein which are to be fulfilled on or before the Closing
Date, EchoStar and Kudelski shall take such action and execute and deliver
such certificates, documents and instruments as may be reasonably required
by counsel for either Party to complete the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with its purpose and intent including, but not
limited to, the payment by each Party of the consideration for, and the
issuance of their respective certificates representing membership interests
in NagraStar as provided for in Section 3.2 hereof.
5.3 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING CLOSING. Between the date hereof and the
Closing Date, except as otherwise consented to or approved in writing by
the other parties or provided for herein, each party shall: (a) conduct its
business with respect to the technology to be made available to NagraStar
pursuant to the Kudelski Agreements solely in a manner consistent with the
intent and purpose of this Agreement and shall promptly notify the other
parties in the event it has knowledge of any facts which would adversely
affect its ability to fulfill its obligations hereunder; and (b) comply
with all applicable laws and regulations.
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5.4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATIONS. All obligations of the
parties hereunder are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the
Closing, of each of the following conditions:
a Each party shall have obtained all requisite internal corporate
approvals and all consents which may be required from its shareholders
and/or board of directors in order to fully perform its obligations
hereunder;
b The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties contained
in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
at the Closing Date;
c Each party shall have performed and complied with all agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with
by it prior to or at Closing;
d Each party shall have been furnished with a certificate of the
appropriate officers of the other parties hereto, dated the Closing
Date, certifying to the best of their knowledge, in such detail as the
receiving Party may reasonably request, the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in this Section 5.4;
e All of the agreements and other documents to be concluded and/or
delivered by the parties prior to the Closing Date and attached hereto
as appendices shall have been mutually agreed upon and shall have been
executed at Closing;
f Each party shall have been furnished with an opinion satisfactory to
it of counsel for the other parties hereto dated the Closing Date, and
addressed to the receiving party, to the effect that:
i The party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it
was organized and incorporated.
ii The execution, delivery and performance by such party of this
Agreement, and the sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and
deliveries contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action; this Agreement constitutes the valid
and binding obligation of such party, enforceable in accordance
with its terms (subject to limitations as to enforceability which
might result from bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally); and all other actions
and proceedings required by law or by the provisions of this
Agreement to be taken by such party prior to the Closing Date in
connection with this Agreement have been duly and validly taken.
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iii Such Party's contribution to the share capital of NagraStar under
this Agreement does not require as of the Closing Date any action
by the stockholders of such Party and does not violate any of the
provisions of such Party's Articles of Incorporation, Statutes,
or By-laws;
g It shall have received from its counsel approval with respect to all
legal matters in connection with this Agreement, including
specifically assurances satisfactory to it that nothing contained
herein shall constitute a violation of any indenture agreement
pursuant to which it has issued publicly held bonds or any credit or
loan agreement, and there shall have been furnished to its counsel by
the other parties such corporate and other records and information as
they may reasonably have requested for such purposes;
h It shall have received from the other parties prior to the Closing
Date a list of all actions, suits or proceedings which are pending,
against or with respect to, or which may have a material adverse
effect upon, the technology to be made available to NagraStar pursuant
to the Kudelski Agreements; and no material suit, action or other
proceeding shall be pending before any court or governmental agency in
which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or
other relief in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby;
i All authorizations, consents, waivers, approvals or other action
required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the other parties and the consummation by the other
parties of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been duly
obtained and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
receiving party's counsel;
j All filings with any governmental department, agency or
instrumentality which are reasonably required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all required
governmental consents and approvals, including the expiration of any
notice periods or extensions thereof without objection by any
governmental department or agency to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, will have been at Closing completed or obtained by the
parties together or by the party obligated to complete such filing or
obtain such consent and written evidence thereof shall have been
delivered to such party; and
k Each party shall have conducted its business pending Closing strictly
in accordance with Section 5.3 hereof. No party hereto shall be
obligated, in the event it is advised by its counsel in accordance
with Subsection (g) above that any term of this Agreement constitutes
a violation of any of any indenture, credit or loan agreements, to
seek consents or waivers from any trustee or third party lender under
such agreements, and such party shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 5.5 hereof.
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5.5 FAILURE TO CLOSE. In the event that any of the above conditions precedent
have not been fulfilled as of the scheduled date of Closing, the Closing
shall be postponed; provided, however, that if the Closing does not, for
any reason, occur within sixty days of execution of this Agreement, unless
otherwise agreed upon by the Parties in writing, any party may, upon
written notice to the other parties, terminate this Agreement and no party
shall be liable for damages to the other parties or have the right to
request specific performance of this Agreement or any of the above
conditions of Closing. Further, the Pre-existing Contracts shall continue
in full force and effect.
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ARTICLE VI
PERSONNEL
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6.1 INITIAL PERSONNEL. Prior to the Closing Date and to the extent possible,
the Parties shall identify in the Operating Agreement those employees of
each Party if any, whose employment shall be initially transferred from the
Party to NagraStar. In addition, the Parties shall, to the extent
possible, make available those persons, if any, who, although remaining in
the employ of the Parties, shall become available to render services to
NagraStar. The Parties shall be reimbursed for the services rendered to
NagraStar by employees described in the preceding sentence in accordance
with the Operating Agreement.
6.2 BENEFIT PROGRAM. The benefits available to employees of NagraStar shall be
as set forth in the Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
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ARTICLE VIII
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1 NOTICES. The parties choose the following addresses as the addresses at
which they will accept service of all documents and notices relating to
this Agreement:
As to EchoStar and ECC: EchoStar Satellite Corporation
0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
As to Kudelski: Xxxxxxxx XX
0000 Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXX
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Fax: 41 21/000 0000
Any notice to be given by a party to the other parties pursuant to this
Agreement shall be given in writing in the English language by prepaid
registered post, by facsimile or shall be delivered by hand (delivery by
hand must be acknowledged by written receipt from a duly authorized person
at the office of the addressee), provided that:
a any notice given by prepaid registered post shall be deemed to have
been received by the addressee, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, 14 days after the date of postage;
b any notice delivered by hand during normal business hours shall be
deemed to have been received by the addressee, in the absence of proof
to the contrary, at the time of delivery; and
c any notice given by facsimile shall be deemed to have been received by
the addressee, in the absence of proof to the contrary, immediately
upon the issuance by the transmitting facsimile machine, of a report
confirming correct transmission of all the pages of the document
containing the notice or upon receipt by the transmitting facsimile
machine, at the end of the notice being transmitted, of the automatic
answer-back of the receiving facsimile machine.
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9.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any party, except upon
the prior written consent of the other parties.
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9.4 CONFIDENTIALITY. The parties agree that this Agreement is confidential and
no party shall disclose any of the commercial, business, technical,
operational, or legal details of this Agreement (the "Confidential
Information") in any manner, including but not limited to press releases or
other publicity of any nature without the prior written approval of the
other parties. The obligations imposed upon the parties herein shall
survive termination of this Agreement indefinitely, but shall not apply to
Confidential Information which is:
a or becomes generally available to the public through no wrongful act
of the party receiving the Confidential Information (the "Receiving
Party");
b already lawfully in the possession of the Receiving Party and not
subject to an existing agreement of confidentiality between the
parties;
c received from a third party without restriction and without breach of
this Agreement;
d independently developed by the Receiving Party; or
e released pursuant to the requirements imposed on the party by U.S. or
Swiss securities laws, or the binding order of a government agency or
court, so long as prior to any such release the releasing party
provides the other parties with the greatest notice permitted under
the circumstances, so that the party disclosing the Confidential
Information may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
In any such event, the releasing party will disclose only such
Confidential Information as is legally required and will exercise
reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for any
Confidential Information being disclosed.
9.5 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The parties agree to execute such other instruments
and documents and to take such other action as may be necessary to effect
the purposes of this Agreement.
9.6 AMENDMENT. Any and all agreements by the parties to amend, change, extend,
review or discharge this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be binding
on the parties only if such agreements are in writing and executed by the
party agreeing to be bound thereby.
9.7 HEADINGS, SECTIONS, ETC. The various headings in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or any Section or provision hereof.
References in this Agreement to any Section are to such Section of this
Agreement.
9.8 SUCCESSORS. All covenants, stipulations and promises in this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors, assigns and legal representatives.
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9.9 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of
which shall constitute together one and the same agreement. The parties
may each execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
9.10 GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION. This Agreement, and the performances of the
parties hereunder, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws that would
otherwise provide for the application of the substantive law of another
jurisdiction. Should any dispute between the parties arise, the parties
agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for the resolution of any such
dispute shall be English language binding arbitration conducted in the New
York City metropolitan area in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the
American Arbitration Association, which rules shall include the right to
seek appropriate injunctive relief in such arbitration and are deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this clause. Unless the arbitrators
determine otherwise, the losing party in any arbitration shall pay the
costs of the prevailing party.
9.11 CONSTRUCTION. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement and each
related document shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or any
related document, shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law,
such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition
or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement or such related documents.
9.12 WAIVERS. No failure on the part of any party to exercise and no delay in
exercising, any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise or any right or remedy
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right or remedy granted hereby or by any related document or at
law or in equity.
9.13 COMMITMENTS FROM SUBSIDIARIES. The parties agree that they will cause
their Subsidiaries to act in a manner as to effect the purposes, provisions
and obligations of such party under this Agreement.
9.14 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the appendices attached
hereto, constitute and express the entire agreement of the parties to all
the matters herein referred to, all previous discussions, promises,
representations and understandings relative thereto, including all
Pre-existing Contracts between the parties are herein merged and
superseded.
9.15 BROKERS. The parties acknowledge and agree that all negotiations relative
to this Agreement and to the transactions contemplated hereby have been
carried on without the intervention of any broker or finder, and no such
person or entity has any valid claim against it for a brokerage commission
or other like payment. Each party shall hold the other parties and
NagraStar harmless from any claim in respect thereto arising out of its
respective actions or
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conduct, but shall not be responsible for such claims arising with respect
to the conduct of the other parties and NagraStar.
9.16 SURVIVAL. Any provision of this Agreement which logically would be
expected to survive termination or expiration, shall survive for a time
period reasonable under the circumstances, whether or not specifically
provided in the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.
ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION KUDELSKI S.A.
By: By:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
By signing below EchoStar Communications Corporation hereby acknowledges
its acceptance of the provisions of Section 5.6 of this Agreement.
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:
Title:
Date:
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[Appendix A]
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
NAGRASTAR LLC
I, the undersigned natural person of the age of eighteen years or more,
acting as organizer of a limited liability company under the Colorado Limited
Liability Company Act, adopt the following Articles of Organization for such
limited liability company:
FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is "NagraStar LLC".
SECOND: The principal place of business of the company is 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
THIRD: The street address of the initial registered office of the limited
liability company is NagraStar LLC, Legal Department, 0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000.
The mailing address of the initial registered office of the limited liability
company is NagraStar LLC, Legal Department, 0000 X. Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000. The name of its proposed registered agent in Colorado at
that address is Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx.
FOURTH: The management of the company is vested in the members.
FIFTH: The names and the business addresses of the members are:
EchoStar Satellite Corporation Kudelski SA
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx 0000 Cheseaux
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 SWITZERLAND
SIXTH: The name and address of the organizer is:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
/s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX Date: 12-31-97
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Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
I, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, hereby consent to the appointment as initial
registered agent for NagraStar LLC.
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX Date: 12-31-97
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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[APPENDIX B]
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
NAGRASTAR LLC
This Operating Agreement is made and entered into as of the twenty-third
day of June, 1998 by and among NagraStar LLC, a Colorado limited liability
company organized under the Colorado Limited Liability Act (the "Company"),
EchoStar Satellite Corporation, a Colorado corporation with principal office
at 0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("EchoStar"), and
Kudelski SA, a Swiss corporation with principal office at 1033 Cheseaux,
Switzerland ("Kudelski").
Certain terms used in this Operating Agreement are defined in Article 11.
The parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. FORMATION OF COMPANY
1.1. RECOGNITION OF ORGANIZATION OF COMPANY. The Company was organized as a
Colorado limited liability company upon the filing of the Articles of
Organization by the Colorado Secretary of State, effective as of the date of
the Articles of Organization.
1.2. NAME. The name of the Company is "NagraStar LLC".
1.3. PLACES OF BUSINESS. The Company may locate its business at such place
or places as the Members may from time to time deem advisable. The Company's
principal place of business shall initially be located at 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, with a second office located in Cheseaux,
Switzerland.
1.4. REGISTERED OFFICES AND REGISTERED AGENTS. The Company's initial
registered office in the State of Colorado shall be at the office of its
registered agent at 0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, and
the name of its initial registered agent at such address shall be Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx. The registered office or registered agent, or both, in the State
of Colorado may be changed from time to time by filing the address of the new
registered office or the name of the new registered agent, as the case may
be, with the Colorado Secretary of State pursuant to the Colorado Act. The
Company shall appoint registered agents and maintain registered offices in
other jurisdictions as may be required by law.
ARTICLE 2. PURPOSES OF COMPANY
2.1 GENERAL PURPOSE AND INITIAL SCOPE. The purpose and initial scope of the
Company shall be: (i) to support EchoStar's satellite broadcast operations
through the ongoing maintenance and development of software and hardware for
all software and hardware systems provided to EchoStar and its Affiliates by
Kudelski and its Affiliates as of the date of this Operating Agreement, by
entering
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into the Kudelski Agreements, the EchoStar Agreements, and the Escrow
Agreement; and (ii) to pursue the development and enhancement of existing and
future uplink datastream management systems and other systems to accommodate
the future needs of EchoStar and its Affiliates in cooperation with Kudelski.
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ARTICLE 3. RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS
3.1. MANAGEMENT. The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed
by its Members, who, together with the CEO, shall establish the priorities of
the Company. Each Member shall be entitled to participate in that
management, and shall be a Co-CEO of the Company. Except for cases in which
a Member is expressly permitted by this Operating Agreement or by
non-waivable provisions of applicable law to act alone, no action shall be
taken by any Member on behalf of the Company unless the action: (a) is
authorized by this Operating Agreement; (b) has been authorized by both
Members acting in agreement; or (c) is inherent in or reasonably implied by
authority granted by this Operating Agreement or by the Members acting
together.
3.2. CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS. Except as otherwise provided in this
Operating Agreement, no Member shall have, or delegate to any person, the
authority to do any of the following without unanimous consent of the Members:
(a) Perform any act in contravention of this Operating Agreement;
(b) Knowingly perform any act that would cause the Company to conduct
business in a state or other foreign jurisdiction which has not enacted
legislation permitting the Company to transact business in the state as a
foreign limited liability company with limited liability for its Members; or
(c) Cause the Company to admit any additional Members.
3.3. FURTHER RESTRICTIONS. Except as authorized pursuant to this Operating
Agreement (including the authority granted to the COO and CTO under Article 4)
or by written authorization of both Members, no attorney-in-fact, employee,
or other agent of the Company shall have any power or authority to bind the
Company in any way, to pledge its credit or to render it liable monetarily
for any purpose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no debt
shall be contracted or liability incurred by or on behalf of the Company
except as provided in this Operating Agreement or as determined by the
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Members, or, to the extent permitted under the Colorado Act, by agents or
employees of the Company expressly authorized by the Members to contract such
debt or incur such liability.
3.4. CONFLICTING INTEREST TRANSACTIONS.
(a) As used in this Section 3.4, "conflicting interest transaction"
means any of the following:
(1) A loan or other assistance by the Company to a Member or to a
Related Entity, other than loans provided in accordance with the provisions
of Section 5.3;
(2) A guaranty by the Company of an obligation of a Member or of
an obligation of a Related Entity; or
(3) A contract or transaction between the Company and a Member or
between the Company and a Related Entity.
(b) As used in this Section 3.4, "Related Entity" means, with respect
to a Member, an Entity that is an Affiliate of the Member or has a financial
interest therein.
(c) No conflicting interest transaction shall be void or voidable or be
enjoined, set aside, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions
in a proceeding by the Company or by any Member, directly or by or in the
right of the Company, solely because the conflicting interest transaction
involves a Member or a Related Entity or solely because the Member
participates in vote of the Members with respect to such conflicting interest
transaction, or solely because the Member's vote is counted for such purpose,
if:
(1) The material facts as to the Member's relationship or interest
and as to the conflicting interest transaction are disclosed or are known to
the other Member and the Members in good faith authorize, approve, or ratify
the conflicting interest transaction; or
(2) The conflicting interest transaction is fair as to the Company
as of the time it is undertaken by, or becomes binding upon, the Company.
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3.7. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. No Member shall be entitled to compensation
for services rendered to the Company except as may be determined from time to
time by agreement of the Members.
3.8. RIGHT TO RELY ON CERTIFICATES OF MEMBERS. Any Person dealing with the
Company may rely, without duty of further inquiry, upon a certificate signed
by any Member as to:
(a) The identity of the Member;
(b) The existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts which constitute
a condition precedent to acts by any Member or which are in any other manner
germane to the business or affairs of the Company; or
(c) The identity and authority of Persons who are authorized to act
for, or to execute or deliver any instrument or document on behalf of, the
Company, and the scope of such authority.
3.9. MEMBER'S LIABILITY.
(a) No Member shall be liable under any judgment, decree, or order of a
court, or in any other manner, for any debt, obligation, or liability of the
Company.
(b) No Member shall be liable to the Company or to any Member for any
loss or damage sustained by the Company or by any Member, unless the loss or
damage is the result of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, willful misconduct,
breach of this Operating Agreement or a wrongful taking by the Member. It is
expressly recognized that no Member guarantees, in any way, the return of any
Member's Capital Contribution, a profit for any Member from the operations of
the Company, or any distribution from the Company.
3.10. MEMBERS HAVE NO EXCLUSIVE DUTY TO COMPANY. No Member shall be required
to manage the Company as a sole and exclusive function. Any Member may have
other business interests and may engage in other activities in addition to
those relating to the Company. Neither the Company nor any Member shall have
any right, by virtue of this Operating Agreement, to share or participate in
such other interests or activities of any Member or to the income or proceeds
derived therefrom.
3.11. COMPANY DOCUMENTS.
(a) The Recordkeeper shall maintain and preserve, until at least five
years after the dissolution of the Company and longer if necessary and
appropriate in connection with the winding up of its
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business and affairs, all accounts, books, and other Company documents which
are reasonably necessary as a record of its business and affairs, in which
shall be entered fully and accurately all transactions and other matters
relating to the Company's business in such detail and completeness as is
customary and usual for businesses of the type engaged in by the Company.
Such documents shall be maintained at the principal executive office of the
Company.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 3.11(a), the
Recordkeeper shall maintain and preserve the following:
(1) A current list of the full name and last-known business,
residence, or mailing address of each Member, both past and present;
(2) A copy of the Articles of Organization and all amendments
thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to
which any amendment has been executed;
(3) A copy of this Operating Agreement, including Schedule A, as
in effect from time to time,
(4) Copies of all writings, if any, other than this Operating
Agreement, which obligate a Member to contribute cash, property or services
to the Company, and copies of all writings compromising the obligation of any
member to contribute cash, property, or services to the Company;
(5) Minutes of every meeting of the Members and copies of all
written consents by which Members take action;
(6) Copies of the Company's U.S. and foreign federal, state, and
local income tax returns and reports, if any, for the three most recent years;
(7) Copies of all financial statements of the Company for the
three most recent years; and
(8) Records and accounts of all operations and expenditures of the
Company.
(c) Upon request, each Member shall have the right to inspect and copy
such Company documents, at the requesting Member's expense; provided,
however, that access to any such documents may be restricted as the Members
determine in order to preserve intellectual property of the Company from
misuse.
(d) The initial Recordkeeper shall be Xxxxx Xxxxx. The Members may by
agreement appoint a new Recordkeeper at any time. If a new Recordkeeper is
appointed by the Members, the former Recordkeeper shall transfer to the new
Recordkeeper all Company items set forth under this Article 3, together with
all other Company documents and data in the possession of, or under the
control of the former Recordkeeper. If the Members cannot agree on a
Recordkeeper at any time, each Member
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may designate a separate Recordkeeper who shall have access to all records of
the Company specified in this Article 3.
3.12. ECONOMIC PRIORITY. Except as may be provided in this Operating
Agreement, no Member shall have priority over any other Member, whether as to
Net Profits, Net Losses, distributions, or other economic matters; provided,
however, that this Section 3.12 shall not apply to loans (as distinguished
from Capital Contributions) which a Member has made to the Company.
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ARTICLE 7. ADMINISTRATIVE
7.1. BUDGET. The operating budget for the first twelve months of the
Company's operation is attached as Schedule B to this Operating Agreement. A
thirty-six (36) month budget shall be prepared annually by the COO in
consultation with the Financial Review Committee and submitted to the Members
for approval together with a business plan for the corresponding time period.
If the Members cannot agree on the budget for any specified year, the total
budget for such year shall be the previous year's budget as adjusted by the
use of a Budget Escalator in the following manner: the index to be used shall
be the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price
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Index, Wage Rate, All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, 1997 = 100
(hereinafter referred to as the "CPI"). The base index shall be that
published nearest to the date hereof. The increase hereunder shall be
proportional to the increase in the CPI as above, over the base index,
provided however, that in no case shall any year's budget exceed the
projected revenues for the Company in such year.
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7.4. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL. The Members agree to procure and
make available to the Company during the term of this Operating Agreement,
for good and valuable consideration to be agreed upon by the parties, such
office equipment and facilities (including land, buildings, office equipment,
tools and fixtures) as may be necessary for the development and support
engineering of the Products, and such personnel, including payroll,
accounting, legal, and human resources professionals, as may be necessary for
the Company to properly function. The Company shall provide its own computer
equipment, software, and related accessories.
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ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY; ACQUISITION OF CONTROL
8.1. GENERAL. Except as provided in this Article 8, no Member shall have
the right to transfer or encumber any part of the Member's Membership
Interest, and any purported transfer or encumbrance (including the granting
of a security interest) of all or part of a Membership Interest, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, shall be void. Each Member hereby acknowledges
the reasonableness of the restrictions on sale and gift of Membership
Interests imposed by this Operating Agreement, in view of the Company
purposes and the relationship of the Members, and agrees that such
restrictions shall be specifically enforceable. Special provisions relating
to security interests and other encumbrances are set forth in Section 8.2.
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ARTICLE 11. DEFINITIONS
The following terms used in this Operating Agreement have the meanings
ascribed to them in this Article 11:
11.1. "Articles of Organization" means the Articles of Organization of the
Company as filed with the Secretary of State of Colorado, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
11.2. "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person (such Person being
referred to in this Section 11.2 as the "Target Person"), (a) any Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with the Target Person, (b) any Person owning, of record or beneficially,
ten percent or more of the outstanding voting interests of the Target Person,
unless another Person owns, beneficially, a larger percentage of the
outstanding voting interests of the Target Person, (c) any
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Person who is a director, officer, partner, or trustee of, or is in a similar
capacity with respect to, the Target Person, or (d) any Person who is a
director, officer, partner, or trustee of, or is in a similar capacity with
respect to, or is holder of ten percent or more of the voting interests of,
any Person described in clauses (a) through (c) of this sentence. For
purposes of this definition, the term "controls," "is controlled by," or "is
under common control with" shall refer to the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of the Target Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise.
11.3. "Capital Account" of a Member, as of any given date, means the Capital
Contribution to the Company by the Member as adjusted to the date in question
pursuant to Article 5.
11.4. "Capital Contribution" means any contribution, whenever made, by a
Member to the capital of the Company, whether in cash or property. Whether a
payment of cash or a transfer of property is a contribution to the capital of
the Company, and, therefore, a Capital Contribution, shall be determined by
agreement of the Members.
11.5. "Capital Interest" means the proportion that a Member's positive
Capital Account balance, if any, bears to the aggregate Capital Accounts of
all Members whose Capital Accounts have positive balances, as such proportion
may change from time to time. Negative Capital Account balances are
disregarded in the determination of "Capital Interests."
11.6. "CEO" or "Co-CEO" means one of the two Members.
11.7. "Code" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or corresponding
provisions of superseding Federal revenue laws.
11.8. "Colorado Act" means the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act or any
act that supersedes the Colorado Limited Liability Company Act, as the same
may be amended from time to time.
11.9. "Company" is defined in the first paragraph of this Operating
Agreement.
11.10. "Control" of a company means the ability to appoint a majority of the
directors on its governing board or the ability to exercise similar operating
control through other means.
11.11. "COO" means the Company's Chief Operating Officer, as appointed
pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.
11.12. "CTO" means the Company's Chief Technical Officer, as appointed
pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof.
11.13. "Deficit Capital Account" means, with respect to any Member, the
deficit balance, if any, in the Member's Capital Account as of the end of the
taxable year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
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(a) Credit to such Capital Account of all amounts which the Member is
treated as being obligated to restore under Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of
the Treasury Regulations, as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the
next to last sentence of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5) of the Treasury
Regulations, after taking into account thereunder any changes during such
year in partnership minimum gain (as determined in accordance with
Section 1.704-2(d) of the Treasury Regulations) and in the minimum gain
attributable to any partner nonrecourse debt (as determined under
Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of the Treasury Regulations); and
(b) Debit to such Capital Account the items described in
Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Treasury Regulations.
This definition of Deficit Capital Account is intended to comply with the
provision of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and 1.704-2,
and is to be interpreted consistently with those provisions.
11.14. "Depreciation" means, with respect to each asset, for each fiscal
year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost
recovery deduction allowable with respect to the asset for such fiscal year;
provided, however, that, if the Gross Asset Value of the 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; and provided, further, 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.
11.15. "EchoStar Agreement(s)" means the following agreements of even date
herewith, by and between EchoStar and the Company: the EchoStar Software
License Agreement, the EchoStar Service and Development Agreement, and the
EchoStar Smart Card Purchase Agreement.
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11.19 "Effective Date" means July 1, 1998.
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11.20. "Entity" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, or any other legally recognized person other than a human being.
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11.22. "Financial Review Committee means a committee which shall provide
advice, review, and approval of the Company financial operating issues and
budgets. The committee shall consist of four persons, with each Member
having the right to appoint, remove, replace, and appoint temporary
substitutes or proxies for two members of the committee.
11.23. "Fiscal Year" means the Company's fiscal year, which shall be the
calendar year.
11.24. "Gross Asset Value" means, with respect to any asset, the asset's
adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that:
(a) The initial Gross Asset Value of an asset contributed by a Member
to the Company shall be the gross fair market value of the asset at the time
of such contribution, as determined by the Members; provided, however, that
the initial Gross Asset Values of the assets (other than cash) contributed to
the Company pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof shall be as set forth in Schedule A.
(b) The Gross Asset Values of all assets shall be adjusted to equal
their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the Members, as
of the following times: (1) the acquisition of an interest (as that term is
used in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(5)(i)) by a Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis contribution of property (including
money); (2) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de
minimis amount of property as consideration for a Membership Interest; and
(3) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to
clauses (1) and (2) of this Section 11.24(b) shall be made only if the
Members reasonably determine that such adjustments are necessary or
appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the
Company;
(c) The Gross Asset Value of an asset distributed to a Member shall be
adjusted to equal the gross fair market value of the asset on the date of
distribution as determined by the Members, and
(d) The Gross Asset Values of assets shall be increased (or decreased)
to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to
Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such
adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant
to Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), Section 11.31(d) (relating to the
definition of Net Profits and Net Losses), and Section 5.4; provided,
however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this
definition to the extent the Members determine that an adjustment pursuant to
Section 11.24(b) is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction
that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11.24(d).
If the Gross Asset
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Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to Section 11.24(a),
11.24(b), or 11.24(d), then such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be
adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset
for purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.
11.25. "Kudelski Agreement(s)" means the following agreements of even date
herewith by and between Kudelski and the Company: the Kudelski Software
License Agreement, the Kudelski Service and Development Agreement, and the
Kudelski Smart Card Purchase Agreement.
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11.29. "Member" means EchoStar or Kudelski.
11.30. "Membership Interest" means a Member's entire interest in the
Company, and such other rights and privileges that the Member may enjoy by
virtue of being a Member.
11.31. "Net Profits" and "Net Losses" means for each taxable year of the
Company an amount equal to the Company's net taxable income or loss for such
year as determined for Federal income tax purposes (including separately
stated items) in accordance with the accounting method and rules used by the
Company and in accordance with Section 703 of the Code, subject to the
following provisions:
(a) Any item of income, gain, loss, or deduction allocated to Members
pursuant to Section 6.3 shall not be taken into account in computing Net
Profits or Net Losses;
(b) Any income of the Company that is exempt from Federal income tax
and is not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits and Net
Losses pursuant to this definition shall be added to such net taxable income
or loss;
(c) Any expenditure of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of
the Code and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits and
Net Losses shall be subtracted from such net taxable income or loss;
(d) In the event the Gross Asset Value of an asset is adjusted pursuant
to Section 11.24(b) or 11.24(c), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken
into account, as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset, in
computing Net Profits or Net Losses;
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(e) Gain or loss resulting from the disposition of an asset with
respect to which gain or loss is recognized for Federal income tax purposes
shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset,
notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of the asset differs from its
Gross Asset Value;
(f) 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, in computing Net Profits or Net Losses,
Depreciation for such fiscal year; and
(g) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of an asset
pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code is
required pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Treasury
Regulations to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a
result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Membership Interest,
the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the
asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Profits
or Net Losses.
11.32. "Operating Agreement" means this Operating Agreement, as amended from
time to time.
11.33. "Person" means a human being or an Entity and shall include the
heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and
assigns of a "Person" where the context permits or requires.
11.34. "Products" shall mean the Smart Cards and uplink datastream
management systems obtained from Kudelski, as well as any other products or
services within the scope of the Company's general purpose, which the Members
may agree that the Company shall design, manufacture, or distribute pursuant
to Section 2.2 hereof.
11.35. "Recordkeeper" means the Person appointed by the Members, pursuant to
Section 3.11, to keep the books and records of the Company and to perform the
other duties specified in this Operating Agreement as duties of the
Recordkeeper.
11.36. "Sale" and its derivatives means transfer for consideration.
11.37. "Schedule A" means Schedule A to this Operating Agreement reflecting
matters such as Members' identities and share of Net Profits and Net Losses,
which schedule bears the most recent date and is signed by the Members.
Schedule A is prima facie evidence of the agreement of the parties hereto
with respect to the matters reflected therein, but it is recognized that,
through inadvertence or otherwise, Schedule A may not be modified from time
to time as required to reflect the parties' agreement, or as circumstances,
change, and, accordingly, any party to this Operating Agreement may, by a
preponderance of the evidence, show that Schedule A is not an accurate
reflection of the parties' agreement.
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11.38. "Securities Acts" means the Securities Act of 1933, the Colorado
Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other state or country.
11.39. [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL REDACTED]
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11.42. "Subsidiary" means any corporation more than fifty percent (50%) of
whose outstanding shares or stock representing the right to vote (except by
reason of the occurrence of a contingency) for the election of directors or
Members of a similar managing body are owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by a specified party.
11.43. "Swiss Office" means a Company facility located in Switzerland,
selected by Kudelski pursuant to Section 7.5.
11.44. "Technical Review Committee" means a committee which shall provide
advice, review, and approval of the Company product and technical direction.
The committee shall consist of six persons, with each Member having the right
to appoint, remove, replace, and appoint temporary substitutes or proxies for
three members of the committee.
11.45. "Transfer" includes sale, bequest, assignment, and all other modes of
transfer including the creation of a security interest or encumbrance.
11.46. "Treasury Regulations" shall include temporary and final regulations
promulgated under the Code that are in effect as of the date of the filing of
the Articles of Organization and the corresponding sections of any
regulations subsequently promulgated that amend or supersede such
regulations. The term "Treasury Regulations" shall also include regulations
that have been proposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the Code at or
prior to the date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, and have not
been withdrawn at or prior to such date, as well as the corresponding
provisions of any regulations subsequently promulgated that, amend or
supersede such proposed regulations.
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11.47. "Upgrades" are enhancements, modifications, updates, bug fixes, and
direct extensions to software.
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11.49. "U.S. Office" means the Company's main facility located in the Denver,
Colorado metropolitan area, selected by EchoStar pursuant to Section 7.5.
ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1. NOTICES. The parties choose the following addresses as the addresses
at which they will accept service of all documents and notices relating to
this Operating Agreement:
As to EchoStar: EchoStar Satellite Corporation
0000 X. Xxxxx Xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
As to Kudelski: Xxxxxxxx XX
0000 Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXX
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Fax: 41 21/000 0000
As to the Company: NagraStar LLC
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to: Xxxxxxxx XX
0000 Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXX
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Fax: 41 21/000 0000
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Any notice to be given by a party to the other parties pursuant to this
Operating Agreement shall be given in writing in the English language by
prepaid registered post, by facsimile or shall be delivered by hand (delivery
by hand must be acknowledged by written receipt from a duly authorized person
at the office of the addressee), provided that:
(a) any notice given by prepaid registered post shall be deemed to have
been received by the addressee, in the absence of proof to the contrary,
14 days after the date of postage;
(b) any notice delivered by hand during normal business hours shall be
deemed to have been received by the addressee, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, at the time of delivery; and
(c) any notice given by facsimile shall be deemed to have been received
by the addressee, in the absence of proof to the contrary, immediately upon
the issuance by the transmitting facsimile machine, of a report confirming
correct transmission of all the pages of the document containing the notice
or upon receipt by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the end of the
notice being transmitted, of the automatic answer-back of the receiving
facsimile machine.
12.2. GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION. This Operating Agreement, and the
performances of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of
laws that would otherwise provide for the application of the substantive law
of another jurisdiction. Should any dispute among the parties arise, the
parties agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for the resolution of any
such dispute shall be English language binding arbitration conducted in the
New York City metropolitan area, in accordance with the Commercial Rules of
the American Arbitration Association, which rules shall include the right to
seek appropriate injunctive relief in such arbitration and are deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this clause. Unless the arbitrators determine
otherwise, the losing party in any arbitration shall pay the costs of the
prevailing party.
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12.4. AMENDMENTS. This Operating Agreement and the Articles of Organization
may be amended from time to time by a writing executed by the Members.
12.5. EXECUTION OF ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS. Each Member hereby agrees to
execute such other and further statements of interest and holdings,
designations, powers of attorney, and other instruments necessary or
appropriate to comply with any laws, rules or regulations.
12.6. HEADINGS AND PRONOUNS. Headings and captions contained in this
Operating Agreement are solely for the convenience of the parties and are not
to be considered in interpreting or construing this Operating Agreement or
the parties' rights, remedies, and obligations hereunder. The words
"herein," "hereof," and "hereunder," when used in this Operating Agreement,
refer to this Operating Agreement in its entirety. The word "include" and
its derivatives mean by way of example and not by way of exclusion or
limitation. Words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural
include the singular, according to the requirements of the context. Words
importing a gender include all genders.
12.7. WAIVERS. No party shall be deemed to have waived any right or remedy
under or with respect to this Operating Agreement unless such waiver is
expressed in a writing signed by such party. No waiver of any right or
remedy under or with respect to this Operating Agreement by a party on any
occasion or in any circumstance shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other
right or remedy on that occasion or in that circumstance nor a waiver of the
same or of any other right or remedy on any other occasion or in any other
circumstance.
12.8. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The rights and remedies provided by
this Operating Agreement, the EchoStar Agreements, and the Kudelski
Agreements are cumulative and the use of any one right or remedy by any party
shall not preclude or waive the right to use any or all other remedies. Said
rights and remedies are given in addition to any other rights the parties may
have by law, statute, ordinance or otherwise.
12.9. SEVERABILITY. If any provision in this Operating Agreement is held to
be invalid or unenforceable on any occasion or in any circumstance, such
holding shall not be deemed to render the provision invalid or unenforceable
on any other occasion or in any other circumstance nor to render any other
provision hereof invalid or unenforceable, and to that extent the provisions
of this Operating Agreement are severable; provided, however, that this
provision shall not preclude a court
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of competent jurisdiction from refusing so to sever any provision if
severance would be inequitable to one or more of the parties.
12.10. ASSIGNMENT. This Operating Agreement may not be assigned, in whole
or in part, by any party without the prior written consent of the other
parties, which consent may be withheld for any reason.
12.11. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES; NO RIGHTS IN CREDITORS. This Operating
Agreement creates no rights benefitting third Persons and no third Person
shall have any right to enforce any provision hereof, except as may be
specifically provided herein. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Operating Agreement shall
be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditor of the Company.
12.12. INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. The Members understand, acknowledge, and
agree:
(a) that no Membership Interest has been registered under the
Securities Acts because of the Company's reliance upon exemptions from the
registrations requirements of the Securities Acts;
(b) that the Company has relied upon the fact that the Membership
Interests are to be held by each Member for investment; and
(c) that exemption from registrations under the Securities Acts would
not be available if the Membership Interests were acquired by a Member with a
view to distribution. Accordingly, each Member hereby confirms to the
Company that the Member is acquiring the Membership Interest for the Member's
own account, for investment, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution thereof. Each Member agrees not to hypothecate or transfer or
offer to hypothecate or transfer any portion of the Membership Interests
unless there is an effective registration or other qualification relating
thereto under the Securities Act of 1933 and under all applicable state
securities laws or unless the holder of Membership Interests delivers to the
Company an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the remaining
Members, that such registration or other qualification under such Act and
applicable state securities laws is not required in connection with such
hypothecation, transfer, or offer. Each Member understands that the Company
is under no obligation to register any Membership Interest or to assist the
Member in complying with any exemption from registration under the Securities
Acts if the Member should, at a later date, wish to dispose of the Membership
Interest. Furthermore, each Member realizes that the Membership Interests
are unlikely to qualify for disposition under Rule 144 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission unless the Member is not an "affiliate" of the Company
and the Membership Interest has been beneficially owned and fully paid for by
the Member for at least one year. Prior to acquiring any Membership
Interests, each Member has made an investigation of the Company and its
business and has had made available to the Member all information with
respect thereto which the Member needed to make an informed decision to
acquire the Membership Interest. Each Member considers itself to be a Person
possessing experience and sophistication as an investor which are adequate
for the evaluation of the merits and risks of the Member's investment in the
Membership Interest.
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12.13. OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. As of the date the Member
becomes a Member, each Member represents and warrants that:
(a) DUE INCORPORATION OR FORMATION; AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. The
Member is duly existing as an Entity and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its formation and has the power and authority, as an
Entity, to own its property and carry on its business as owned and carried on
at the date hereof and as contemplated hereby. The Member is duly licensed
or qualified to do business and in good standing in each of the jurisdictions
in which the failure to be so licensed or qualified would have a material
adverse effect on its financial condition or its ability to perform its
obligations hereunder. The Member has the power and authority as an Entity to
execute and deliver this Operating Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder, and its execution, delivery, and performance of this Operating
Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action.
(b) VALID OBLIGATION. This Operating Agreement constitutes the legal,
valid, and binding obligation of the Member.
(c) NO CONFLICT WITH RESTRICTIONS; NO DEFAULT. Neither the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Operating Agreement nor the consummation by
the Member of the transactions contemplated hereby
(1) shall conflict with, violate, or result in a breach of any of
the terms, conditions, or provisions of any law, regulation, order, writ,
injunction, decree, determination, or award of any court, any governmental
department, board, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any
arbitrator, applicable to the Member or any of its Affiliates;
(2) shall conflict with, violate, result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of the
articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or operating
agreement (if any) of the Member or any of its Affiliates or of any material
agreement or instrument to which the Member or any of its Affiliates is a
party or by which the Member, or any of its Affiliates is or may be bound or
to which any of its material properties or assets is subject;
(3) shall conflict with, violate, result in a breach of,
constitute a default under (whether with notice or lapse of time or both),
accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by, give to
others any material interests or rights, or require any consent,
authorization, or approval under any indenture, mortgage, lease agreement, or
instrument to which the Member or any of its Affiliates is a party or by
which the Member or any of its Affiliates is or may be bound; or
(4) shall result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon
any of the material properties or assets of the Member or any of its
Affiliates.
(d) GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZATIONS. Any registration, declaration, or
filing with, or consent, approval, license, permit, or other authorization or
order by, any government or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, that
is required in connection with the valid execution, delivery, acceptance, and
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performance by the Member under this Operating Agreement or the consummation
by the Member of any transaction contemplated hereby has been completed,
made, or obtained on or before the effective date of this Operating Agreement.
(e) LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in EchoStar's annual, quarterly,
or current reports filed pursuant to the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations pending or,
to the knowledge of the Member or any of its Affiliates, threatened against
or affecting the Member or any of its Affiliates or any of their properties,
assets, or businesses in any court or before or by any governmental
department, board, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any
arbitrator which could, if adversely determined (or, in the case of an
investigation, could lead to any action, suit, or proceeding, which if
adversely determined could) reasonably be expected to materially impair the
Member's ability to perform its obligations under this Operating Agreement or
to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition of
the Member; and the Member or any of its Affiliates has not received any
currently effective notice of any default, and the Member or any of its
Affiliates is not in default, under any applicable order, writ, injunction,
decree, permit, determination, or award of any court, any governmental
department, board, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or any
arbitrator which could reasonably be expected to materially impair the
Member's ability to perform its obligations under this Operating Agreement or
to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition of
the Member.
(f) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT; PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT.
Neither the Member nor any of its Affiliates is, nor shall the Company as a
result of the Member holding an interest be, an "investment company" as
defined in, or subject to regulation under, the U.S. Investment Company Act
of 1940. Neither the Member nor any of its Affiliates is, nor shall the
Company as a result of the Member holding an interest be, a "holding
company," "an affiliate of a holding company," or a "subsidiary of a holding
company," as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the U.S. Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
(g) CONFIDENTIALITY.
(1) Except as contemplated hereby or required by a court of
competent authority, each Member shall keep confidential and shall not
disclose to others and shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent its
Affiliates and any of its, or its Affiliates', present or former employees,
agents, and representatives from disclosing to others without the prior
written consent of the Members any information which
(A) pertains to this Operating Agreement, any negotiations
pertaining thereto, any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
business of the Company; or
(B) pertains to written or oral confidential or proprietary
information of any Member or the Company or which any Member has labeled as
confidential or proprietary; provided, however, that the Company may disclose
to its Affiliates' employees, agents, and representatives any information
made available to the Member.
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(2) No Member shall use, and each Member shall use its best
efforts to prevent any Affiliate of the Member from using, any information
which
(A) pertains to this Operating Agreement, any negotiations
pertaining hereto, any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
business of the Company; or
(B) pertains to the confidential or proprietary information
of any Member or the Company or which any Member has labeled in writing as
confidential or proprietary, except in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
12.14. COUNTERPARTS. This Operating Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12.15. WAIVER OF ACTION FOR PARTITION. Each Member irrevocably waives any
right that it may have to maintain any action for partition with respect to
the property of the Company; provided, however, that this provision shall not
apply to any asset that is distributed in kind to any Member.
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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, being NagraStar LLC and all of the initial Members of
NagraStar LLC, hereby agree, acknowledge, and certify that the foregoing
Operating Agreement constitutes the Operating Agreement of NagraStar LLC
adopted by the Members as of the date first stated in the Operating Agreement.
NAGRASTAR LLC
By:
A Member
Initial Members:
ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION
By:
Its:
KUDELSKI SA
By:
Its:
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OPERATING AGREEMENT
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