LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF KANSAS GAMING PARTNERS LLC
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS.
INTERESTS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF KANSAS GAMING PARTNERS LLC
OF KANSAS GAMING PARTNERS LLC
THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT is entered into and shall be effective as of the
24th day of September, 2009, and is made by and among Kansas Gaming Holdings LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“KGH”), CVG Kansas Gaming LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Clairvest”), and Lakes Kansas Casino Management, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability
company (“Lakes” and with KGH and Clairvest, each a “Member” and, collectively, the “Members”), and
each other person who becomes a Member from time to time. All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meaning set forth for such terms in
Appendix I.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Kansas Gaming Partners LLC (the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware limited liability
company pursuant to the filing of the Certificate in the office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on September 24, 2009;
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, the Company entered into a contribution agreement pursuant to
which, among other things, KGH contributed all of the membership interests in Xxxxxxxx Creek Casino
Resort, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Xxxxxxxx”), to the Company, such that Xxxxxxxx
is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Members by this document intend to establish the operating rules by which the
Company is to be governed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Members agree as follows:
SECTION 1
THE COMPANY
THE COMPANY
1.1 Formation; Limited Liability Company Agreement. The Company was formed as a limited
liability company under and pursuant to the provisions of the Act by filing the Certificate with
the Secretary of State, State of Delaware on September 24, 2009. The fact that the Certificate is
on file in the office of the Secretary of State, State of Delaware, shall constitute notice that
the Company is a limited liability company. Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement,
the Members are admitted as members of the Company. Subject to Section 8 and the other terms
hereof, by execution of an amendment hereto, or a joinder agreement, additional persons may be
admitted as Members and the Capital Contribution made shall be as set forth in the amendment, or,
if appropriate, such joinder agreement. The rights and liabilities of the Members shall be as
provided under the Act, the Certificate and this Agreement.
1.2 Name. The name of the Company is “Kansas Gaming Partners LLC” and all business of the
Company shall be conducted in such name. The Board may change the name of the Company upon ten (10)
Business Days notice to the Members.
1.3 Purpose; Powers.
(a) The purpose of the Company is to operate the Business.
(b) The Company has the power to do any and all acts necessary, appropriate, proper,
advisable, incidental or convenient to or in furtherance of the purposes of the Company set forth
in Section 1.3(a) hereof.
1.4 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be
determined by the Board. The Board may change the principal place of business of the Company to any
other place within or without the State of Delaware upon ten (10) Business Days notice to the
Members. The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware initially is located at the
address set forth in the Certificate.
1.5 Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date the Certificate was filed in the
office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act and shall
continue perpetually until the winding up and liquidation of the Company and its business is
completed following a Dissolution Event, as provided in Section 9 hereof.
1.6 Title to Property. All Property owned by the Company shall be owned by the Company (or a
Subsidiary of the Company) as an entity and no Member shall have any ownership interest in such
Property in its individual name, and each Member’s interest in the Company shall be personal
property for all purposes. At all times after the Effective Date, the Company shall hold title to
all of its Property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member.
SECTION 2
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
2.1 Initial Capital Contribution. Each of the Members has made an initial Capital Contribution
on or prior to the Effective Date in the amount set forth opposite
its name on Appendix II. The
Members hereby agree that no Member shall be entitled to credit for making any Capital Contribution
or other expenditure on or prior to the Effective Date except as set
forth on Appendix II.
2.2 Subsequent Fundings; Capital Commitments.
(a) In the event it is determined by the Board in the Board’s sole discretion that funds in
excess of the initial Capital Contributions are required (x) in connection with any of the purposes
set forth in Section 1.3, (y) to pay for fees, costs or expenses payable by the Company or its
Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or (z) otherwise to meet the Company’s then-existing
obligations, then:
(i) The Board may make a written request (a “Call Notice”) of each Member for such Member’s
pro rata portion of any such additional funds, as determined in accordance with this Section
2.2(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Members shall cause
their Voting Representatives to the Board not to withhold or delay a Call Notice prior to the
Members reaching their Capital Commitments for the purpose of
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obtaining any concession or other benefit from the other Members. Any such Call Notice shall set
forth (x) the use(s) for the proceeds of the capital call, (y) the total amount of the capital call
for all Members and such Member’s pro rata portion and (z) the date upon which such Capital
Contribution is to be paid to the Company by the Members, which date shall be no less than 21 days
with respect to any Call Notice for any Capital Contribution in excess of the Capital Commitment
for such Member.
(ii) After the initial Capital Contributions set forth in Section 2.1 have been funded and
until the time any adjustment of the Capital Commitments is made pursuant to Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or
2.2(b)(iii), Capital Contributions in response to a Call Notice shall be made by each of the
Members (x) first, in the ratio of the amounts necessary to bring the Members’ respective Net
Notional Capital Contributions into the same ratio as (or as close as possible to) their respective
Percentage Interests (until such balancing has first been achieved) and (y) from and after the time
the Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions have first been brought into the same
ratio as their respective Percentage Interests, in the ratio of the Members’ respective Percentage
Interests.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that
(x) Distributions (other than Distributions of the Privilege Fee following a Licensing Withdrawal)
are about to be made by the Company to the Members, (y) the Capital Commitments and Percentage
Interests have not been reset in accordance with Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or 2.2(b)(iii), and (z) the
Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions as of the date of such Distributions have
never been in the ratio of their respective Percentage Interests, then prior to making such
Distributions, the Board shall be required to issue a Call Notice requiring any Member whose Net
Notional Contribution Percentage is less than such Member’s Percentage Interests to make a Capital
Contribution (a “Catch-Up Contribution”) and the Catch-Up Contributions shall be distributed to any
Member whose Net Notional Contribution Percentage exceeds its Percentage Interests (a “Catch-Up
Distribution”). Such Catch-Up Contributions and Catch-Up Distributions shall be in the amounts
necessary to bring the Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions into the ratio of
their respective Percentage Interests as amended. Any Member required to make a Catch-Up
Contribution pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(iii) may elect by providing written notice of such
election to each of the Members to instead have the amount of such Catch-Up Contribution offset
against Distributions it would otherwise be entitled to receive on or about such date in favor of
the Member or Members entitled to receive a Catch-Up Distribution.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:
(i) Subject to Sections 2.2(b)(ii), 2.2(b)(iii) and 2.2(b)(iv) hereof, (x) no Member shall be
required to make any Capital Contribution in excess of the Capital Commitment for such Member set
forth on Appendix II, (y) Capital Contributions called by the Board in excess of Capital
Commitments are voluntary and (z) the Capital Commitment of a Member may not be altered without
such Member’s prior written consent. No Member shall be required to make a Capital Contribution
except as provided in this Section 2.
(ii) Notwithstanding Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof, the Board shall have the right prior to April
15, 2010 to amend the Capital Commitments of the Members based on the
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Estimated Total Equity at the time of such amendment in accordance with the Commitment Amendment
Rules. Any such amendment shall also amend the Percentage Interests to be in the ratio of the
revised Capital Commitments (subject to Post-Conversion Adjustment). Any amendment made pursuant
to this Section 2.2(b)(ii) shall be deemed an amendment to this Agreement retroactive to the
Effective Date as if included in this Agreement on the Effective Date, and the Board shall prepare
and attach a substitute Appendix II and provide each Member with a copy thereof. Notwithstanding
Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof, Capital Contributions in response to a Call Notice after any such
amendment shall be made by each of the Members (x) first, in the ratio of the amounts necessary to
bring the Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions into the ratio of (or as close as
possible to) their respective Percentage Interests as amended in accordance with this Section
2.2(b)(ii) (until such balancing has first been achieved) and (y) from and after the time the
Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions have first been brought into the same ratio
as their respective Percentage Interests as amended in accordance with this Section 2.2(b)(ii), in
the ratio of the Members’ respective Percentage Interests as so amended.
(iii) It is anticipated that the Board will have all information necessary to calculate the
final Estimated Total Equity and to make final adjustments, if any, in connection with Section
2.2(b)(ii) on or prior to April 15, 2010. If, however, subsequent to such date but prior to April
15, 2011, the Board determines that the assumptions on which such prior determination was based are
no longer accurate, then notwithstanding Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof, the Board shall have the further
right until April 15, 2011 to amend the Capital Commitments of the Members based on the Estimated
Total Equity at the time of such amendment in accordance with the Commitment Amendment Rules. Any
such amendment shall also amend the Percentage Interests to be in the ratio of the revised Capital
Commitments (subject to Post-Conversion Adjustment). Any amendment made pursuant to this Section
2.2(b)(iii) shall be deemed an amendment to this Agreement retroactive to January 1, 2010 as if
included in this Agreement on January 1, 2010, and the Board shall prepare and attach a substitute
Appendix II and provide each Member with a copy thereof. Notwithstanding Section 2.2(a)(ii)
hereof, Capital Contributions in response to a Call Notice after any such amendment shall be made
by each of the Members (x) first, in the ratio of the amounts necessary to bring the Members’
respective Net Notional Capital Contributions into the ratio of (or as close as possible to) their
respective Percentage Interests as amended in accordance with this Section 2.2(b)(iii) (until such
balancing has first been achieved) and (y) from and after the time the Members’ respective Net
Notional Capital Contributions have first been brought into the same ratio as their respective
Percentage Interests as amended in accordance with this Section 2.2(b)(iii), in the ratio of the
Members’ respective Percentage Interests as so amended.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that
(x) an amendment has been made pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) and/or Section 2.2(b)(iii), (y) the
Board determines in its reasonable discretion at a time after such amendment that no further
Capital Contributions will be needed and (z) the Members’ respective Net Notional Capital
Contributions as of the date of such determination are not in the ratio of their respective
Percentage Interests as amended by Section 2.2(b)(ii) and/or Section 2.2(b)(iii), then the Board
may issue a Call Notice requiring any Member whose Net Notional Contribution Percentage is less
than such Member’s Percentage Interests to make a Catch-Up Contribution and a corresponding
Catch-Up Distribution shall be made to any Member whose
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Net Notional Contribution Percentage exceeds its Percentage Interests. Such Catch-Up Contributions
and Catch-Up Distributions shall be in the amounts necessary to bring the Members’ respective Net
Notional Capital Contributions into the ratio of their respective Percentage Interests as amended.
(v) In the event of any adjustment of the Percentage Interests as a result of the operation of
the provisions of this Section 2.2(b) that occurs after a Contribution Loan has been converted in
accordance with Section 2.3(b), the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be readjusted to be
allocated amongst the Members such that (x) if the Members made the Capital Contributions necessary
to bring the Members’ respective Net Notional Capital Contributions into the ratio of their
respective (adjusted) Percentage Interests, then (y) the Capital Accounts would be allocated
amongst the Members in the ratio of their respective (adjusted) Percentage Interests.
(c) The Members acknowledge that the adjustment of Capital Commitments and Percentage
Interests pursuant to Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or 2.2(b)(iii) and the making of Catch-Up Contributions
and Catch-Up Distributions pursuant to Sections 2.2(a)(iii) and 2.2(b)(iv) shall not trigger any
alteration of the governance of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the failure of any
Member to make (x) a Catch-Up Contribution required pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iii) or 2.2(b)(iv)
or (b) any Capital Contribution required pursuant to Section 2.2(b) shall be subject to the
provisions of Sections 2.3 and 4.1(g) and (B) if, as a result of a Member’s failure to timely make
a Catch-Up Contribution, another Member does not timely receive a Catch-Up Distribution to which
such Member is entitled, the Member that was entitled to receive the Catch-Up Distribution shall be
treated as if it received such Catch-Up Distribution and re-contributed such amount in respect of
the unfunded Catch-Up Contribution as a Funding Member funding a Contribution Loan in respect of an
Unfunded Capital Contribution.
2.3 Member Loans for Failure to Fund Capital Contributions.
(a) If any Member shall fail to timely make a Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 2.2
(such Member hereinafter referred to as a “Non-Funding Member” and any such unfunded amount by a
Non-Funding Member hereinafter referred to as the “Unfunded Capital Contribution”) and such failure
is not cured within ten (10) days of the due date for such Capital Contribution (as such due date
shall be set forth in the applicable Call Notice and for purposes hereof the tenth (10th) day
following such due date, the “Determination Date”), then:
(i) Any other Member who is not a Non-Funding Member (each a “Funding Member”) may fund all or
part of such Funding Member’s pro-rata portion (which shall be determined by calculating the
percentage obtained by dividing any such Funding Member’s Percentage Interest (expressed as a
decimal) by the aggregate sum of all Funding Members’ Percentage Interests (expressed as a
decimal)) of such Unfunded Capital Contribution by providing written notice to the Board (a
“Funding Notice”) within ten (10) days after the Determination Date (the “Determination Period”);
provided that if both (x) the Capital Commitments have been adjusted pursuant to Section 2.2(b) and
the Estimated Total Equity has been determined to be less than $100 million and (y) either KGH or
Clairvest (but not both) is a Non-Funding Member, then solely Clairvest or KGH (whichever is not
the Non-Funding Member) may fund all or part of such Unfunded Capital Contribution by providing a
Funding
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Notice within the Determination Period. All such funding shall be complete on or prior to the fifth
(5th) Business Day following the expiration of the Determination Period (the “Funding
Deadline”).
(ii) In the event any Funding Member chooses to fund less than all of the portion of an
Unfunded Capital Contribution that such Funding Member is entitled to fund pursuant to Section
2.3(a)(i), each of the other Funding Members (if any) shall have the right, on a pro-rata basis
(which shall be determined by calculating the percentage obtained by dividing any such Funding
Member’s Percentage Interest (expressed as a decimal) by the aggregate sum of all Funding Members’
(other than the Funding Member which did not fund its complete pro-rata share of the Unfunded
Capital Contribution) Percentage Interests (expressed as a decimal)), to fund such remaining
Unfunded Capital Contribution until either (x) all of such Unfunded Capital Contribution is funded
or (y) each of the Funding Member(s) no longer desires to fund any remaining portion of such
Unfunded Capital Contribution. The Board shall provide the Funding Member(s) (other than the
Funding Member which did not fund the Unfunded Capital Contribution) written notice (each an
“Additional Funding Notice”) of the right to fund the Unfunded Capital Contribution (as to each
respective Call Notice, such written notice shall be initially given within five (5) days after the
Funding Deadline and thereafter promptly following any Additional Funding Date (as defined below))
and any Funding Member(s) shall thereafter have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of any
Additional Funding Notice to fund all or a part of its pro-rata portion of such Unfunded Capital
Contribution as set forth herein. Any day during such ten Business Day period on which a Funding
Member funds an additional amount shall be hereinafter referred to as a “Additional Funding Date.”
(iii) The funding of amounts by a Funding Member in respect of an Unfunded Capital
Contribution shall be made directly to the Company but shall be treated as (x) a non-recourse loan
(except to the extent of the Non-Funding Member’s Interest) made by the Funding Member to the
Non-Funding Member, bearing interest at a rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum with interest
compounding quarterly (a “Contribution Loan”), followed by (y) a Capital Contribution (including
for Capital Account purposes) by such Non-Funding Member to the Company. Any such Contribution
Loan shall only be repaid directly by the Company on behalf of the Non-Funding Member to the
Funding Member only from Distributions otherwise distributable to the Non-Funding Member, and shall
have priority over any other amounts to be distributed to the Non-Funding Member. Amounts paid
directly by the Company to the Funding Member on account of the loan shall be deemed Distributions
to the Non-Funding Member. Any Distributions used to repay such loan shall be applied first to the
interest and then to the principal of such loan.
(iv) Notwithstanding Section 2.3(a)(iii), from and after the date of the Commitment
Completion, the funding of amounts by a Funding Member in respect of a Non-Funding Member’s
Unfunded Capital Contribution shall be treated as a Capital Contribution to the Company by such
Funding Member, and the Members’ Percentage Interests shall automatically be adjusted as follows:
As of the later of the Funding Deadline or the last Additional Funding Date to occur, (x) the
Percentage Interest of such Non-Funding Member shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount
equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the amount of such
Unfunded Capital Contribution and the denominator of which is the Net Notional Capital
Contributions of all the Members at such
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time, and (y) the Percentage Interest of each Funding Member shall be increased by its pro rata
portion (based on the respective portions of the Unfunded Capital Contribution funded by each
Funding Member) of the amount of the reduction in the Percentage Interest of the Non-Funding
Member.
(b) A Contribution Loan may be converted into a Conversion Interest (x) at any time if all
Members holding Contribution Loans agree to effect such conversion or (y) at any time after the
one-month anniversary of the date on which all Catch-Up Contributions became due in accordance with
Section 2.2(a)(iii) or Section 2.2(b)(iv) or (z) at any time after the Project Opening has
occurred; provided that in any event, a conversion of a Contribution Loan shall only be permitted
if at some point in time after the Effective Date either (A) the Members’ respective Net Notional
Capital Contributions were brought into the same ratio as their respective Percentage Interests or
(B) the Capital Commitments were adjusted in accordance with Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or 2.2(b)(iii).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) all outstanding Contribution Loans shall become convertible at
the option of the holder immediately prior to any Sale or refinancing of the Company (in which all
or a portion of the proceeds of such refinancing would be distributed to the Members), and (2) all
outstanding Contribution Loans shall become convertible at the option of the holder immediately
upon the occurrence of the Commitment Completion. The Funding Member holding such Contribution Loan
shall effect any such conversion by sending a written notice to each of the Members setting forth
the Funding Member’s desire to cause such conversion, upon delivery of which:
(i) If at the time the converting Contribution Loan was made, the Actual Capital Contributions
previously made by the Non-Funding Member were less than such Non-Funding Member’s Capital
Commitment as of such time, then the Percentage Interest of such Non-Funding Member shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to the product of (A) two times (2x) (B) a fraction
(expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the unpaid principal amount of such
Contribution Loan at the time of conversion and the denominator of which is the lesser of (x) the
Net Notional Capital Contributions of all the Members or (y) the sum of the Members’ aggregate
Capital Commitments, in each case at the time the converting Contribution Loan was made. The
Percentage Interest of the Funding Member holding such Contribution Loan shall be increased by the
amount of the reduction in the Percentage Interest of the Non-Funding Member.
(ii) If at the time the converting Contribution Loan was made, the Actual Capital
Contributions previously made by the Non-Funding Member were equal to or greater than such
Non-Funding Member’s Capital Commitment as of such time, then the Percentage Interest of such
Non-Funding Member shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to a fraction
(expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the unpaid principal amount of such
Contribution Loan at the time of conversion and the denominator of which is the Net Notional
Capital Contributions of all the Members at the time such Contribution Loan was made. The
Percentage Interest of the Funding Member holding such Contribution Loan shall be increased by the
amount of the reduction in the Percentage Interest of the Non-Funding Member.
(iii) Notwithstanding Sections 2.3(b)(i) and 2.3(b)(ii), if at the time the converting
Contribution Loan was made, (x) the Actual Capital Contributions previously made by the Non-Funding
Member were less than such Non-Funding Member’s Capital Commitment
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as of such time and (y) the addition of the Unfunded Capital Contribution (in respect of which the
Contribution Loan was made) to such Actual Capital Contributions would cause such Non-Contributing
Member to have exceeded its Capital Commitment as of such time (i.e., when aggregated, a portion of
such Unfunded Capital Contribution is below such Non-Funding Member’s Capital Commitment and a
portion is above such Capital Commitment), then the conversion of all Contribution Loans made in
respect of such Unfunded Capital Contribution shall be effected (A) in accordance with Section
2.3(b)(i) for a portion of each such Contribution Loan that is proportional to the portion of such
Unfunded Capital Contribution that is above such Capital Commitment and (B) in accordance with
Section 2.3(b)(ii) for the remaining portion of such Contribution Loan.
(iv) Upon such conversion, any accrued and unpaid interest on such Contribution Loan shall be
deemed canceled.
(v) In the event of an adjustment of the Percentage Interests as a result of the operation of
the provisions of this Section 2.3(b), the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be readjusted such
that the Capital Accounts are allocated amongst the Members in the ratio of their respective
adjusted Percentage Interests. For illustration purposes only, an example of the operation of this
Section 2.3(b) is set forth on Schedule 2.3 delivered to each of the Members in connection with
this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board shall be authorized
to effect all calculations and provide copies of notices to all relevant Members which may be
required, in the Board’s reasonable discretion, in connection with the operation of this Section
2.3.
2.4 Reserved.
2.5 Capital Accounts. A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member. Each Member’s
Capital Account shall be (a) increased by (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of any
property (net of liabilities that the Company is considered to assume or take subject to)
contributed by such Member to the Company, and (ii) allocations to such Member of Net Profits and
any other allocations to such Member of items of income and gain pursuant to this Agreement, and
(b) decreased by (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property (net of
liabilities that such Member is considered to assume or take subject to) distributed to such Member
by the Company, and (ii) allocations to such Member of Net Losses and other allocations to such
Member of items of loss and deduction pursuant to this Agreement. Determinations of fair market
value pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be made by the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
2.6 Transfers. Upon a Transfer of an Interest in the Company that results in the Transferee
becoming the owner of an Interest in the Company for United States federal income tax purposes, the
Capital Account of the Member Transferring its Interest shall, to the extent of the Interest
Transferred, become the Capital Account of the Person to whom such Interest is Transferred in
accordance with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l) of the Regulations.
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2.7 Deficit Capital Account. Except as otherwise required in the Act or this Agreement, no
Member shall have any liability to restore all or any portion of a deficit balance in a Capital
Account.
2.8 Modifications. The manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained pursuant to this
Section is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code. If the Board
determines that the manner in which Capital Accounts are to be maintained pursuant to this
Agreement are reasonably required to be modified to comply with Section 704(b) of the Code, then
the method in which Capital Accounts are maintained shall be so
modified; provided, however, that
any change in the manner of maintaining Capital Accounts shall not materially alter the economic
agreement between or among the Members.
2.9 Priority and Return of Capital. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Member shall have
priority over any other Member, whether for the return of a Capital Contribution or for Net
Profits, Net Losses or a Distribution; provided, however, that this Section 2.9 shall not apply to
any loan, guaranty, endorsement, collateral or other indebtedness (as distinguished from a Capital
Contribution) given, made or incurred by a Member to the Company or any creditor of the Company or
to any indebtedness of the Company to a Member in connection with any business transaction.
SECTION 3
ALLOCATIONS; DISTRIBUTIONS
ALLOCATIONS; DISTRIBUTIONS
3.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses. For purposes of maintaining the Capital Accounts of
the Company, Net Profits and Net Losses for any Allocation Year shall be allocated among the
Members, to the extent possible, in such a manner as to cause the sum of (a) the balance in the
Capital Account of each Member, (b) such Member’s share of Company (partnership) minimum gain (as
determined according to Section 1.704-2(g) of the Regulations), and (c) such Member’s Member
(partner) nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Section 1.704-2(i)(3) of the Regulations),
to be equal to the aggregate amount of cash such Member would receive if all of the assets of the
Company were sold for an amount of cash equal to their respective “book values” (as determined
under the principles of the substantial economic effect safe harbor provisions of Section
1.704-1(b) of the Regulations, including adjustments to book value contemplated therein), all debt
obligations (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the “book value” of the assets
securing such liability) were satisfied in accordance with their respective terms, and the
remaining cash were distributed as provided in Section 3.5.
3.2 Required Special Allocations. Notwithstanding Section 3.1 hereof:
(a) Appropriate adjustments shall be made to the allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses
(and the 704(b) “book value” of Company property), to the extent required under Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d), (e), (f) and (g) of the Regulations. Any determinations of fair market value
in connection with the foregoing shall be made by the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
(b) Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions shall be specially allocated to the Member(s) that
bear(s) the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt
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to which the Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Section
1.704-2(i)(1) of the Regulations. Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated among the Members in
proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
(c) Appropriate adjustments shall be made to the allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses to
the extent required to comply with the “qualified income offset” provisions of Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations, limitations on allocations of losses pursuant to the
alternate test for substantial economic effect set forth in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the
Regulations, the Company “minimum gain chargeback” provisions of Section 1.704-2(f) of the
Regulations, and the Member “minimum gain chargeback” provisions of Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the
Regulations, all issued pursuant to Section 704(b) of the Code. To the extent permitted by such
Regulations, the allocations in such year and subsequent years shall be further adjusted (to the
extent that offsetting allocations would not otherwise occur in the current or future periods) so
that the cumulative effect of all the allocations shall be the same as if all such allocations were
made pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof (as adjusted by Section 3.2(a) hereof) without regard to
Section 3.2(b) and this Section 3.2(c).
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any allocation in this
Agreement would cause the Company’s allocations to violate Section 514(c)(9)(B)(vi) of the Code
(taking into account its incorporation by reference of the “substantial economic effect”
requirement of Section 704(b)(2) of the Code), then such allocation shall not be made and such
allocation shall be adjusted to comply with Section 514(c)(9)(B)(vi) of the Code, taking into
account, to the extent possible, the intent of this Agreement.
3.3 Tax Allocations.
(a) Except as provided below, for income tax purposes under the Code and the Regulations, each
Company item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be allocated between the Members as its
correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Sections 3.1
and 3.2.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the
Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed
to the Company or that is revalued pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Regulations,
shall solely for tax purposes and not for purposes of maintaining Capital Accounts, be allocated
among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such
property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its fair market value at the time of
contribution or revaluation. Any elections as to the method (traditional, traditional with curative
allocations, remedial or other) to take account of any such variation shall be made by the Board
acting by Unanimous Action.
3.4 Distributions. The Board may from time to time make Distributions at such times and in
such amounts as it shall determine; provided that Available Cash shall be distributed no later than
60 days after the end of each calendar quarter. At such times as a Distribution is made, the Board
shall provide the Members with a statement setting forth, in reasonable detail, the manner in which
the Distributions were calculated and determined. Notwithstanding any
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provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not make a Distribution if such
Distribution would violate the Act. All Distributions must be in cash except as otherwise provided
in Section 9.9 of this Agreement. In the event the Privilege Fee is returned to the Company in
connection with a Licensing Withdrawal, unless otherwise agreed by the Board acting by Special
Unanimous Action, the Privilege Fee (less the amount of any expenses incurred by the Company) shall
be promptly distributed by the Company to the Members in the ratio in which the Members contributed
the Privilege Fee as set forth on Appendix II.
3.5 Priority of Distributions.
(a) Any Distributions (other than Distributions of the Privilege Fee following a Licensing
Withdrawal) shall be distributed to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective
Percentage Interests in the Company.
(b) Any reference in this Agreement to a Distribution pursuant to this Section 3.5 shall, as
the context requires, include a corresponding Distribution pursuant to Section 9.2(c).
3.6 Offset. The Company may offset all amounts owing to the Company by a Member against any
Distribution to be made to such Member.
3.7 Interest on and Return of Capital Contributions. No Member shall be entitled to interest
on its Capital Contribution or to a return of its Capital Contribution, except as specifically set
forth in this Agreement.
3.8 Accounting Period. The accounting period of the Company shall be the Allocation Year.
3.9 Withholding. All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provision of any state or
local law with respect to any Distribution or allocation to one or more of the Members shall be
treated as amounts distributed to the applicable Member(s) for all purposes of this Agreement and
therefore shall reduce subsequent Distributions to which such Member(s) are otherwise entitled. The
Company is authorized to withhold from Distributions and with respect to allocations to the Members
and to pay over to any federal, state or local government any amounts required to be so withheld
therefrom or with respect thereto pursuant to the Code or any provision of any other federal, state
or local law.
SECTION 4
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
4.1 Board of Managers.
(a) The management of the Company shall be the responsibility of a board of managers (the
“Board”), acting alone as a group as described below and without the consent of any Member (except
as otherwise expressly provided herein), which shall have the full right, power, authority and
discretion to take any action on behalf of the Company, subject to Section 4.1(c) below and the
provisions herein that require approval of all of the Voting Representatives.
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(b) Subject to Section 4.1(g), the Board shall consist of five (5) Representatives, of whom
three (3) shall be Voting Representatives and two (2) shall be Non-Voting Representatives. KGH
shall appoint two (2) individuals to serve as Voting Representatives to the Board to act on its
behalf with respect to matters covered by this Agreement. Clairvest shall appoint one (1)
individual to serve as a Voting Representative to the Board to act on its behalf with respect to
matters covered by this Agreement and one (1) individual to serve as a Non-Voting Representative.
Lakes shall appoint one (1) individual to serve as a Non-Voting Representative. The names and
addresses of the initial Representatives of the Board, who are to hold such positions from and after the date of this Agreement until
their removal or resignation pursuant to this Agreement or until their respective successors are
elected and qualified pursuant to this Agreement, are as set forth
on Appendix III. Any Member may
replace its Representatives or revoke any such appointment at any time and from time to time by
giving written notice to the Board and the other Members. Each Member shall promptly fill any
vacancy caused by the death, removal or resignation of any of its Representatives by written notice
to the Board and the other Members. Subject to Section 4.1(g), no Member other than KGH or
Clairvest shall have a right to appoint Voting Representatives to the Board.
(c) Any action of the Board will require the majority approval of the Voting Representatives
then serving, except that (i) the actions set forth on
Appendix IV and as otherwise provided for
herein (collectively, the “Unanimous Actions”) shall require the unanimous approval of the Voting
Representatives then serving and (ii) the actions set forth on
Appendix V (the “Special Unanimous
Actions”) shall require both the unanimous approval of the Voting Representatives then serving and
the approval of Lakes. A Representative may delegate its authority as a Representative to any
other Representative appointed by the same Member by providing the Board and all the Members with
written notice of such delegation.
(d) The Board shall hold meetings as and when reasonably requested by any Representative. At
least two (2) Business Days prior notice by the requesting Representative via telephone, electronic
mail or facsimile (unless otherwise waived) shall be required with respect to meetings of the
Board. If any Voting Representative is unable to attend on the designed date, such Voting
Representative may defer the meeting by up to three Business Days after the date set forth in the
original notice (unless there is a bona fide third party requirement that the meeting occur
earlier) by providing written notice (which may be by electronic mail) of such deferral to each of
the other Representatives no later than six (6) hours prior to the proposed time of the meeting.
All meetings of the Board shall be held either (i) in person, and/or (ii) by telephone conference
or similar means of communication by which Representatives can participate in the meeting and hear
each other (and such participation in a meeting in this manner shall constitute presence in person
at the meeting), as mutually agreed by the Representatives and if agreement cannot be reached the
parties shall meet in person but shall make the option of attending such meeting by telephone
conference available to any Representative that cannot attend in person for whatever reason.
Whenever the Board is required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken
without a meeting and without a vote, if (x) a consent or consents in writing (including in
electronic format), setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by (A) all of the Voting
Representatives then serving (except that if a Voting Representative has delegated its authority in
accordance with Section 4.1(c), its signature shall not be required but that of its delegate, in
such capacity, shall be required) and (B) solely with respect to Special Unanimous Actions, Lakes,
and (y) copies of all notices and other material information delivered to the
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Voting Representatives in connection with obtaining such consent were (A) to the extent
practicable, simultaneously delivered to the Non-Voting Representatives and (B) in any event
delivered to the Non-Voting Representatives prior to obtaining such consent.
(e) Any Representative exercising management powers or responsibilities expressly authorized
by the Board shall be deemed to be a manager for purposes of applying the provisions of the Act,
unless the context requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing or Section 18-402 of the Act
(including the last sentence thereof), except as expressly provided for in this Agreement or in a
resolution of the Board duly made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, no Representative
may bind the Company and no such Representative is an agent of the Company solely by virtue of
being on the Board, and no such Representative has authority to sign, act for or bind the Company
solely by virtue of being on the Board, all of such powers being vested in the Board acting as a
group in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.1. Any Representative that executes any
document or instrument or otherwise takes any action to bind the Company in violation of this
Section 4.1(e) shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Company and each Member against, any losses that the Company, or such Member, as the case may be,
may at any time become subject to or liable for by reason of the actions specified above.
(f) Each Member shall be responsible for the compensation of its Representatives.
(g) In the event that any Member fails to fund any Capital Contribution up to its Capital
Commitment in response to a Call Notice (a “Defaulting Member”), then (x) except as otherwise
provided in Sections 4.1(g)(iii) or 4.1(g)(iv), such Defaulting Member shall no longer have the
right to appoint any Representatives to the Board and any Representatives previously appointed by
such Defaulting Member shall immediately be removed from the Board, and (y) such Defaulting Member
shall no longer have the right to approve any action otherwise requiring such Member’s approval
under this Agreement (other than with regard to any amendment hereto). In addition to the
foregoing:
(i) If, following the Effective Date, the sole Defaulting Member has been KGH and both
Clairvest and Lakes funded their full pro rata portions of KGH’s Unfunded Capital Contribution(s),
then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of Clairvest and Lakes shall be entitled
to appoint one (1) additional Voting Representative to the Board (such that Clairvest has a total
of two (2) Voting Representatives and Lakes has a total of one (1) Voting Representative following
such additional appointments).
(ii) If, following the Effective Date, the sole Defaulting Member has been Clairvest and the
operation of Section 2.3 has caused Lakes’s Percentage Interest to be at least fifteen (15)
percentage points greater than Lakes’s Commitment Percentage at such time, then notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Lakes shall be entitled to appoint one (1) Voting Representative
to the Board.
(iii) If, following the Effective Date, each of KGH and Clairvest has been a Defaulting
Member, but Lakes has not been a Defaulting Member and Lakes’s Contribution Percentage exceeds 50%,
then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Lakes shall be
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entitled to appoint three (3) Voting Representatives to the Board and each of KGH and Clairvest
shall be entitled to appoint one (1) Voting Representative to the Board.
(iv) If either (x) since the Effective Date, each of KGH and Clairvest has been a Defaulting
Member, but Lakes’s Contribution Percentage is less than or equal to 50% or (y) since the Effective
Date, each of KGH, Clairvest and Lakes has been a Defaulting Member, then notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, each of the Members shall be entitled to appoint one (1) Voting
Representative to the Board.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) upon the removal of Representatives
or appointment of additional Representatives pursuant to this Section 4.1(g), the number and
classes of Representatives on the Board shall be adjusted to reflect such removals and appointments
and (y) the changes to the composition of the Board contemplated by this Section 4.1(g) shall not
affect the provisions of Section 4.1(c).
4.2 Lakes Management Agreement. As provided in the Management Agreement, Lakes shall conduct
the Project Operations until the termination of the Management Agreement pursuant to its terms.
Except as set forth in the Management Agreement, Lakes shall not be entitled to compensation for
conducting the Project Operations. Following the termination of the Management Agreement, the
appointment of a new Person (who may but need not be a Member) to conduct the Project Operations
shall be subject to approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
4.3 Officers and Authorized Persons.
(a) The Board may designate one or more individuals as officers or agents of the Company (an
“Authorized Person”), who may but need not have titles, and shall exercise and perform such powers
and duties as shall be assigned and delegated to them from time to time by the Board; provided that
an Authorized Person may only take a Unanimous Action or Special Unanimous Action with the
applicable approval in accordance with Section 4.1(c) and may only take an action which requires
approval of one or more Members upon such approval. Any such Authorized Person may be removed by
the decision of the Board at any time, with or without cause but without prejudice to such
Authorized Person’s contractual rights (if any). Each officer shall hold office until his or her
successor is elected and qualified, unless earlier removed in accordance with this Section 4.3. Any
number of offices may be held by the same individual.
(b) The Authorized Persons, to the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement or
otherwise vested in them by action of the Board not inconsistent with this Agreement, are agents of
the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business and the actions of the Authorized Persons
taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.
(c) The Board hereby designates and appoints Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx as the initial Authorized Person
of the Company. Each of the Voting Representatives and each of the Members hereby agrees that the
Company is authorized to execute, deliver and perform, and Xx. Xxxxxx, as an Authorized Person,
acting alone on behalf of the Company, is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on the date
hereof, (i) in the name of the Company (A) a contribution agreement with the Members and certain
other parties, pursuant to which, among other things,
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KGH shall contribute to the Company all right, title and interest in and to Xxxxxxxx, and (B) an
amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Xxxxxxxx, in substantially the form
attached as an exhibit to such contribution agreement, and (ii) in the Company’s capacity as the
sole member of Xxxxxxxx, (x) the Management Agreement and (y) an assignment and assumption
agreement dated the date hereof (a copy of which has been provided to Clairvest), pursuant to which
Xxxxxxxx shall acquire the right to purchase certain land in connection with the Project.
4.4 Management of Subsidiaries. The provisions of this Agreement regarding the management and
governance of the Company shall apply to the management and governance of any of its Subsidiaries,
whether any such Subsidiary is managed or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company, as
member, manager, partner, stockholder or otherwise. Any action to be taken by any of the Company’s
Subsidiaries shall be construed as an action taken by the Company and shall be subject to the same
rights and limitations granted and imposed on the Members and the Board under this Agreement. Any
and all references herein to the Company, the Board or any Member causing or directing any action
on behalf of a Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to refer to the Company causing (or the
Board or such Member causing the Company to cause), in its capacity as the sole member of such
Subsidiary, such action to be taken for and on behalf of such Subsidiary.
4.5 Budgets.
(a) Lakes shall prepare an Initial Capital Budget and an initial Operating Budget and submit
each to KGH (with a copy to the Board) for KGH’s review and approval.
(i) To the extent the Initial Capital Budget is less than or equal to $150 million (or such
greater amount if the conditions to construction of the Non-Core Amenities set forth in the
definition of Minimum Amenities are satisfied) and is within the parameters of the Minimum
Amenities, the Initial Capital Budget shall become final upon approval by KGH. To the extent the
Initial Capital Budget exceeds $150 million (or such greater amount if the conditions to
construction of the Non-Core Amenities set forth in the definition of Minimum Amenities are
satisfied) or is not within the parameters of the Minimum Amenities, KGH shall, within three days
of approving such Initial Capital Budget, present such approved budget to Clairvest for Clairvest’s
review and approval.
(ii) KGH shall, within three days of approving the initial Operating Budget, present such
approved budget to Clairvest for Clairvest’s review and approval, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
(iii) Clairvest shall have ten days from its receipt of any Initial Capital Budget or initial
Operating Budget presented to it by KGH (which budget has been previously approved by KGH in
accordance with Sections 4.5(a)(i) and 4.5(a)(ii)) to review such budget and to request and timely
receive any additional information regarding any such budget as it may reasonably require (to the
extent such information is reasonably available to the Company, Lakes or KGH), after which such
budget shall be deemed final and approved by Clairvest unless Clairvest earlier notifies KGH in
writing that it objects to such budget, in which case the Members will work together in good faith
to resolve any dispute in an expeditious manner, and
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such budget shall be deemed final when approved by Clairvest. If Clairvest and KGH cannot resolve
any dispute within 15 days of Clairvest’s notice to KGH of its objection, each of the expense items
not approved by Clairvest will be reduced to the lower of the number approved by KGH or the number
proposed by Clairvest.
(b) The Initial Capital Budget approved in accordance with Section 4.5(a) shall remain in
effect until the Project Opening. The initial Operating Budget approved in accordance with Section 4.5(a) shall remain in effect until the end of the Fiscal Year in
which the Project Opening occurs.
(c) (i) At least 30 days before the date on which it is anticipated the Project Opening will
occur, and on or before November 30 of each year after the Project Opening (including November 30
of the year in which the Project Opening occurs, unless the Project Opening occurs during the month
of December), Lakes shall prepare an annual Capital Budget and submit the same to KGH (with a copy
to the Board) for KGH’s review and approval, and (ii) on or before November 30 of each year after
Project Opening (including November 30 of the year in which the Project Opening occurs, unless the
Project Opening occurs during the month of December), Lakes shall prepare an annual Operating
Budget and submit the same to KGH (with a copy to the Board) for KGH’s review and approval. KGH
shall, within three days of approving the annual Capital Budget or Operating Budget, present such
approved budget to Clairvest for Clairvest’s review and approval. Clairvest shall have the right in
its reasonable discretion to veto any operating expense line item on such budget that is in excess
of the lesser of 105% of the previous year’s actual or budgeted amount for such line item by
providing written notice to KGH within ten days of Clairvest’s receipt of such budget. Lakes, KGH
and the Company shall provide any additional information regarding such budget as Clairvest may
reasonably require (to the extent such information is reasonably available to Lakes, KGH or the
Company). If Clairvest approves the annual proposed Capital Budget or Operating Budget or fails to
notify KGH in writing of its veto within such ten day period, such budget shall become final. If
Clairvest vetoes any line item, such line item shall be set at the lower of the previous year’s
actual or budgeted number increased by the percentage by which the U.S. Consumer Price Index, All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All Items, has increased since the date of the immediately preceding
budget through the date such index is most recently made available prior to the date such line item
is vetoed by Clairvest.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be “reasonable” to veto any expense required
by law.
(e) During the term of the Management Agreement, Lakes shall fulfill its responsibilities as
set forth in this Section 4.5. Following the termination of the Management Agreement, the Company
shall cause the Person responsible for the Project Operations to fulfill the obligations of Lakes
under this Section 4.5.
4.6 Company Expenses. Each of the Members shall be responsible for (a) its own formation and
organizational expenses with respect to the entities constituting each of the Members and (b) its
own due diligence expenses and all other costs and expenses incurred by such Member in connection
with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and its acquisition of its Interest,
including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, fees incurred by any of the Members from and after August 18, 2009, with regard to
approved predevelopment expenses, due diligence and regulatory efforts for the benefit of the
Company and Xxxxxxxx shall be deemed expenses of the Company, and any Member who pays such
fees shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor. In connection therewith, such Member shall
submit reasonably detailed evidence of such fees for review by the Board, and the Board acting
by Unanimous Action shall review and have the power to approve such fees (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).
SECTION 5
ROLE OF MEMBERS: WITHDRAWAL, PARTITION AND OTHER ISSUES
ROLE OF MEMBERS: WITHDRAWAL, PARTITION AND OTHER ISSUES
5.1 Withdrawal/Resignation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.1(b), or Section 9 hereof or Schedule 8.1
delivered to each of the Members in connection with this Agreement, no Member shall demand or
receive a return of its Capital Contributions or withdraw from the Company without the
approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action. Under circumstances requiring a return of
any Capital Contributions, no Member has the right to receive Property other than cash.
(b) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT
THE COMPANY OR ITS SUBSIDIARY HAS RECEIVED FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE KANSAS RACING AND GAMING
COMMISSION AND THE PRIVILEGE FEE BECOMES NONREFUNDABLE (THE “HARD DEPOSIT TIME”), ANY MEMBER
MAY CAUSE THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARY TO REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY AND/OR ITS
SUBSIDIARY A REFUND OF THE PRIVILEGE FEE (THE “LICENSING WITHDRAWAL”), WHICH, WHEN RECEIVED,
SHALL PROMPTLY BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAST SENTENCE OF SECTION
3.4.
(i) If the Member causing the Licensing Withdrawal (the “Discontinuing Member”) in its
sole discretion believes that less than five (5) Business Days remain until the Hard Deposit
Time, the Discontinuing Member may immediately cause the Licensing Withdrawal without giving
prior notice to, or receiving approval from, any other Member, but shall make reasonable
efforts to contact the other Members as soon as practicable (each, a “Continuing Member”).
(ii) If the Discontinuing Member in its sole discretion believes that at least five (5)
Business Days remain until the Hard Deposit Time, then prior to causing the Licensing
Withdrawal, the Discontinuing Member first shall be required to send a written notice (which
may be sent by facsimile or e-mail) to the Continuing Members setting forth the Discontinuing
Member’s intent to cause the Licensing Withdrawal.
(iii) The Continuing Members shall have two (2) Business Days after receipt of such
notice to decide among themselves whether to stop the Licensing Withdrawal, either (x) by
reimbursing (in equal portions unless otherwise agreed by the Continuing Members) the
Discontinuing Member for the Discontinuing Member’s contributed share of the Privilege
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Fee or (y) by one of the Continuing Members becoming a Discontinuing Member and the remaining
Continuing Member reimbursing both of the Discontinuing Members for their respective contributed
shares of the Privilege Fee; provided that if any Discontinuing Member has not been reimbursed for
its contributed share of the Privilege Fee prior to the expiration of such two (2) Business Day
period for any reason, the original Discontinuing Member may immediately cause the Licensing Withdrawal without obtaining the approval of any other
Member.
(iv) If the Continuing Member(s) timely make(s) such Privilege Fee reimbursement, each
Discontinuing Member shall, at the time the Company and/or Xxxxxxxx finally obtains Licensing, also
be entitled to reimbursement by the Continuing Member(s) of (x) any documented expenses incurred by
such Discontinuing Member in connection with the pursuit of the Licensing prior to the date of the
Discontinuing Member’s withdrawal to the extent the Continuing Member(s) continued to benefit from
such items in the ongoing pursuit of Licensing and such items would otherwise have qualified as
expenses reimbursable by the Company in accordance with Section 4.6 above and (y) any Capital
Contributions contributed by such Discontinuing Member in excess of its contributed share of the
Privilege Fee. In the event of a dispute as to the amount of any expenses to be reimbursed in
connection with this Section 5.1(b)(iv), any such dispute shall be resolved by an audit performed
by an independent accounting firm selected by the Members that documents the actual documented
expenses paid by each Discontinuing Member. The reimbursement of expenses under this Section
5.1(b)(iv) shall (x) occur after the expiration of the two (2) Business Day period set forth in the
preceding paragraph, (y) be independent of (and shall not delay) the distribution of the Privilege
Fee after the Licensing Withdrawal and (z) if there is more than one Continuing Member, be made in
the ratio of the Continuing Members’ respective Percentage Interests. Following the reimbursement
of the Privilege Fee and any expenses and additional Capital Contributions, (A) each Discontinuing
Member shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Company and shall no longer have an Interest in
the Company, (B) such Discontinuing Member shall accordingly have no further right to participate
in the management of the Company or to receive any Distributions, (C) such Discontinuing Member
shall have no further rights with respect to the Project (although such Discontinuing Member’s
obligations under Section 11.1 hereof shall continue to apply) and (D) the Continuing Member(s)
shall amend and restate this Agreement to reflect the withdrawal of the Discontinuing Member(s) in
a form mutually satisfactory to the Continuing Member(s) and, to the extent possible, consistent
with the relative rights and obligations of the Continuing Member(s) as of the Effective Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Management Agreement, if Lakes is a Discontinuing
Member, Lakes agrees that the Continuing Member(s) shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
cause Xxxxxxxx to terminate the Management Agreement at any time following the withdrawal of Lakes
under this Section 5.1(b).
(v) Each of the Voting Representatives and each of the Members hereby acknowledges and agrees
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the original Discontinuing Member, acting
alone, shall have the authority necessary to bind the Company, each of its Subsidiaries and each of
the Members and to execute (and/or cause any Representative appointed by it to execute) any and all
documents that may be required in connection with effecting the Licensing Withdrawal pursuant to
the terms of this Section 5.1(b).
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(vi) Each of the Members agrees not to divulge to third parties that any Member has exercised
its right to cause a Licensing Withdrawal until the earlier of (x) the date the Privilege Fee has
been returned to the Company or its Subsidiary or (y) the date the Discontinuing Member has
received a reimbursement of its contributed portion of the Privilege Fee.
(vii) To the extent that at the time a request for a Licensing Withdrawal is being made,
Xxxxxxxx does not have a bank account that the Company controls, the Company will direct that the
Privilege Fee be refunded in accordance with the wire instructions set forth on Schedule 5.1
delivered to each of the Members in connection with this Agreement, and KGH will cause such amounts
to be held in trust for the benefit of the Company and its Members and will cause the Privilege Fee
to be distributed to the Members in accordance with this Section 5.1(b) and the last sentence of
Section 3.4.
5.2 Member Compensation. No Member shall receive any interest, salary or drawing with respect
to its Capital Contributions or Capital Account or for services rendered on behalf of the Company
or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise, in its capacity as a Member.
5.3 Members Liability. No Member shall be liable, whether under a judgment, decree or order
of a court, or in any other manner for the Debts or any other obligations or liabilities of the
Company. A Member shall be liable only to make its Capital Contributions and shall not be required
to restore a deficit balance in its Capital Account or to lend any funds to the Company or, after
its Capital Contributions have been made, to make any additional contributions, assessments or
payments to the Company (subject to Section 2 herein).
5.4 Partition. While the Company remains in effect or is continued, each Member agrees and
waives its rights to have any Property partitioned, or to file a complaint or to institute any
suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to have any Property partitioned, and each Member,
on behalf of itself, its successors and its assigns hereby waives any such right.
5.5 Other Instruments. Each Member hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Company within
five (5) Business Days after receipt of a written request therefor, such other and further
documents and instruments, statements of interest and holdings, designations, powers of attorney
and other instruments and to take such other action as the Board acting by Unanimous Action
reasonably deems necessary to comply with any laws, rules or regulations as may be necessary to
enable the Company to fulfill its responsibilities under this Agreement.
5.6 Tax Status. The Company shall be treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax
purposes, and each Subsidiary of the Company (including Xxxxxxxx) shall be treated as a disregarded
entity for such purposes. Any election by or for the Company or any Subsidiary to (a) be taxed as a
“C” corporation for federal and state income tax purposes, (b) convert its form of organization to
a corporation pursuant to Section 7.2 or (c) take any other action that would cause such status as
a partnership or disregarded entity, as applicable, for tax purposes to change, shall require
approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
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SECTION 6
ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS
ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS
6.1 Accounting, Books and Records.
(a) The Company shall keep at its principal place of business each of the following:
(i) Separate books of account for the Company which shall show a true and accurate record of
all costs and expenses incurred, all charges made, all credits made and received, all Capital
Contributions made, all Distributions made and all income derived in connection with the conduct of
the Company and the operation of the Business in accordance with this Agreement;
(ii) A current list of the full name and last known business, residence, or mailing address of
each Member, both past and present, together with the Percentage Interest of each Member;
(iii) A copy of the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of
any powers of attorney pursuant to which any amendment has been executed;
(iv) Copies of the Company’s federal, state, and local income tax returns and reports, if any,
for the three most recent years;
(v) Copies of this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time;
(vi) Copies of any writings permitted or required under the Act regarding the obligation of a
Member to perform any enforceable promise to contribute cash or property or to perform services as
consideration for such Member’s Capital Contribution; and
(vii) All material agreements entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(b) In accordance with Section 18-305 of the Act, any Member or its designated representative
for a proper purpose related to its position as a Member has the right to have reasonable access to
and inspect and copy the contents of such books or records.
6.2 Reports. The Tax Matters Member of the Company shall be responsible for causing the
preparation of financial reports of the Company as any Member may reasonably request from time to
time.
6.3 Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Elections. Without any further consent of the Members being required (except as
specifically required herein, including without limitation Section 5.6), the Board shall make any
and all elections for federal, state, local, and foreign tax purposes, including without limitation
any election, if permitted by applicable law to adjust the basis of
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Property pursuant to Code Sections 754, 734(b) and 743(b), or comparable provisions of state, local
or foreign law, in connection with Transfers of Interests and Company Distributions.
(b)
Tax Matters Member. KGH, or such other Member designated by the Board from time to time,
is specifically authorized to act as the “tax matters partner” under the Code and in any similar
capacity under state or local law (the “Tax Matters Member”) and shall have the rights and
responsibilities set forth in the Code for a “tax matters partner” and the rights and responsibilities set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in exercising its authority as Tax Matters Member: (i) the Tax Matters Member shall give
prompt notice to the Members of the receipt of any written notice that the Internal Revenue Service
or any state or local taxing authority intends to examine Company income tax returns for any year,
receipt of written notice of the beginning of an administrative or judicial proceedings at the
Company level relating to federal income tax matters, receipt of written notice of the final
Company administrative adjustment relating to the Company pursuant to Section 6223 of the Code, and
receipt of any request from the Internal Revenue Service for waiver of any applicable statute of
limitations with respect to the filing of any tax return by the Company; (ii) during the pendency
of any administrative or judicial proceeding at the Company or Subsidiary level relating to income
tax matters, the Tax Matters Member shall furnish to each Member reports concerning the status of
such proceeding at least once annually and more often as necessary to keep each Member reasonably
informed of the progress of such proceeding; (iii) unless the issue in dispute with the Internal
Revenue Service or other taxing authority would not disproportionately impact Clairvest in relation
to the other Members, the Tax Matters Member shall not enter into any extension of the period of
limitations for making assessments on behalf of Clairvest (or any direct or indirect owner thereof)
unless approved by Clairvest, (iv) unless the issue in dispute with the Internal Revenue Service or
other taxing authority would not disproportionately impact Clairvest in relation to the other
Members, the Tax Matters Member shall not bind Clairvest (or any direct or indirect owner thereof)
to any settlement agreement in respect of any administrative or judicial proceeding at the Company
level relating to federal, state, or local income tax matters unless approved by Clairvest, and (v)
the Tax Matters Member shall promptly notify each of the Members if the Board (or the Tax Matters
Member) does not intend to file for judicial review with respect to any final Company
administrative adjustment relating to the Company. Moreover, nothing in this Section 6.3 shall be
interpreted to permit the taking of any action (including settling any material legal action) that
would otherwise constitute a Unanimous Action without the appropriate consent otherwise required by
this Agreement.
SECTION 7
AMENDMENTS; CONVERSION
AMENDMENTS; CONVERSION
7.1 Amendments. Amendments to the Certificate or this Agreement may be proposed by any
Member. A proposed amendment shall be adopted and be effective as an amendment hereto if it
receives the approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action, except that notwithstanding Section
4.1(g), no proposed amendment to the Certificate or this Agreement shall be effective without the
prior approval of each Member that such amendment materially and adversely affects.
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7.2 Conversion.
(a) In the event the Company (upon the approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action)
changes the form of organization in which the Company conducts its business from a limited
liability company to a corporation, which change shall be in accordance with Section 5.6 above and
Section 7.2(c) below, either directly, through a merger with an existing corporation, or in any
other manner elected by the Board acting by Unanimous Action, the Company may make all exchanges,
and take all other actions, if any, as are reasonably necessary in connection with any conversion pursuant to this Section 7.2(a).
(b) The shares of capital stock of the corporation resulting from a conversion of the Company
to a corporation pursuant to Section 7.2(a) shall be distributed among the Members so that each
Member shall receive an amount of such capital stock having a fair market value equal to the amount
that would have been distributed to such Member pursuant to Section 9.2 (after adjusting the
Members’ Capital Accounts for the hypothetical gain or loss that would be realized by the Company
if all of the assets and business, subject to all liabilities, of the Company had been sold
immediately prior to the conversion pursuant to Section 9.9 for an aggregate fair market value
equal to the aggregate fair market value of such capital stock as reasonably determined by the
Board acting by Unanimous Action).
(c) Notwithstanding such conversion, the shares of capital stock issued shall, to the fullest
extent possible, reflect the preferences and priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof.
SECTION 8
TRANSFERS
TRANSFERS
8.1 Restrictions on Transfers.
(a) Except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, no Member shall Transfer, directly or
indirectly, all or any of its Interest without the approval of the Board acting by Unanimous Action
(any such Transfer so consented to or otherwise permitted hereunder being referred to in this
Agreement as a “Permitted Transfer”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Transfer to an Unsuitable
Party or a Company Competitor shall be permitted; provided that for the avoidance of doubt a Sale
to a Company Competitor in accordance with Section 8.10 shall be permitted. Except for a Permitted
Ownership Change, any direct or indirect change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of a Member’s
Interest shall be deemed a Transfer for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
without the prior written consent of any party, the following shall be deemed Permitted Transfers:
(i) KGH may, directly or indirectly, Transfer its Interest in whole or in part so long as the
Transferee is not an Unsuitable Party or a Company Competitor and following such Transfer Och-Ziff
Real Estate Advisors LP or an Affiliate thereof retains (A) control over such Interest and (B)
control over Investment Vehicles beneficially owning at least 51% of such Interest; and (ii)
Clairvest may, directly or indirectly, Transfer its Interest in whole or in part so long as the
Transferee is not an Unsuitable Party or Company Competitor and following such Transfer Clairvest
Group Inc. or an Affiliate thereof retains (A) control over such Interest and (B) control over
Investment Vehicles beneficially owning at least 51% of such Interest (the Permitted Transfers
described in clauses (i) and (ii) being hereafter referred to as “Non-Control Transfers”). For
purposes hereof, the term “KGH”
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shall be deemed to include any Transferee of KGH, the term “Clairvest” shall be deemed to include
any Transferee of Clairvest and the term “Lakes” shall be deemed to include any Transferee of
Lakes.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.1(a), the Members hereby agree to the procedures set forth on
Schedule 8.1 delivered to each of the Members in connection with this Agreement with respect to
regulatory conflicts.
8.2 Conditions to Permitted Transfers. A Transfer shall not be treated as a Permitted
Transfer under Section 8.1(a) hereof unless and until all the following conditions are satisfied
(each in the reasonable determination of Company Counsel, except for Section 8.2(e), which shall be
determined as provided therein) or waived by the Board acting by Unanimous Action:
(a) Such Transfer is made in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws and regulations.
(b) Except in the case of a Transfer involuntarily by operation of law, the Transferor and
Transferee shall execute and deliver to the Company such documents and instruments of conveyance as
may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in the opinion of Company Counsel to effect such
Transfer. In the case of a Transfer of Interests involuntarily by operation of law, the Transfer
shall be confirmed by presentation to the Company of legal evidence of such Transfer, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Company Counsel. In all cases, the Company shall be reimbursed
by the Transferor and/or Transferee for all costs and expenses that it reasonably incurs in
connection with such Transfer.
(c) Such Transfer would not cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership”
within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and would
not make the Company ineligible for “safe harbor” treatment under Section 7704 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) Such Transfer would not (i) affect the classification of the Company for income tax
purposes, (ii) cause the Company or any Member to become subject to regulation under either the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended,
(iii) violate or cause the Company or its Subsidiary to violate the Lottery Contract or Gaming
Laws.
(e) Solely with respect to Transfers occurring prior to Project Opening, such Transferee shall
furnish to the Company one of (i) evidence of its creditworthiness and its financial ability to
perform in a timely manner all of its obligations as a Member under this Agreement, the sufficiency
of which evidence shall be determined by the Company’s outside auditor, (ii) an executed guaranty
from the Transferor guaranteeing the Capital Commitment of such Transferee, (iii) a clean,
unconditional and irrevocable letter of credit that (A) is issued by a reputable bank or similar
financial institution having a net worth of $250,000,000 or more, (B) is for an amount not less
than such Transferee’s expected remaining Capital Commitment, and (C) expires not less than six (6)
months after the anticipated Project Opening (as provided in the Initial Capital Budget or
otherwise reasonably determined by the Board), or (iv) evidence that
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the Transferee has deposited cash in an escrow account for the Company’s benefit in the amount of
such Transferee’s expected Capital Commitment.
8.3 Prohibited Transfers. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any purported
direct or indirect Transfer of Interests that is not a Permitted Transfer shall be null and void
and of no force or effect whatsoever; provided that, if the Company is required to recognize a
Transfer that is not a Permitted Transfer, the Interests Transferred shall be strictly limited to
the Transferor’s rights to allocations and Distributions as provided by this Agreement with respect to the Transferred Interests, which allocations and Distributions may
be applied (without limiting any other legal or equitable rights of the Company) to satisfy any
debts, obligations, or liabilities for damages that the Transferor or Transferee of such Interests
may have to the Company. In the case of a Transfer or attempted Transfer of Interests that is not a
Permitted Transfer, the parties engaging or attempting to engage in such Transfer shall be liable
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from all cost, liability, and
damage that any of such indemnified Members may incur (including, without limitation, incremental
tax liabilities, lawyers’ fees and expenses) as a result of such Transfer or attempted Transfer and
efforts to enforce the indemnity granted hereby.
8.4 Rights of Unadmitted Assignees. A Person who acquires Interests but who is not admitted as
a substituted Member pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof shall be entitled only to allocations and
Distributions with respect to such Interests in accordance with this Agreement, and shall have no
right to any information or accounting of the affairs of the Company, shall not be entitled to
inspect the books or records of the Company, and shall not have any of the rights of a Member under
the Act or this Agreement.
8.5 Admission of Substituted Members. Subject to the other provisions of this Section 8, a
Transferee of Interests may be admitted to the Company as a substituted Member only upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 8.5 (each in the reasonable determination
of Company Counsel):
(a) The Interests with respect to which the Transferee is being admitted were acquired by
means of a Permitted Transfer;
(b) The Transferee of Interests (other than, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) below, a
Transferee that was a Member prior to the Transfer) shall, by written instrument in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Company Counsel (and, in the case of clause (ii) below, the
Transferor Member), (i) accept and adopt the terms and provisions of this Agreement and (ii) assume
the obligations of the Transferor Member under this Agreement with respect to the Transferred
Interests. The Transferor Member shall be released from all such assumed obligations except (x)
those obligations or liabilities of the Transferor Member prior to transfer arising out of a breach
of this Agreement by the Transferor Member and (y) in the case of a Transfer to any of its
Affiliates, any Capital Contribution or other financing obligation of the Transferor Member under
this Agreement;
(c) The Transferee pays or reimburses the Company for all reasonable legal, filing, and
publication costs that the Company incurs in connection with the admission of the Transferee as a
Member with respect to the Transferred Interests; and
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(d) Except in the case of a Transfer involuntarily by operation of law, if required by the
Board, the Transferee (other than a Transferee that was a Member prior to the Transfer) shall
deliver to the Company evidence of the authority of such Person to become a Member and to be bound
by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Transferee and Transferor shall each
execute and deliver such other instruments as Company Counsel deems necessary or appropriate to
effect, and as a condition to, such Transfer, amendments to the Certificate or any other instrument
filed with the State of Delaware or any other state or governmental authority.
8.6 Distributions and Allocations in Respect of Transferred Interests.
(a) If any Interests are Transferred during any Allocation Year in compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement, Net Profits, Net Losses, each item thereof, and all other items
attributable to the Transferred Interests for such Allocation Year shall be divided and allocated
between the Transferor and the Transferee by taking into account their varying holdings of
Interests during the calendar year in accordance with Code Section 706(d), using any conventions
permitted by law and selected by the Board acting by Unanimous Action. All Distributions on or
before the date of such Transfer shall be made to the Transferor, and all Distributions thereafter
shall be made to the Transferee. Solely for purposes of making such allocations and Distributions,
the Company shall recognize such Transfer not later than the end of the calendar month during which
it is given notice of such Transfer, provided that, if the Company is given notice of a Transfer at
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Transfer, the Company shall recognize such Transfer as of
the date of such Transfer, and provided further that if the Company does not receive a notice
stating the date such Interests were Transferred and such other information as the Tax Matters
Member may reasonably require within thirty (30) days after the end of the Allocation Year during
which the Transfer occurs, then all such items shall be allocated, and all Distributions shall be
made, to the Person who, according to the books and records of the Company, was the owner of the
Interests on the last day of such Allocation Year. Neither the Company nor any Member shall incur
any liability for making allocations and Distributions in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 8.6, whether or not the Company has knowledge of any Transfer of ownership of any
Interests.
(b) Any allocations or Distributions pursuant to Section 3 or Section 9.2 to a Member shall be
made by taking into account all prior allocations and Distributions made to a Transferor of the
Interests owned by such Member.
8.7 Government Approvals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Transfer of a Member’s Interest pursuant to this Section 8 shall be subject to, and shall occur
within a reasonable time after, all requisite approvals thereof have been obtained pursuant to the
Lottery Contract and any other applicable federal, state or local law (as reasonably determined by
Company Counsel).
8.8 Preemptive Rights.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Member is hereby granted a
preemptive right to purchase up to such Member’s Percentage Interest of all (or any part) of any
Interest which the Company (by approval of the Board acting by Unanimous
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Action) may, from time to time, propose to issue and sell, at the price and on the terms applicable
to such proposed sale.
(b) If the Company proposes to issue any Equity Security that is not outstanding on the
Effective Date (each, an “Additional Interest”), it shall give each Member written notice (the
“Preemptive Notice”) of its intention, describing the price and the terms upon which the Company
proposes to issue and sell such Additional Interest. Each Member shall have ten (10) Business Days
from the date of receipt of any such Preemptive Notice to agree to purchase up to such Member’s
Percentage Interest of such Additional Interest for the price and upon the terms specified in the
Preemptive Notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the exact percentage
(up to such Member’s Percentage Interest) of the Additional Interest to be purchased by such
Member.
(c) In the event any Member fails to exercise its preemptive rights hereunder, the Company
shall have ninety (90) days thereafter to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the
sale of the Additional Interest covered thereby shall be closed) to sell such Additional Interest
in respect of which such Members’ rights were not exercised on substantially the same terms or
terms more favorable to the Company than specified in the applicable Preemptive Notice or as
otherwise expressly approved by each of the Members. If the Company has not sold such Additional
Interest in accordance with the foregoing within such ninety (90) day period, the Company shall not
thereafter issue or sell any of such Additional Interest without first offering such Additional
Interest to the Members in the manner provided in this Section 8.8.
8.9 Tag-Along Rights.
(a) If at any time or from time to time either KGH or Clairvest (such Member, the “Tagged
Member”) proposes to Transfer any of its Interest in the Company to a non-Affiliate of such Tagged
Member in one or more transactions (other than a Non-Control Transfer) and such Transfer has been
approved in accordance with Section 8.1(a), each other Member shall be afforded the opportunity to
join in each such Transfer as provided in Section 8.9(b), with each such Member being entitled to
Transfer a portion of its Interest equal to such Member’s Percentage Interest of the Interest the
Tagged Member proposes to Transfer.
(b) Prior to the consummation of any transaction subject to this Section 8.9, the Tagged
Member shall offer (the “Tag-Along Offer”) in writing to each other Member to cause the proposed
Transferee to acquire from each Member a pro rata share of the Interests (as determined in
accordance with Section 8.9(a)) being purchased by the proposed Transferee on the same terms and
conditions as such proposed Transferee shall purchase the Interests from the Tagged Member. The
Tag-Along Offer shall set forth the name of the prospective Transferee and the price, form of
consideration and other material terms and conditions of the proposed purchase. Each of the
Members shall receive from the proposed Transferee the same consideration in the same form and at
the same time and such purchase shall be on the same terms and conditions. Each Member may accept
the Tag-Along Offer by irrevocably notifying the Tagged Member in writing within ten (10) days from
the receipt of the Tag-Along Offer (such notice, a “Tag-Along Acceptance”). If one or more Members
has delivered a Tag-Along Acceptance to the Tagged Member, the Tagged Member may not Transfer any
portion of its Interests to the proposed Transferee unless the proposed Transferee shall
simultaneously
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purchase the entire pro rata share of the Interests (as determined in accordance with Section
8.9(a)) of each Member that has delivered a Tag-Along Acceptance to the Tagged Member (each such
Member a “Tag-Along Member”).
(c) Each Tag-Along Member shall make the same representations, warranties, covenants,
indemnities and agreements to the proposed Transferee as the Tagged Member severally (as to itself
and its Interests) and not jointly, and each Tag-Along Member shall bear its pro rata share of any
closing costs associated with a Transfer in which it participates. In no event shall the aggregate
liability of any Member to the proposed Transferee exceed such Member’s pro rata portion of any
such liability, based on such Member’s portion of the total Interests included in the proposed
Transfer, or such Member’s net proceeds of such sale. The Tag-Along Members shall not be required
to enter into any non-competition agreement as a condition to participating in a Transfer in
accordance with this Section 8.9, and the Tagged Member shall represent to each Tag-Along Member
that there are no undisclosed side agreements or arrangements between the Tagged Member and any
Transferee.
(d) A Transferee of Interests under this Section 8.9, may be admitted to the Company as a
substituted Member only upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 8.
8.10 Right of First Offer.
(a) From and after the applicable Lockout Date, either KGH or Clairvest (such Member, the
“Selling Member”) may at any time give written notice (“ROFO Sale Notice”) to the other Members
setting forth the Selling Member’s intention to cause a Sale, subject to such other Members’ right
of first offer as set forth in this Section 8.10.
(b) Either Clairvest or KGH (whichever is not the Selling Member, the “ROFO Offeror”) shall
have ten (10) days after receipt of the ROFO Sale Notice (the “ROFO Offer Period”) to send to the
Selling Member and Lakes a written offer to purchase the Selling Member’s entire Interest (the
“ROFO Offer”), subject to Lakes’s right to participate in such ROFO Offer as provided below. The
ROFO Offer shall set forth (i) an all cash gross purchase price for the Company without deduction
for any Company Debt (the “ROFO Valuation Amount”) and (ii) the net proceeds to be paid to the
Selling Member in respect of the Selling Member’s Interest, which shall be the amount that would be
distributed to the Selling Member under this Agreement if the Sale were consummated at the ROFO
Valuation Amount and all Company Debt or other payments required to be made as a result of the Sale
were repaid (the “ROFO Purchase Price”). The ROFO Offeror’s failure to deliver a ROFO Offer prior
to the expiration of the ROFO Offer Period shall have the same effect as if the ROFO Offeror sent a
ROFO Offer with a ROFO Valuation Amount and ROFO Purchase Price of zero and the Selling Member
delivered a ROFO Rejection as of the date of the expiration of the ROFO Offer Period. Lakes shall
have five (5) days after receipt of the ROFO Offer to send to the ROFO Offeror and the Selling
Member a written offer to purchase its ROFO Participation Percentage of the Selling Member’s
Interest on the terms set forth in the ROFO Offer (the “ROFO Participation Notice”). If Lakes
timely sends a ROFO Participation Notice, (x) the ROFO Offer shall be deemed to be amended, such
that the ROFO Offer shall constitute an offer by the ROFO Offeror and Lakes to collectively
purchase all of, and to each individually purchase its ROFO
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Participation Percentage of, the Selling Member’s Interest, and (y) Lakes shall be deemed to have
irrevocably appointed the ROFO Offeror as its agent for purposes of this Section 8.10 and the ROFO
Offeror may bind Lakes in connection herewith. The failure of Lakes to send a ROFO Participation
Notice prior to the expiration of such five (5) day period shall constitute an irrevocable waiver
by Lakes of its right to participate in such ROFO Offer (but shall not extinguish Lakes’s right to
send a ROFO Participation Notice with respect to any future ROFO Offer). The Selling Member shall
have ten (10) days after receipt of the ROFO Offer to send written notice to the other Members of
the Selling Member’s intention to accept or reject the ROFO Offer, as amended by the ROFO
Participation Notice, if any (a “ROFO Acceptance” or “ROFO Rejection,” respectively).
(c) If the Selling Member sends a ROFO Acceptance:
(i) Lakes (solely to the extent Lakes sent a ROFO Participation Notice) and the ROFO Offeror
shall within five (5) Business Days after delivery of the ROFO Acceptance pay to the Selling Member
a non-refundable cash down payment in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the ROFO Purchase
Price (the “ROFO Deposit”), which shall be paid entirely by the ROFO Offeror if Lakes does not send
a ROFO Participation Notice or pro rata in accordance with their respective ROFO Participation
Percentages by the ROFO Offeror and Lakes if Lakes has sent a ROFO Participation Notice. If the
ROFO Offeror fails to timely pay the ROFO Deposit (or its ROFO Participation Percentage thereof, as
applicable), then the ROFO Offeror’s rights under this Section 8.10 shall be deemed extinguished
and the Selling Member shall thereafter be free, at any time and from time to time, to cause a Sale
in an arms-length transaction with a third party at such price as the Selling Member determines to
be satisfactory without compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.10. If Lakes fails to
timely pay its ROFO Participation Percentage of the ROFO Deposit, then (x) the ROFO Offer shall be
deemed to revert to its original form as sent by the ROFO Offeror (as if Lakes never sent a ROFO
Participation Notice), (y) Lakes’s rights under this Section 8.10 shall be deemed extinguished and
(z) the ROFO Offeror shall be required to pay the remainder (i.e., Lakes’s ROFO Participation
Percentage) of the ROFO Deposit within an additional three (3) Business Days after the original
ROFO Deposit was due, or else shall be deemed to have failed to timely pay the ROFO Deposit in
accordance with the preceding sentence and the Selling Member shall be entitled to retain the
portion of the ROFO Deposit paid by the ROFO Offeror.
(ii) If the ROFO Offeror (together with Lakes, as applicable) timely pays the ROFO Deposit,
the Selling Member, as seller, and the ROFO Offeror (on behalf of itself and Lakes, as applicable),
as purchaser, shall proceed to close the sale of the Selling Member’s Interest at the ROFO Purchase
Price on a date (the “ROFO Closing Date”) that is mutually acceptable to the Selling Member and the
ROFO Offeror, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the date of the ROFO Acceptance
(subject to Section 8.10(e)), at a mutually agreeable location. On the ROFO Closing Date, (A) the
ROFO Offeror (together with Lakes, as applicable) shall pay to the Selling Member the ROFO Purchase
Price less the amount of the ROFO Deposit by wire transfer of immediately available funds and (B)
the Selling Member shall sell to the ROFO Offeror (and Lakes, as applicable) all of its Interest in
the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, rights and options (but subject to
this Agreement) by the Selling Member. The Members shall each execute and deliver such documents as
are reasonably necessary to effectuate the Transfer of the Selling Member’s Interest to ROFO
Offeror.
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(iii) The ROFO Offeror (and Lakes, as applicable) shall pay any transfer or similar taxes due
upon the sale to the ROFO Offeror (and Lakes, as applicable) of the Selling Member’s Interest under
this Section 8.10. Each of the Members shall be responsible for all of their respective other costs
and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of such sale.
(iv) If the closing of the sale of the Selling Member’s Interest fails to occur by reason of a
default of the ROFO Offeror, then the Selling Member shall be entitled to retain the ROFO Deposit
as liquidated damages (except that to the extent Lakes paid a portion of the ROFO Deposit and did
not cause such failure to close, the Selling Member shall return to Lakes its ROFO Participation
Percentage of the ROFO Deposit), the defaulting ROFO Offeror shall no longer have the right to
appoint Voting Representatives to the Board and any Voting Representatives previously appointed by
the defaulting ROFO Offeror shall immediately be removed from the Board. The Members acknowledge
that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to estimate the damages which the Selling
Member may suffer in connection with a default by the ROFO Offeror under this Section. Therefore,
the parties have agreed that a reasonable estimate of the total net detriment that the Selling
Member would suffer in such event is and shall be the right of the Selling Member to retain the
ROFO Deposit (or the ROFO Offeror’s portion thereof) as liquidated damages and to cause the
defaulting ROFO Offeror to lose all representation to the Board, as its sole and exclusive remedy
under this Section 8.10. Such liquidated damages are not intended as a forfeiture or penalty within
the meaning of applicable law. In addition, the ROFO Offeror’s rights under this Section 8.10 shall
be deemed extinguished and the Selling Member shall thereafter be free, at any time and from time
to time, to cause a Sale in an arms-length transaction with a third party at such price as the
Selling Member determines to be satisfactory without compliance with the provisions of this Section
8.10.
(v) If the closing of the sale of the Selling Member’s Interest fails to occur by reason of a
default of Lakes, then the Selling Member shall be entitled to retain Lakes’s ROFO Participation
Percentage of the ROFO Deposit as liquidated damages and Lakes shall be deemed a Defaulting Member
for purposes of Section 4.1(g). The Members acknowledge that it would be impractical and extremely
difficult to estimate the damages which the Selling Member may suffer in connection with a default
by Lakes under this Section 8.10(c)(v). Therefore, the parties have agreed that a reasonable
estimate of the total net detriment that the Selling Member would suffer in such event is and shall
be the right of the Selling Member to retain Lakes’s portion of the ROFO Deposit as liquidated
damages and to cause Lakes to be deemed a Defaulting Member, as its sole and exclusive remedy under
this Section 8.10. Such liquidated damages are not intended as a forfeiture or penalty within the
meaning of applicable law. In addition, Lakes’s rights under this Section 8.10 shall be deemed
extinguished. Following such failure to close (except to the extent the ROFO Offeror also caused
such failure to close, in which case the provisions of Section 8.10(c)(iv) shall apply) the ROFO
Offeror may elect to purchase the Selling Member’s entire Interest for the full ROFO Purchase Price
as if Lakes had never sent a ROFO Participation Notice by providing the Selling Member with a
written notice to such effect within two (2) Business Days after the originally scheduled ROFO
Closing Date (the “ROFO Continuation Period”). If the ROFO Offeror sends such notice within the
ROFO Continuation Period, the ROFO Closing Date shall be deferred by five (5) Business Days (or as
otherwise mutually agreed by the Selling Member and ROFO Offeror) and the ROFO Offeror’s failure to
timely close such sale shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8.10(c)(iv). The
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ROFO Offeror’s failure to send such notice prior to the expiration of the ROFO Continuation Period
shall have the same effect as if the Selling Member delivered a ROFO Rejection with respect to the
original ROFO Offer as of the date of expiration of the ROFO Continuation Period, and the ROFO
Offeror shall be entitled to a prompt refund of its ROFO Participation Percentage of the ROFO
Deposit.
(vi) If the closing fails to occur solely by reason of default of the Selling Member (and not
by reasons beyond the direct or indirect control of the Selling Member), then the ROFO Offeror (on
behalf of itself and Lakes, as applicable) shall have the right to specific performance (for a
purchase price equal to the ROFO Purchase Price net of the ROFO Offeror’s and Lakes’s actual costs
incurred in connection with obtaining such specific performance), in addition to any other remedies
available at law or equity.
(d) If the Selling Member sends a ROFO Rejection:
(i) The Selling Member shall have a period of twelve months (the “ROFO Sale Period”), subject
to Section 8.10(e), from the date of the ROFO Rejection to cause the Company to enter into a
definitive agreement to effectuate the Sale (a “Sale Agreement”) with a bona fide third party
(other than an Affiliate of the Selling Member or any Permitted Transferee of the Selling Member)
for a purchase price based on a valuation of the Company of no less than 100% of the ROFO Valuation
Amount and payable at least eighty percent (80%) in cash and Marketable Securities and the balance
in any form, and the Selling member shall drag along each of the Members in connection with such
Sale. Each of the Members shall cooperate in such Sale and shall execute and deliver any and all
documents and instruments reasonably required to effectuate such Sale, including, without
limitation, the Sale Agreement; provided that the Sale Agreement shall include without limitation
that (A) the Selling Member, acting alone, shall have the authority necessary as aforesaid to bind
the Company and each of the Members and to execute any and all documents that may be required in
connection with such sale, (B) each of the Members shall receive from the proposed Sale the same
consideration in the same form and at the same time on the same terms and conditions, (C) each of
the Members shall make the same representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and agreements
to the proposed purchaser as the Selling Member severally (as to itself and, if applicable, its
Interests) and not jointly, (D) each Member shall bear its own pro rata share of any closing costs
associated with the Sale, (E) in no event shall the aggregate liability of any Member to the
purchaser of the Company exceed such Member’s pro rata portion of any such liability, based on such
Member’s net proceeds of such Sale, (F) the Members shall not be required to enter into any
non-competition agreement in connection with such Sale and (G) the Selling Member shall represent
to each of the other Members that there are no undisclosed side agreements or arrangements between
the Selling Member and the purchaser of the Company.
(ii) If the Selling Member fails to enter into a Sale Agreement prior to the expiration of the
ROFO Sale Period, the Selling Member shall again be required to comply with the provisions of this
Section 8.10 prior to effecting any Sale.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.10, (i) no Member shall be
permitted to purchase or sell an Interest in the Company or cause a Sale if the resulting Transfer
of Interest or Sale would be prohibited under the terms of any loan agreement
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(that would not be paid off in connection with such Transfer or Sale) or would otherwise violate
any applicable Gaming Laws or otherwise jeopardize the License or any other approval by a Kansas
Gaming Authority, and (ii) the ROFO Closing Date and end of the ROFO Sale Period shall each be
extended solely to the extent a delay of the applicable signing or closing is required to comply
with any applicable Gaming Laws or to maintain the License or any other approval by a Kansas Gaming
Authority.
SECTION 9
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
9.1 Dissolution Events. The Company shall dissolve and shall commence winding up and
liquidating upon the first to occur of any of the following (each a “Dissolution Event”):
(a) With the approval of Board acting by Unanimous Action to dissolve, wind up, and liquidate
the Company;
(b) Upon the return of the Privilege Fee to the Company in connection with a Licensing
Withdrawal, except to the extent the Board acting by Special Unanimous Action agrees to continue
the Company; or
(c) A judicial determination that an event has occurred that makes it unlawful, impossible or
impractical to carry on the Business.
The Members hereby agree that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, the Company shall not
dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Dissolution Event.
9.2 Winding Up. Upon the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Company shall continue solely
for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and
satisfying the claims of its creditors and Members, and no Member shall take any action that is
inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Company’s business
and affairs, provided that all covenants contained in this Agreement and obligations provided for
in this Agreement shall continue to be fully binding upon the Members until such time as the
Property has been distributed pursuant to this Section 9.2 and the Certificate has been canceled
pursuant to the Act. The Board, by Unanimous Action, shall be responsible for overseeing the
winding up and dissolution of the Company, which winding up and dissolution shall, to the extent
practical, be completed within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the Dissolution Event. The
Board, by Unanimous Action, shall take full account of the Company’s liabilities and Property and
shall cause the Property or the proceeds from the sale thereof, to the extent sufficient therefor,
to be applied and distributed, to the maximum extent permitted by law, in the following order:
(a) First, to creditors (including Members who are creditors, to the extent otherwise
permitted by law) in satisfaction of all of the Company’s Debts and other liabilities (whether by
payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof), other than liabilities for
which reasonable provision for payment has been made and liabilities for Distribution to Members
under Section 18-601 or 18-604 of the Act;
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(b) Second, except as provided in this Agreement, to Members and former Members of the Company
in satisfaction of liabilities for Distribution under Section 18-601 or 18-604 of the Act; and
(c) The balance, if any, to the Members in accordance with the positive balances in their
Capital Accounts, after giving effect to all contributions, Distributions and allocations for all
periods up to and including the date of the Distributions set forth in this Section 9.2.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein (but subject to Section 3.2(d)), in the event of a
liquidation and winding up of the Company, items of income, gain, gross revenue, deduction and loss
for the Allocation Year in which such liquidation and winding up occur, and for the preceding
Allocation Year if the federal income tax return of the Company for such Allocation Year has not
yet been filed, shall be specially allocated to the extent necessary first to cause the respective
Capital Account balances of the Members to be equal to the amounts that would be distributed to
them if the proceeds available for Distribution to the respective Members pursuant to Section
9.2(c) were instead distributed pursuant to Section 3.5. No Member shall receive additional
compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Section 9.
9.3 Compliance With Certain Requirements of Regulations; Deficit Capital Accounts. If any
Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions,
Distributions and allocations for all Allocation Years, including the Allocation Year during which
such liquidation occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the
capital of the Company with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a
debt owed to the Company or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever. In the discretion of
the Liquidator, a pro rata portion of the Distributions that would otherwise be made to the Members
pursuant to this Section 9 may be:
(a) Distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the Members for the purposes of
liquidating Company assets, collecting amounts owed to the Company, and paying any contingent or
unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company. The assets of any such trust shall be
distributed to the Members from time to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Liquidator, in
the same proportions as the amount distributed to such trust by the Company would otherwise have
been distributed to the Members pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof; or
(b) Withheld to provide a reasonable reserve for Company liabilities (contingent or otherwise)
and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Company, provided
that such withheld amounts shall be distributed to the Members as soon as practicable.
9.4 Rights of Members. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Member shall look
solely to the Property of the Company for its rights to Distributions and has no right or power to
demand or receive Property other than cash from the Company. If the assets of the Company remaining
after payment or discharge of the debts or liabilities of the Company are insufficient to return
such Capital Contribution, the Members shall have no recourse against the Company or any other
Member.
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9.5 Notice of Dissolution/Termination.
(a) In the event a Dissolution Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions
of Section 9.1, result in a dissolution of the Company, the Board shall, within thirty (30) days
thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with
whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Board).
(b) Upon completion of the Distribution of the Company’s Property as provided in this Section
9, the Company shall be terminated, and the Liquidator shall cause the filing of the Certificate of
Cancellation pursuant to Section 18-203 of the Act and shall take all such other actions as may be
necessary to terminate the Company.
9.6 Allocations During Period of Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2
hereof, during the period commencing on the first day of the year during which a Dissolution Event
occurs and ending on the date on which all of the assets of the Company have been distributed to
the Members pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof, the Members shall continue to share Net Profits, Net
Losses, gain, loss and other items of Company income, gain, loss or deduction in the manner
provided in Section 3 hereof taking into account the provisions of Section 9.2 hereof.
9.7 Character of Liquidating Distributions. All payments made in liquidation of the Interest
of a Member in the Company shall be made, to the maximum extent permitted by the Code, in exchange
for the interest of such Member in Property pursuant to Section 736(b)(1) of the Code, including
the interest of such Member in Company goodwill.
9.8 The Liquidator.
(a) Definition. The “Liquidator” shall mean a Person selected by the Board acting by Unanimous
Action.
(b) Fees. If the Liquidator is not a Member or an Affiliate thereof, the Company is
authorized to pay a reasonable fee to the Liquidator for its services performed pursuant to this
Section 9 and to reimburse the Liquidator for its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
performing those services.
(c) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify, save harmless, and pay all judgments and
claims against such Liquidator or any officers, directors, agents or employees of the Liquidator
relating to any liability or damage incurred by reason of any act performed or omitted to be
performed by the Liquidator, or any officers, directors, agents or employees of the Liquidator in
connection with the liquidation of the Company, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by
the Liquidator, officer, director, agent or employee in connection with the defense of any action
based on any such act or omission, which attorneys’ fees may be paid as incurred, except to the
extent such liability or damage is caused by the gross negligence, fraud, intentional misconduct
of, or a knowing violation of the laws by the Liquidator which was material to the cause of action.
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9.9 Form of Liquidating Distributions. For purposes of making Distributions required by
Section 9.2 hereof, the Liquidator may determine whether to distribute all or any portion of
the Property in-kind or to sell all or any portion of the Property and distribute the proceeds
therefrom. In the case of an in-kind Distribution of any item of Property (whether in
liquidation or otherwise), the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted in accordance
with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e)(1) of the Regulations to reflect the manner in which the
unrealized income, gain, loss and deduction inherent in the Property (that has not previously
been reflected in the Capital Accounts) would be allocated among the Members if there were a
taxable disposition of the Property for its fair market value (taking into account Code
Section 7701(g)) on the date of the Distribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Liquidator may not make any in-kind Distribution of the Property unless
it is both (i) made pro rata in accordance with the respective Percentage Interests of the
Members and (ii) consented to by the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
SECTION 10
INDEMNIFICATION
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 General. The Company, its receiver or its trustee, shall indemnify, defend and save
harmless and pay all judgments and claims against each of the Members and their control
persons, each Representative, in his or her capacity as such, and each Authorized Person
(except to the extent the Board expressly denies any Authorized Person the right to
indemnification pursuant to this Section 10.1), if any, of the Company (each, an “Indemnitee”)
from any liability, loss or damage incurred by any Indemnitee by reason of any act performed
or omitted to be performed by any Indemnitee in connection with the business of the Company,
including costs and attorneys’ fees and any amounts expended in the settlements of any claims
of liability, loss or damage; provided that if the liability, loss or claim arises out of any
action or inaction of an Indemnitee: (a) such Indemnitee must have determined, in good faith,
that his course of conduct was in the best interests of the Company; and (b) the action or
inaction did not constitute fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence or willful
malfeasance by such Indemnitee; and, provided further, that the indemnification shall be
recoverable only from the assets of the Company and not any assets of the Members. The Company
shall advance to the Indemnitee the amount of such expenses and fees at the time they become
due, unless the Board (excluding any Representative who is an Indemnitee or an Affiliate of an
Indemnitee) makes a good faith reasonable determination that such Indemnitee will not be
entitled to indemnification according to the standard set forth above. If expenses have been
advanced to the Indemnitee and it is ultimately determined that such Indemnitee did not meet
the above standard then the amounts advanced to the Indemnitee shall be repaid by such
Indemnitee. If expenses have not been advanced to the Indemnitee and it is ultimately
determined that such Indemnitee met the above standard, then the Indemnitee shall be entitled
to indemnification as provided in the first sentence of this Section 10.1. The Company shall,
however, purchase and pay for insurance, including directors and officers liability insurance,
liability coverage and casualty and worker’s compensation, as would be customary for any
Person engaging in a similar business, and name the Indemnitees as additional or primary
insured parties, and the directors and officers liability insurance policy shall meet or
exceed the minimum requirements set forth on Schedule 10.1 delivered to each of the Members in
connection with this Agreement.
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SECTION 11
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Exclusivity. Each Member and each Member Parent agrees, on behalf of itself and its
Affiliates, that from the Effective Date until August 18, 2010, the Company and its Subsidiaries
shall be the exclusive entities through which such Member, such Member Parent and their respective
Affiliates shall pursue the License and Lottery Contract and any development, ownership, operation
or management opportunity relating to a casino in the South Central Gaming Zone in Kansas (each, an
“Opportunity”). Each Member and each Member Parent further agrees, on behalf of itself and its
Affiliates, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during the period commencing with
the earlier to occur of (i) its (or its Affiliate’s) withdrawal from the Company or (ii) the
dissolution of the Company, and ending on August 18, 2010, neither it nor any of its Affiliates
shall pursue or participate in any Opportunity without the prior written consent of each of the
Persons that are members of the Company as of the Effective Date, such consent to be given or
withheld in such Members’ sole discretion.
11.2 Information. Each Member has the right, to the fullest extent granted under the Act, to
obtain from the Company: (a) a current list of the full name and last known business, residence or
mailing address of each Member; (b) a copy of the Certificate and of this Agreement (as well as any
signed powers of attorney pursuant to which any such document was executed); (c) a copy of the
Company’s federal, state and local income tax returns and reports for all Fiscal Years; (d) copies
of all material agreements of the Company; (e) copies of all additional information available to
the Company pursuant to the Management Agreement or otherwise reasonably available to the Company
and (f) to the extent such information is available to the Company, similar information to that set
forth in clauses (a) through (e) of this sentence related to any Subsidiary of the Company. In
addition, the Company shall deliver to each Member: (i) annual audited financial statements of the
Company within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each Fiscal Year, (ii) quarterly
unaudited financial statements of the Company within forty-five (45) days after the close of each
fiscal quarter, (iii) monthly unaudited financial statements within thirty (30) days after the end
of each fiscal month and (iv) K-1’s for each Member within ninety (90) days of the close of each
Fiscal Year.
11.3 Notices. Any notice, payment, demand, or communication required or permitted to be given
by any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered,
given, and received for all purposes (i) if delivered personally to the Person or to an officer of
the Person to whom the same is directed, or (ii) when the same is actually received, if sent either
by registered or certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, or by facsimile, if such facsimile is
followed by a hard copy of the facsimile communication sent promptly thereafter by registered or
certified mail, postage and charges prepaid, addressed as follows, or to such other address as such
Person may from time to time specify by notice to the Company: (a) if to the Company, to the
address determined pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof; (b) if to the Members, to the addresses set
forth on Appendix II; (c) if to the Representatives, to the addresses set forth on Appendix III;
and (d) if to the Board, then to each of the Representatives.
11.4 Binding Effect. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, every covenant, term, and
provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Members and their
respective successors, Transferees, and assigns.
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11.5 Construction. Every covenant, term, and provision of this Agreement shall be construed
simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Member.
11.6 Time. In computing any period of time pursuant to this Agreement, the day of the act,
event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included, but
the time shall begin to run on the next succeeding day. The last day of the period so computed
shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event the period
shall run until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
11.7 Headings. Section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent, or
intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
11.8 Severability. Except as otherwise provided in the succeeding sentence, every provision
of this Agreement is intended to be severable, and, if any term or provision of this Agreement is
illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
validity or legality of the remainder of this Agreement. The preceding sentence of this Section
11.8 shall be of no force or effect if the consequence of enforcing the remainder of this Agreement
without such illegal or invalid term or provision would be to cause any Member to lose the material
benefit of its economic bargain.
11.9 Incorporation by Reference. Every exhibit, appendix, schedule, and other addendum
attached to or delivered in connection with this Agreement and referred to herein is incorporated
in this Agreement by reference unless this Agreement expressly otherwise provides.
11.10 Variation of Terms. All terms and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to
masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person or Persons may
require.
11.11 Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. The laws of the State of Delaware shall
govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation of the
rights and duties arising hereunder. The Members hereby agree that if any action is brought to
enforce or interpret this Agreement, exclusive venue for such action shall be in the Courts of the
State of Delaware or the Courts of the United States sitting in the State of Delaware, and each
Member hereby irrevocably consents, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to the personal and
subject matter jurisdiction of such Courts. Each Representative and each Member hereby waives any
right to trial by jury.
11.12 Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
with the same effect as if all of the Members had signed the same document. All counterparts shall
be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.
11.13 Specific Performance. Each Member agrees with the other Members that the other Members
would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in
accordance with their specific terms and that monetary damages would not provide an adequate remedy
in such event. Accordingly, it is agreed that, in addition to any other remedy to which the
nonbreaching Members may be entitled, at law or in equity, the nonbreaching
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Members shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent breaches of the provisions of this
Agreement and specifically to enforce the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in
any court of the United States or any state thereof having subject matter jurisdiction thereof.
11.14 Representations and Warranties.
(a) Each of the Members, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to each
other Member and to the Company as of the date hereof that with respect only to such Member and
(where specified herein) all holders of equity interests in such Member:
(i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Member and constitutes the
valid and legally binding agreement of such Member enforceable in accordance with its terms against
such Member except as enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium
and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles;
(ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Member does not, and the performance
of its duties and obligations hereunder will not, result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to a right to terminate,
cancel or accelerate under, or the creation of a lien, pledge or other encumbrance pursuant to, any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or
any material lease or other agreement, or any material license, permit, franchise or certificate,
to which such Member is a party or by which it is bound or to which its properties are subject, or
require any authorization or approval under or pursuant to any of the foregoing, or violate any
statute, regulation, law, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which such Member or its
property is subject, and which would adversely affect such Member’s ability to carry out its
obligations under this Agreement;
(iii) such Member is not in default (nor has any event occurred that with notice, lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) in the performance of any material obligation, agreement
or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, note or other
evidence of indebtedness or any lease or other agreement, or any license, permit, franchise or
certificate, to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which its properties are subject,
nor is it in violation of any statute, regulation, law, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree
to which it or its property is subject, which default or violation would adversely affect such
Member’s ability to carry out its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) there is no litigation, investigation or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of
such Member, threatened against such Member or any of its Affiliates or their property that, if
adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect such Member’s ability to carry out its
obligations under this Agreement;
(v) to such Member’s knowledge no consent, approval or authorization of, or filing,
registration or qualification with, any Governmental Entity (other than Kansas Gaming Authorities)
on the part of such Member is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such
Member and the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
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(b) Each of the Members, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to each
other Member and to the Company as of the date hereof that with respect only to such Member and
(where specified herein) all holders of equity interests in such Member:
(i) such Member has acquired its Interest for its own account for investment purposes and not
with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and has had access to any and all information
necessary to arrive at its decision to acquire its Interest;
(ii) such Member and all holders of equity interests in such Member (in each case to the
extent an individual), is over the age of 21 years and a resident or citizen of the United States
or Canada and has no present intention of becoming a resident of any other jurisdiction;
(iii) such Member or any holder of equity interests in such Member has not authorized any
Person to act as its purchaser representative in connection with this transaction; each such Member
and each such holder of equity interests in such Member is experienced in investment and business
matters and is familiar with limited liability companies and, with the assistance of such
independent legal counsel or other advisors to assist in evaluating a proposed investment in the
Company (herein “Investor Advisor”), have such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Company on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Agreement, which such Member and each holder of equity interests in
such Member has read and understood; in connection with the review of this Agreement, each such
Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member has been provided with such other
information or documentation such Member or each holder of equity interests in such Member or the
Investor Advisor thereto may have requested and received; and such Member and each holder of equity
interests in such Member has consulted with such independent legal counsel or other advisors to the
extent considered appropriate by such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member in
order to assist such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member in evaluating the
proposed investment in the Company;
(iv) such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member acknowledges it is an
“accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act; that the
Interests are speculative investments, which involve a high degree of risk of loss of the entire
investment; that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Interests held by
Members and that they will not be, and such Member has no rights to require that the Interests be,
registered under the Securities Act; that there will be no public market for the Interests and,
accordingly, each Member may have to hold its Interests indefinitely; and that it may not be
possible to liquidate at any time the investment in the Company;
(v) such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member has adequate means of
providing for its current needs and possible personal contingencies, and have no need for liquidity
of the proposed investment in the Company; and (a) can afford to (x) hold unregistered securities
for an indefinite period of time; and (y) sustain a complete loss of the entire amount of its
proposed investment in the Company and, at the same time, bear any tax liability that may result if
such investment in the Company is lost;
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(vi) such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member (i) has been furnished
with a copy of this Agreement, and such other information and documentation in connection with its
acquisition of its Interest as has been requested; (ii) has been afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of, and receive answers from, the Company and those persons acting on its behalf
concerning the terms and conditions of its acquisition of its Interest and to obtain any additional
information, to the extent such persons possess such information or can acquire it without
unreasonable effort or expense, necessary to verify the information furnished; and (iii) has
availed itself of such opportunity to the extent considered appropriate in order to evaluate the
merits and risks of the proposed investment; and
(vii) such Member and each holder of equity interests in such Member understands that the
Company has no obligation or present intention to register the Interests under the Securities Act
or to make available public information (in the form of reports pursuant to Sections 13 or 15 of
the Exchange Act or otherwise) without which information, resale without registration pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act will not be available and no representations to the contrary have
been made in connection with this proposed investment.
(c) In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Sections
11.14(a) and 11.14(b), KGH represents, warrants and covenants to each of the other Members and the
Company as of the date hereof that the ownership and control structure of KGH is shown on Schedule
11.14 delivered to each of the Members in connection with this Agreement and KGH shall promptly
notify the Board of any changes in such ownership or control structure.
(d) In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Sections
11.14(a) and 11.14(b), each of Clairvest and Lakes, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants
and covenants to KGH and to the Company as of the date hereof that the ownership and control
structure of such Member is shown on Schedule 11.14 delivered to each of the Members in connection
with this Agreement and such Member shall promptly notify the Board of any changes in such
ownership or control structure.
11.15 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with
respect thereto.
11.16 Waiver of Rights and Breaches. No failure or delay on the part of any party to exercise
any rights given to such party hereunder or by law shall constitute a waiver thereof, or act to
estop such party from asserting or exercising such rights at a later time, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of such right preclude the further exercise thereof or of any other right. The
waiver by a party of any breach of any provision hereof shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
subsequent breach thereof, or of any breach of any other provision hereof.
11.17 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence of the Agreement and each of its provisions.
11.18 Non-disclosure. The Members agree not to divulge to third parties the terms of this
Agreement or any other proprietary or confidential information exchanged between the
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Members pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, unless (a) the information is required to
be disclosed by law or regulations or pursuant to judicial order, (b) information is at the time of
disclosure already in the public domain through no fault of such party, (c) such information is
disclosed to potential Transferees or potential investors in the Members or their Affiliates, or in
the ordinary course of the Business, in each case on a confidential basis or (d) mutually agreed by
the Members. This prohibition shall not apply to disclosures by any Member to its attorneys,
accountants or other professional advisers, or disclosure by the Members to their respective
Affiliates (provided that each of the Members shall cause its respective Affiliates to comply with
the terms of this Section 11.18). In situations where disclosure of the terms of this Agreement to
regulatory, governmental or judicial entities is required by law or regulations (or otherwise
required by a Kansas Gaming Authority or Member Gaming Authority), the parties will make reasonable
efforts to secure confidential treatment of the economic terms of this Agreement by such entities;
provided, however, this disclosure restriction shall not prohibit any Member from making any
filings in compliance with federal or state securities laws as it deems legally necessary. The
parties agree to consult with each other and cooperate regarding any press releases regarding this
Agreement and the relationships described herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members have executed and entered into this
Agreement as of the day first above set forth.
KANSAS GAMING HOLDINGS LLC |
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By: | Kansas Gaming Holdings Investor LLC, | |||
its Managing Member | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Person | |||
As a Member Parent solely for purposes of Section 11.1: OCH-ZIFF REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LP |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Person |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kansas Gaming Partners LLC
As a Member Parent solely for purposes of Section 11.1: FOXWOODS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kansas Gaming Partners LLC
CVG KANSAS GAMING LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director | |||
As a Member Parent solely for purposes of Section 11.1: CLAIRVEST GROUP, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kansas Gaming Partners LLC
LAKES KANSAS CASINO MANAGEMENT, LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: President / CFO | ||||
As a Member Parent solely for purposes of Section 11.1: LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||
Title: President / CFO |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kansas Gaming Partners LLC
APPENDIX
I
DEFINED TERMS
“Act”
means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C.
§18-101 et seq., as amended
from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).
“Actual Capital Contributions” means, with respect to a Member as of a given time, the sum of
all Capital Contributions actually made by such Member (including any Catch-Up Contribution), but
excluding amounts funded by such Member as a Contribution Loan and the amount of any Unfunded
Capital Contributions of such Member that were funded as a Contribution Loan by another Member.
“Additional Funding Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(ii).
“Additional Funding Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(ii).
“Additional Interest” has the meaning provided in Section 8.8(b).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person or (ii) any officer, director,
member or trustee of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,”
“controlled by” or “under common control with” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person or entity,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, or the power to elect
at least 25% of the directors, members, or Persons exercising similar authority with respect to
such Person or entities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Representative will be
deemed an Affiliate of a Person if the Representative is (x) appointed to the Board by such Person,
(y) appointed to the Board by an Affiliate of such Person or (z) otherwise an Affiliate of such
Person under the terms of this definition.
“Agreement” means this Limited Liability Company Agreement of Kansas Gaming Partners LLC,
including the Appendices and any Schedules attached hereto, as the same shall be amended from time
to time. Words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this
Agreement as a whole, unless the context otherwise requires.
“Allocation Year” means (i) the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the
first December 31 after the Effective Date, (ii) any subsequent twelve (12) month period commencing
on January 1 and ending on December 31 or (iii) any portion of the period described in clauses (i)
or (ii) for which the Company is required to allocate Net Profits, Net Losses and other items of
Company income, gain, loss, deduction or other items pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
“Authorized Person” has the meaning provided in Section 4.3(a).
“Available Cash” means, for any period, all receipts of the Company and its Subsidiaries
during such period derived from the conduct of the Business (excluding Capital Contributions but
including any amounts released from Reserves), reduced by (a) all cash expenditures
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(including without limitation any management fees) made by the Company or its Subsidiaries during
such period (but not including expenditures made from Capital Contributions or Reserves during such
period), (b) additions to Reserves, (c) debt service payments and (d) taxes. For purposes of this
definition, “Reserves” means funds or other amounts set aside or otherwise allocated or designated
for the next fiscal quarter by the Board, in its reasonable discretion, (i) to pay taxes, insurance
premiums, reasonably necessary future or contingent obligations, and all other costs, expenses, and
liabilities incident to the Business, including amounts that may be needed to fund the Company’s
operating deficits or to service the Company’s debt obligations or to otherwise comply with the
requirements of such debt obligations; or (ii) to allow the Company to make repairs, capital
replacements, or renewals.
“Board” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).
“Business” means, on behalf of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) to apply for
the Lottery Contract, (ii) to develop, construct, operate, own, repair, replace, maintain and
manage the Project, (iii) to conduct such lawful business activities as the Board, by Unanimous
Action, may deem appropriate related to the ownership, development and operation of the Project,
(iv) to conduct such other lawful business activities related or incidental to any of the
foregoing, provided that all of the foregoing are substantially consistent with clauses (i), (ii)
and (iii) hereof and (v) to exercise all powers enumerated in the Act necessary to the conduct,
promotion or attainment of the purposes set forth herein and for the protection and benefit of the
Company.
“Business Day” means a non-weekend day of the year on which banks are not authorized to close
in Wichita, Kansas.
“Call Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 2.2(a)(i).
“Capital Account” when used with respect to any Member means the capital account maintained
for such Member in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof, as such capital account may be increased or
decreased from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.5 and otherwise adjusted
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Capital Budget” means the annual budget for estimated replacement and maintenance capital
expenditures (including, without limitation expenditures for furniture, fixtures and equipment, as
well as for renovations, alterations, and rebuilding of the Project) relating to the Project after
Project Opening.
“Capital Commitment” when used with respect to any Member means the amount set forth opposite
such Member’s name on Appendix II hereto, as such
Appendix II may be amended in accordance with
Section 2.2(b) hereof.
“Capital Contributions” means the amount of money contributed, or deemed by the Board acting
by Unanimous Action to be contributed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, to the Company by a
Member on the date of contribution and shall include (i) the contributions of such Member made
pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 and (ii) to the extent agreed to by the Board acting by
Unanimous Action, a Member’s payments made to third party creditors of the Company with respect to
Company obligations to the extent such Member is required by this
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Agreement to make such additional Capital Contributions, unless and until reimbursed by the
Company.
“Catch-up Contribution” has the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
“Catch-up Distribution” has the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a)(iii).
“Certificate” means the certificate of formation filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware pursuant to the Act to form the Company, as originally executed and amended,
modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, as the context requires.
“Certificate of Cancellation” means a certificate filed in accordance with Section 18-203 of
the Act.
“Xxxxxxxx” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.
“Clairvest” has the meaning provided in the caption to this Agreement.
“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment Amendment Rules” means:
(a) To the extent the Estimated Total Equity is greater than or equal to $100 million at the
time of an amendment of the Members’ Capital Commitments pursuant to Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or
2.2(b)(iii), such amendment shall (i) not increase the Capital Commitments of KGH and Clairvest to
be greater than their respective Capital Commitments as of the Effective Date, (ii) leave the
Capital Commitments of KGH and Clairvest in the same ratio as they are on the date hereof, (iii)
not alter the Capital Commitment of Lakes and (iv) result in the sum of the Members’ Capital
Commitments being equal to the Estimated Total Equity at such time; and
(b) To the extent the Estimated Total Equity is less than $100 million at the time of an
amendment of the Members’ Capital Commitments pursuant to Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or 2.2(b)(iii), then
each of KGH and Clairvest shall promptly send a notice to each of the other Members setting forth
(A) whether or not it desires to reduce Lakes’s Capital Commitment and (B) if so, whether it
desires to assume all of such reduction or only its pro rata portion of such reduction, and the
following procedures shall apply:
(i) If neither KGH nor Clairvest elects to reduce Lakes’s Capital Commitment, then the Capital
Commitments shall be adjusted in accordance with clause (a) of this definition notwithstanding that
the Estimated Total Equity is less than $100 million;
(ii) If both KGH and Clairvest elect to reduce Lakes’s Capital Commitment, then the Members’
Capital Commitments shall be adjusted such that (x) the Members’ Capital Commitments are in the
same ratio as if the Estimated Total Equity were equal to $100 million (and the Capital Commitments
were adjusted in accordance with clause (a) of this definition) and (y) the sum of the Members’
Capital Commitments is equal to the Estimated Total Equity at such time;
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(iii) If only one of KGH or Clairvest elects to reduce Lakes’s Capital Commitment and such
Member (the “Electing Member,” with the other of KGH or Clairvest being referred to as the
“Non-Electing Member”) desires to assume all of such reduction, then the Members’ Capital
Commitments shall be adjusted such that (x) the Non-Electing Member’s Capital Commitment is equal
to what it would be under clause (b)(i) of this definition, (y) Lakes’s Capital Commitment is equal
to what it would be under clause (b)(ii) of this definition and (z) the Electing Member’s Capital
Commitment is equal to the difference of the Estimated Total Equity minus the sum of Lakes’s and
the Non-Electing Member’s Capital Commitments; or
(iv) If only one of KGH or Clairvest elects to reduce Lakes’s Capital Commitment and the
Electing member desires to assume only its pro rata portion of such reduction, then the Members’
Capital Commitments shall be adjusted such that (x) the Non-Electing Member’s Capital Commitment is
equal to what it would be under clause (b)(i) of this definition, (y) the Electing Member’s Capital
Commitment is equal to what it would be under clause (b)(ii) of this definition and (z) Lakes’s
Capital Commitment is equal to the difference of the Estimated Total Equity minus the sum of the
Electing Member’s and the Non-Electing Member’s Capital Commitments.
“Commitment Completion” means the date on which each of the Members either (a) has funded
Actual Capital Contributions greater than or equal to its Capital Commitment or (b) if all
outstanding Contribution Loans as of such date were converted pursuant to Section 2.3(b), such
Member’s Percentage Interest would be reduced to zero.
“Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to a Member, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is such Member’s Capital Commitment and the denominator of which
is the sum of all the Members’ Capital Commitments.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.
“Company Competitor” means any Person (other than a Member or an Affiliate of a Member) owning
or operating a casino within 100 miles of the Project.
“Company Counsel” means outside legal counsel to the Company selected by the mutual agreement
of (a) Xxxxxx Price P.C. and Xxxxx Xxxx LLP or (b) two law firms selected by the Board acting by
Unanimous Action.
“Continuing Member” has the meaning provided in Section 5.1(b)(i).
“Contribution Loan” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(iii).
“Contribution Percentage” means, with respect to a Member, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of such Member’s Actual Capital Contributions and any
amounts funded by such Member as a Contribution Loan and the denominator of which is the sum of all
the Members’ Actual Capital Contributions and any amounts funded by any Member as a Contribution
Loan.
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“Conversion Interest” means the Interest in the Company that, in connection with the
conversion of a Contribution Loan in accordance with Section 2.3(b), is effectively transferred
from a Non-Funding Member to the Funding Member holding such Contribution Loan, by means of the
reduction of such Non-Funding Member’s Percentage Interest and the increase in such Funding
Member’s Percentage Interest.
“Court” means any court or arbitration tribunal of the United States, any domestic state, or
any foreign country, and any political subdivision thereof.
“Debt” means (i) any indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of
property as evidenced by a note, bonds, or other instruments, (ii) obligations as lessee under
capital leases, (iii) obligations secured by any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
lien or charge of any kind existing on any asset owned or held by the Company whether or not the
Company has assumed or become liable for the obligations secured thereby, (iv) any obligation under
any interest rate swap agreement, (v) accounts payable and (vi) obligations under direct or
indirect guarantees of (including obligations (contingent or otherwise) to assure a creditor
against loss in respect of) indebtedness or obligations of the kinds referred to in clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, provided that Debt shall not include obligations in respect of any
accounts payable that are incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business and are not
delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
“Defaulting Member” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1(g).
“Determination Date” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).
“Determination Period” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(i).
“Discontinuing Member” has the meaning provided in Section 5.1(b)(i).
“Dissolution Event” has the meaning provided in Section 9.1.
“Distribution” means any cash, securities, property or other assets distributed to a Member by
the Company.
“Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Equity Securities” means any equity securities of the Company and its successors and assigns,
whether now or hereafter authorized, and any instrument, including any Debt instrument, convertible
into or exchangeable for such equity securities.
“Estimated Total Equity” means the Board’s (by Unanimous Action) good faith estimate as of a
given time of the aggregate Capital Contributions that will be required from the Members to
complete the Project (including Capital Contributions made both before and after the determination
of Estimated Total Equity) based on the Board’s reasonable estimate of the total third party debt
financing that it expects the Company and/or its Subsidiary to obtain; provided that to the extent
the Board is unable to agree by Unanimous Action on the Estimated Total Equity and the Company
enters into any term sheet, commitment letter or agreement to obtain bona fide third party debt
financing in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then
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upon execution of such term sheet, commitment letter or agreement the Estimated Total Equity shall
be deemed to be equal to the difference of $150 million minus the amount of debt financing provided
for by such documents.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Fiscal Year” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first
December 31 after the Effective Date or any subsequent twelve (12) month period commencing on
January 1 and ending on December 31.
“Funding Deadline” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(i).
“Funding Member” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(i).
“Funding Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a)(i).
“Gaming Laws” means the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.
“Governmental Entity” means any government body, agency, authority, bureau, board, commission,
Court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal, tribal regulatory authority or other
instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state, local, domestic or foreign.
“Hard Deposit Time” has the meaning provided in Section 5.1(b).
“Indemnitee” has the meaning provided in Section 10.1.
“Initial Capital Budget” means the all-inclusive capital and overall budget for the
development of the Project, including without limitation the Privilege Fee; the cost of land
acquired by Xxxxxxxx; all hard and soft costs of construction, design and development of the
Project; the cost of acquiring furniture, fixtures and equipment attached to or used within the
Project (including without limitation gaming equipment and all operating systems); the cost of
on-site and off-site infrastructure improvements (including public and private roadways and
utilities); professional fees (including construction, design, and legal professionals and other
consultants); all expenses, charges or fees chargeable to Xxxxxxxx by a Kansas Gaming Authority
Lottery or any local Governmental Entity in conjunction with or incurred for endorsement or any
other required approvals; and pre-opening costs and working capital.
“Interest” means collectively, a Member’s share of the profits and losses of the Company and a
Member’s right to receive Distributions.
“Investment Vehicle” means, with respect to a Member, a limited liability company, limited
partnership or other Person (a) in which the Member Parent (or Affiliate of such Member Parent)
that is an Affiliate of such Member is (directly or indirectly) the managing member, general
partner or equivalent control person and (b) in which the non-managing members, limited partners or
equivalent equity holders (or their respective Affiliates) (i) held such interests
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as of the Effective Date or (ii) have historically invested in investment funds or other investment
entities managed by such Member Parent or its Affiliates.
“Investor Advisor” has the meaning provided in Section 11.14(b)(iii).
“Kansas Gaming Authority” means the Kansas Lottery Commission and the Kansas Racing and Gaming
Commission and their respective successors and assigns.
“KGH” has the meaning provided in the caption to this Agreement.
“Lakes” has the meaning provided in the caption to this Agreement.
“License” means any license, permit, authorization, consent, approval, finding of suitability
or qualification issued or made by a Kansas Gaming Authority, and required in order to conduct a
gaming business, either alone or in combination with any one or more other businesses.
“Licensing” means the execution of the final Lottery Contract by the Company or its Subsidiary
and the Kansas Lottery Commission, final selection of the Company or its Subsidiary by the Lottery
Gaming Facility Review Board, and final approval of the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s suitability
to operate the Project by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, including all approvals related
thereto.
“Licensing Withdrawal” has the meaning provided in Section 5.1(b).
“Liquidator” has the meaning provided in Section 9.8(a).
“Lockout Date” means (a) with respect to KGH, the second anniversary of the Project Opening
and (b) with respect to Clairvest, the fourth anniversary of the Project Opening.
“Lottery Contract” means the management agreement between Xxxxxxxx and the Kansas Lottery
Commission, dated as of August 25, 2009, pursuant to which Xxxxxxxx will serve as manager for the
single gaming facility approved under the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act to be located in Xxxxxx
County, Kansas.
“Management Agreement” means any Development Services and Management Agreement to be entered
into by and between Lakes and Xxxxxxxx.
“Marketable Securities” means publicly tradable securities that meet each of the following
tests, assuming (whether or not such assumption is actually true) that no Member owned any
securities issued by the issuer of such securities prior to obtaining such Marketable Securities:
(a) Acquisition of the Marketable Securities by a Member would not cause such Member to be
required to file a Schedule 13G or 13D pursuant to Regulation 13D promulgated under the Exchange
Act, or any equivalent filing required in Canada; and
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(b) The total amount of such securities to be acquired by all of the Members is less than
thirty (30) times the average daily trading volume of such securities during the thirty (30) day
period immediately preceding such determination.
“Member” has the meaning provided in the caption to this Agreement.
“Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse debt” in
Section 1.704-2(b)(4) of the Regulations.
“Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse
deductions” in Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.
“Member Parent” means each of Och-Ziff Real Estate Advisors LP; Foxwoods Development Company,
LLC; Clairvest Group Inc.; and Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
“Minimum Amenities” means, for the initial phase of the Project, (a) 1,300 to 1,500 slot
machines, (b) a buffet, (c) a snack bar and (d) the Non-Core Amenities; provided that to the extent
the Non-Core Amenities cannot be built within a Capital Budget of $150 million or less, the
Non-Core Amenities can only be built if (i) construction financing acceptable to the Board is
procured in an amount equal to at least 50% of the total Capital Budget and (ii) the incremental
cost of the Non-Core Amenities does not exceed $10 million.
“Net Losses” means the net losses of the Company, if any, determined in accordance with
federal income tax principles, including such adjustments as are necessary to arrive at “book”
income or loss for Capital Account maintenance purposes under Section 1.704-1(b) of the
Regulations.
“Net Notional Capital Contributions” means, with respect to a Member as of a given time, (a)
the sum of all Capital Contributions actually made by such Member (including any Catch-Up
Contribution) prior to such time plus the amount of all Unfunded Capital Contributions of such
Member that were funded as a Contribution Loan by another Member, but excluding amounts funded by
such Member as a Contribution Loan, less (b) the amount of any Catch-Up Distribution received by
such Member prior to such time.
“Net Notional Contribution Percentage” means, with respect to a Member as of a given time, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is such Member’s Net Notional Capital
Contributions as of such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Net Notional Capital
Contributions of all the Members as of such time.
“Net Profits” means the net income of the Company, if any, determined in accordance with
federal income tax principles, including such adjustments as are necessary to arrive at “book”
income or loss for Capital Account maintenance purposes under Section 1.704-1(b) of the
Regulations.
“Non-Control Transfer” has the meaning provided in Section 8.1(a).
“Non-Core Amenities” means (a) up to 20 table games, (b) up to a 10-table poker room and (c) a
steakhouse or similar upscale restaurant.
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“Non-Funding Member” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).
“Non-Voting Representative” means Representatives to the Board not entitled to vote on any
matters to be determined by the Board except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in this
Agreement.
“Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c) of
the Regulations.
“Operating Budget” means the annual operating budget of all costs and expenses of any kind or
nature of operating, maintaining and owning the Project.
“Opportunity” has the meaning provided in Section 11.1.
“Percentage Interest” means the percentage interest of each Member set forth opposite such
Member’s name on Appendix II hereto, as may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with
Sections 2.2(b) and/or 2.3(b) hereof.
“Permitted Ownership Change” means:
(a) With respect to KGH, (i) any direct or indirect change in the beneficial ownership
of any Investment Vehicle controlled by Och-Ziff Real Estate Advisors LP (or an Affiliate
thereof) so long as such Investment Vehicle continues to be controlled by Och-Ziff Real
Estate Advisors LP (or an Affiliate thereof) or (ii) any direct or indirect change in the
control or ultimate beneficial ownership of Och-Ziff Real Estate Advisors LP;
(b) With respect to Clairvest, (i) any direct or indirect change in the beneficial
ownership of any Investment Vehicle controlled by Clairvest Group Inc. so long as such
Investment Vehicle continues to be controlled by Clairvest Group Inc. or (ii) any direct or
indirect change in the control or ultimate beneficial ownership of Clairvest Group Inc.;
and
(c) With respect to Lakes, any change in ownership of Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning provided in Section 8.1(a).
“Person” means any individual, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability
company, corporation, trust, estate, association, nominee or other entity.
“Post Conversion Adjustment” means: (a) if one or more Contribution Loans have been converted
into Conversion Interests in accordance with Section 2.3(b) prior to the date of an adjustment of
the Capital Commitments pursuant to either of Sections 2.2(b)(ii) or 2.2(b)(iii), then (b)
following any such adjustment of the Capital Commitments, the Members’ respective Percentage
Interests shall (i) first be adjusted to be in the ratio of their respective adjusted Capital
Commitments and (ii) immediately thereafter be further adjusted as if the Contribution Loans that
converted prior to such adjustment had instead converted on the date of such adjustment.
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“Preemptive Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 8.8(b).
“Privilege Fee” means the $25,000,000 fee payable by the Company to the Kansas Lottery in
connection with the Project.
“Project” means the development and operation of a gaming facility in Xxxxxx County, Kansas,
pursuant to the Lottery Contract.
“Project Opening” means the date on which the gaming facility in Xxxxxx County, Kansas that is
the subject of the Project is opened to the public for gaming with no less than the Minimum
Amenities.
“Project Operations” means the day-to-day operations of the Project.
“Property” means all real and personal property acquired by the Company, directly or
indirectly, including cash, and any improvements thereto, and shall include both tangible and
intangible property.
“Regulations” means the Income Tax Regulations, including Temporary Regulations, promulgated
under the Code, as such regulations are amended from time to time.
“Regulatory Counsel” means the Company’s primary outside legal counsel responsible for
advising the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to matters involving Licensing, the Lottery
Contract and compliance with Gaming Laws, selected by the mutual agreement of (a) Xxxxxx Price P.C.
and Xxxxx Xxxx LLP or (b) two law firms selected by the Board acting by Unanimous Action.
“Representatives” means the individuals who are members of the Board as appointed by the
Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in their capacity as managers of the
Company.
“ROFO Acceptance” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Closing Date” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(c)(ii).
“ROFO Continuation Period” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(c)(v).
“ROFO Deposit” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(c)(i).
“ROFO Offer” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Offer Period” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Offeror” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Participation Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Participation Percentage” means, with respect to each of the ROFO Offeror and Lakes, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is such Member’s
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Percentage Interest and the denominator of which is the sum of the Percentage Interests of the ROFO
Offeror and Lakes.
“ROFO Purchase Price” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Rejection” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“ROFO Sale Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(a).
“ROFO Sale Period” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(d)(i).
“ROFO Valuation Amount” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(b).
“Sale” means the sale of the Company or Xxxxxxxx, in a single transaction or series of
transactions, pursuant to the acquisition of all or virtually all of the outstanding Interests of
the Company or Xxxxxxxx (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization,
purchase of the outstanding Interests or otherwise) or all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company or Xxxxxxxx.
“Sale Agreement” has the meaning provided in Section 8.10(d)(i).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Selling
Member” has the meaning provided in
Section 8.10(a).
“Special Unanimous Action” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).
“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other legal entity of which such
Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary) owns, directly or
indirectly, at least a majority of the stock or other equity interests in such entity.
“Tag-Along Acceptance” has the meaning provided in Section 8.9(b).
“Tag-Along Member” has the meaning provided in Section 8.9(b).
“Tag-Along Offer” has the meaning provided in Section 8.9(b).
“Tagged Member” has the meaning provided in Section 8.9(a).
“Tax Matters Member” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b) hereof.
“Transfer” means, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, transfer, sale,
pledge or hypothecation or other disposition of an Interest and, as a verb, voluntarily or
involuntarily (whether directly or indirectly) to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of an Interest. Transferred, Transferor and Transferee shall have comparable
meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, reallocations among the Members of their respective Capital
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Commitments, Capital Accounts, Percentage Interests or governance rights in accordance with Section
2 and Section 4.1(g) hereof shall not be deemed Transfers.
“Unanimous Action” has the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).
“Unfunded Capital Contribution” has the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).
“Unsuitable Party” means (a) a potential Transferee who is (or in the reasonable determination
of Regulatory Counsel, is likely to be) an “unsuitable party” for purposes of the License (b) a
potential Transferee whom the National Indian Gaming Commission has found to be unsuitable or whom
Regulatory Counsel has reasonably determined is likely to be found unsuitable by the National
Indian Gaming Commission or (c) any Person listed on Schedule U delivered to each of the Members in
connection with this Agreement.
“Voting Representative” means Representatives to the Board entitled to vote on all matters to
be determined by the Board.
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APPENDIX II
MEMBERS, INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS,
PERCENTAGE INTERESTS AND CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
PERCENTAGE INTERESTS AND CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
Initial Capital | Percentage | Capital | ||||
Name and Address | Contributions | Interest | Commitment | |||
$166,666.50 credit for | ||||||
amounts pre-funded in | ||||||
respect of regulatory | ||||||
Kansas Gaming Holdings LLC |
costs | |||||
c/o Och-Ziff Real Estate |
$8,366,666.67 cash in | 50.00% | $75,000,000 | |||
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx |
respect of the Privilege | |||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 |
Fee and county | |||||
Fax: 000-000-0000 |
modification fee | |||||
$111,099.88 credit for |
||||||
amounts pre-funded in | ||||||
respect of regulatory | ||||||
CVG Kansas Gaming LLC |
costs | |||||
c/o Clairvest Group Inc. |
$8,366,666,67 cash in | 33.33% | $50,000,000 | |||
00 Xx. Xxxxx Xxx. E., 17th Floor |
respect of the Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Xxxxxxx, XX |
Fee and county | |||||
X0X 0X0 Fax: 000-000-0000 |
modification fee | |||||
$55,566.62 credit for | ||||||
amounts pre-funded in | ||||||
respect of regulatory | ||||||
Lakes Kansas Casino Management, LLC |
costs | |||||
c/o Lakes Entertainment, Inc. |
$8,366,666.66 cash in | 16.67% | $25,000,000 | |||
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
respect of the Privilege | |||||
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 |
Fee and county | |||||
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Fax: 000-000-0000 |
modification fee | |||||
Total: |
$25,433,333.00 | 100.00% | $150,000,000 |
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APPENDIX III
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
Name | Appointed By | Voting | Contact Information | |||
c/o Och-Ziff Real Estate | ||||||
9 West 57th Street, 39th Floor | ||||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
KGH | Yes | Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx | ||||||
x/x Xxx-Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 39th Floor | ||||||
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
KGH | Yes | Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx | ||||||
c/o Clairvest Group Inc. | ||||||
00 Xx. Xxxxx Xxx. X., 00xx Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx, XX | ||||||
B. Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Clairvest | Yes | X0X 0X0 | |||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||||
c/o Clairvest Group Inc. | ||||||
00 Xx. Xxxxx Xxx. X., 00xx Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx, XX | ||||||
Xxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxx | Xx | X0X 0X0 | |||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||||||
c/o Lakes Entertainment, Inc. | ||||||
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||||
Xxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxx | No | Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |||
Fax: 000-000-0000 | ||||||
Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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APPENDIX IV
UNANIMOUS ACTIONS
Each of the following actions of the Company (including each Subsidiary) shall constitute, in
addition to the other Unanimous Actions set forth in the Agreement, a Unanimous Action for purposes
of the Agreement:
1. Approving any material deviation by Lakes or the Company from the Initial Capital Budget, Capital Budget or Operating Budget approved in accordance with Section 4.5 of the
Agreement.
2. Incurring any debt for borrowed money or any liens or other security for debt (excluding ordinary course trade payables) where (a) such debt will cause the total debt of the
Company to exceed 400% of the last twelve months’ Company EBITDA (or, prior to the first
anniversary of the Project Opening, budgeted Company EBITDA, (b) the total cost of the Company’s
debt is greater than 15% per annum or (c) the terms of such debt would materially, adversely and
disproportionately restrict the rights of one or more Members (but not all of the Members) under
Section 8.10 of the Agreement. “Company EBITDA” means net income of the Company (determined in
accordance with GAAP, before extraordinary transactions) for the applicable Project operating year,
before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
3. Admitting new members of the Company other than in connection with a Permitted Transfer.
4. Entering into any agreement providing for the sale of all or a material portion of the
Company’s assets or a plan of exchange, merger or consolidation, other than as contemplated by the
Agreement.
5. Making any payment in favor of any Representative or Authorized Person other than salary
and bonus and reimbursement of expenses agreed upon pursuant to the Agreement or under such Person’s employment or consulting agreement with the Company or its
Subsidiary.
6. Entering into or amending any agreement with an Affiliate of the Company.
7. Qualifying the Company to do business in a jurisdiction in which the Company is not
currently qualified (other than Kansas).
8. Creating or acquiring any subsidiary other than (i) in the ordinary course of business
(e.g., to effect a financing) or (ii) Xxxxxxxx.
9. Providing a guarantee in respect of the obligations of a third party other than a
wholly-owned Subsidiary.
10. Increasing the size of the Board.
11. Creating any committee of the Board or making any change to a committee of the Board.
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12. Changing the Company’s auditors, accounting policies (other than as required by GAAP) or
any change to the definitions of “Allocation Year” or “Fiscal Year” in the Agreement.
13. Amending or terminating the Lottery Contract; provided that the Licensing Withdrawal shall
not be deemed a Unanimous Action.
14. Appointing a new Person to conduct the Project Operations.
15. Undertaking an initial public offering of equity interests in the Company.
16. Instituting or settling any material legal action.
17. Resolving or settling any regulatory matters or actions, including but not limited to
those regarding the Kansas Lottery (other than ordinary course matters), subject to Item #7 on
Appendix V to the Agreement.
18. Taking any voluntary action to commence any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding on behalf
of the Company or to admit any allegations in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding brought
against the Company.
19. Winding up, liquidating or dissolving the Company.
20. Acquiring any significant interest in any business (whether by purchase of assets,
purchase of equity, merger or otherwise).
21. Entering into any related-party transactions.
22. Any material change to the Minimum Amenities or Non-Core Amenities following the
termination (if any) of the Management Agreement.
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APPENDIX V
SPECIAL UNANIMOUS ACTIONS
Each of the following actions of the Company (including each Subsidiary) shall constitute a Special
Unanimous Action for purposes of the Agreement:
1. Issuing a Call Notice for Capital Contributions to be made on a disproportionate basis
(except as specifically provided in Section 2.2(b)).
2. Acquiring any significant interest in any business (whether by purchase of assets, purchase
of equity, merger or otherwise) where such acquisition is not of a business that is ancillary to
the operation of the Project.
3. Instituting, modifying or terminating any profit sharing, stock option or similar incentive
arrangement (distinct from ordinary course employee bonuses pursuant to the Operating Budget).
4. Entering into a new line of business other than the Business or making any material change
to the Business of the Company.
5. Making or incurring any liability to purchase or acquire any outstanding Interests other
than in connection with Schedule 8.1 delivered to each of the Members in connection with this
Agreement.
6. Any material change to the Minimum Amenities or Non-Core Amenities prior to the termination
(if any) of the Management Agreement.
7. Resolving or settling any regulatory matters or actions, including but not limited to those
regarding the Kansas Lottery (other than ordinary course matters) to the extent (i) such matters
directly relate to Lakes and (ii) the Management Agreement has not been terminated.
8. Creating any new class of Equity Securities.
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